Although the financial crisis is severe and our debt is much higher than ever before, the US is increasing aid to foreign students in the country. In 2008 there were more new PhDs with temporary visas than ever before, and they got more American funding than in earlier years.

There were 15,246 PhDs awarded to people with temporary visas and 30,791 U.S. citizens or permanent residents got PhDs. The heavy reliance of these students on U.S. financial aid is usually overlooked by the press. While the same journalists have no reluctance to report that the Institute of International Education in New York says that International students contributed $17.8 billion to the U.S. economy. This figure is based on misleading facts.
posted by Jim 8:18 AM

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