Immigration Of Students Still On High In Britain

27 Aug 2010

As report revealed on Thursday that migration amid increasing number of students has risen by more than 20 per cent last year in the country.

Many universities see the students entering UK as a lucrative source of income at a time of cuts to higher education budgets. Also, a recent research showed that a third of universities were preparing to increase the number of foreign undergraduates they admit from September.

Apart from enrolment in traditional universities, many students got admitted to 600 “lower tier” colleges which are easy but still not accredited to hand out Bachelors degrees.

The Telegraph reported, Increasing number of foreigners have been coming to the country for attending colleges and universities since a points-based system was introduced by the Labour government.

Some colleges offered qualifications in subjects such as circus skills, acupuncture and ancient medicine, after graduating these students are given the right to work in Britain. Also, the report said that 4000 illegal migrants have taken advantage of bogus colleges to slip into the country.

Immigration Minister, Damian Green has announced that there will be a thorough review of the rules.