Mark A Ivener, A Law Corporation

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GAO Reports on Challenges in Attracting International Students and Implications for Global Competitiveness

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released “Higher Education: Challenges in Attracting International Students to the United States and Implications for Global Competitiveness.” The report notes that more international students obtain a higher education in the U.S. than in any other country, and they make valuable contributions while they are here. For those students… Read More

Congressional Research Service Analyzes Unauthorized Foreign Students and the DREAM Act

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a report on January 30, 2007, that analyzes legislative proposals under the DREAM Act that would enable some unauthorized foreign students to become lawful permanent residents (LPRs) through cancellation of removal. Two similar DREAM Act bills were introduced in the 109th Congress: S. 2075 and H.R. 5131. Those bills… Read More