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Lawmakers, Educators Fear International Students Avoiding US Schools

"American universities are facing significant increased competition for the top international students from institutions such as Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada," he said. "The number of Chinese and Indian students going to universities in Australia last fall was up 25 percent. Great Britain saw a rise in Chinese and Indian students of 36 and 16 percent respectively."

It's no wonder that international students are deciding to head to Oz and other places instead of the U.S. With visa restrictions and the way the government oversteps civil liberties (Patriot Act anyone?), I'd go somewhere else too.