Britain has announced a major crackdown on overseas student visas by imposing restrictions against the poor quality universities and courses linking the quality of education to immigration rules, The Guardian has reported.
British home secretary Amber Rudd has said foreign workers should not be able to take jobs of the British people. In an earlier announcement, a pledge was made to boost the proportion of British doctors in Britain’s National Health Service that is currently reliant on overseas doctors.
Out of the total 600,000 migrants, the overseas students from outside Europe account for 167,000. The latest announcement to link the quality of colleges and courses to immigration rules is aimed at reducing the flow of non-European international students.
She said the home office would consult on the new student immigration system and a new labour market test will be put in place that employers will have to pass before hiring overseas workers.
“The test should ensure people coming here are filling gaps in the labour market, not taking jobs British people could do,” she said.
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