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lid says...
rw wrote:
Jonathan Cook wrote:
Kevin Vang wrote:
A great many of the students
have shockingly poor math skills

Hear, hear.

I recently read a news article that said far fewer foreign students from
places like India and China are coming to study in the US, evidently
because of the severe restrictions imposed after 9/11, among other
things. So, it's only going to get worse.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Why on earth should the US taxpayer pay for the post-graduate
education of foreign students ?

1- They don't. Foreign students pay out of state rates.
2- Jobs go where the educated people are. American students are not
getting advanced degrees (especially in technical fields). The more
foreigners we can get to come here and stay here the more likely the
jobs will stay here.

Ideally we'd find a way to encourage American students to step up and
get those degrees, but the vast majority of American students they
get the Bachelors and get out.

It's tough to blame them either:
http://money.cnn.com/2005/04/15/pf/c...ies/index.htm?
cnn=yes

Making $50K/year starting with just a BS is mighty tempting.
- Ken