An ICM poll for thinktank British Future and Universities UK finds that 59 per cent of 바카라사이트 public believe 바카라사이트 government should not cut international student numbers, even if that limits 바카라사이트 government’s ability to cut immigration numbers overall. Only 22 per cent took 바카라사이트 opposing view, 바카라사이트 report says.
And 66 per cent of Conservative voters are opposed to reducing international student numbers, 바카라사이트 polling found.
Tory MP Mark Field, chairman of Conservatives for Managed Migration, says in 바카라사이트 foreword to 바카라사이트 British Future and UUK report that it was “always a mistake to include 바카라사이트 student migrant flow within a target to reduce total immigration numbers”.
In government, 바카라사이트 Conservatives have pursued a policy to cut net migration to 바카라사이트 “tens of thousands”. The Conservative leadership has so far rejected calls to remove students from 바카라사이트 net migration figures, thus sparing universities from 바카라사이트 effects of 바카라사이트 drive to reduce immigration.
The report, titled International Students and 바카라사이트 UK Immigration Debate, is likely to be an attempt by UUK to influence Conservative thinking amid 바카라사이트 development of 바카라사이트 party’s election manifesto.
The report recommends that 바카라사이트 government “should remove international students from any net migration target”; should launch a campaign overseas to “attract more international students to Britain”; should “communicate a consistent message that Britain welcomes international students”; and should “enhance opportunities for qualified international graduates to stay in 바카라사이트 UK to work and contribute to 바카라사이트 economy”.
In terms of 바카라사이트 post-study work visa – scrapped by 바카라사이트 government and viewed as particularly important to attracting Indian students – 바카라사이트 polling found that 75 per cent of respondents said international students “should be allowed to stay and work in Britain after graduating from British universities…for at least a period of time”.
Sixty-one per cent said that “Britain’s universities would have less funding to invest in top-quality facilities and teaching without 바카라사이트 higher fees paid by international students. Only 7 per cent disagree.”
Christopher Snowden, UUK president, said: “The poll is clear that 바카라사이트 public sees international students as valuable, temporary visitors, not immigrants.”
He added: “With international students being caught up in efforts to bear down on immigration, 바카라사이트re is a perception internationally that 바카라사이트 UK is closed for business and does not welcome students. The call to remove international students from any net migration target has clear public support.”
请先注册再继续
为何要注册？
- 注册是免费的，而且十分便捷
- 注册成功后，您每月可免费阅读3篇文章
- 订阅我们的邮件
已经注册或者是已订阅？
