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UKFEATUREx1cWebelievethereisnoincompatibilitybetweeneconomicgrowthandcontrollingmigration.Ourreformedimmigrationsystemcanachieveboth.x1dsaidDamienGreenUKMinisterforImmigrationrecently.AndsometimeagoMr.Greenhadalsosaidnon-EUstudentsstayingintheUKforworkshouldbepreventedfromdoingsosincex1cItseemstomethattoallowunfetteredaccesstothejobsmarketfortwoyearstoanyonewithastudentvisafromabroadisputtinganunnecessaryextrastrainonourowngraduatesx1dhesaid.x1cThatx19sclearlyanareawherethecurrentsystemistoogenerous.x1dObviouslytheseareveryunwelcomepronouncementsforIndianstudentsandwilldiscouragethemfromcomingtotheUKforhighereducation.Andtheyareequallydismalforthosenon-EUstudentsalreadyintheUKonthecuspoftryingouttheirnewfoundlearningthroughsomeworkexperience.Plustheywillspellx1bnancialtroubleformostBritishuniversitiesandcollegeswhichhavebeendoggedlywooingfullypaid-upIndianstudentsforalongtime.Notonlydotheeducationalinstitutionsneedthefeesx13theirownBritishstudentsarepayingmuchlessthannonEUstudentswhatifIndianstudentnumbersbegintodeclineSowhatcouldtheministerpossiblybethinkingofThereareseveralpossibilities.OneitcouldbethatMr.GreenisonceagainmakingapopuliststatementandplayingtothegalleryortwoitisanarticulationofhardcoretrueblueConservativevaluesorthreethisisgoingtobethemigrationpolicywhichwilldramaticallyimpactthenumberofjoblessyouthsintheUK.Bysupposedlyblockingthosewhoarecomingforemploymentandnotforstudiesrightatthestarttheministernodoubtthinksheisgoingtopreservejobsforhomegrownstudents.Quiteclearlythispolicyisunlikelytosubstantiallyreduceunemploymentamonggraduates.Thatwouldrequireanactualefforttoincreaseanddiversifyemploymentopportunitiesx13notplayaroundwithexistingones.Onthecontrarybyclosingthedoorstofreshcompetitionitmightpushthecountrytowardsadangerousinward-lookinginefx1bciency.ItisironicthattheUKoncethebastionforcourageousbolddecisionscansuddenlyspeakinsuchatimidtimorousvoice.FranklyifanyoneincludingIndiangraduatesstudyingintheUKwereluckyenoughtogetajobgiventhepresentenvironmentitwouldonlybebecausetheywereverygoodatitx13asusuallycompanieswhohirefreshgraduatesdosowiththesuretythattheyaregettingthebestavailabletalent.Barringsomekindofnationalconspiracytoonlyhirenon-EUgraduatesoneassumesthatifabetterBritishcandidatewereavailableitisunlikelythatanyoneelsex13evenadeviousIndiangraduatex13wouldbeabletosnapupthejob.SowhichsideisDamienGreenonDoeshewantUKbusinessestostrictlyonlyhireBritishtalentx13regardlessofthequalityInaglobalisedworlditsimplymakesnosensetocloseyourdoorsasthatisnotsomethingthattheywouldexpectothercountriestodo.Infactjustasnon-EUstudentscontinuetocometotheUKMr.GreenmustencourageasinthedaysoftheEmpireyoungbloodtoseekbetteropportunitiesabroadandnotsitandwaitaroundathomeforexcellentjobstofallintotheirlaps.SoperhapstheselateststatementsmustbereadalongsidealltheotherswhicharebeingperiodicallyannouncedintheUKx13allofwhichwilldeeplysatisfythoserightwingerswhowouldliketoseefewerethnicfacesonthestreetsofUK.ThepeculiarpartofthispolicymeasureisthatitwillalsonegativelyimpacttheoneremaininggoldstandardintheUKx13theBritishuniversitiesthebeaconwhichattractsthousandsofstudents.ButequallythesebeleaguerededucationalinstitutionsarewellawarethatnowtheIndianstudentsarebeingaggressivelybeingwooedbytheUSCanadianandAustralianuniversitiesandmanyarebeingtemptedtoturntowardsthem.Whilsttheremightbesomeemploymentrestrictionsineachofthesecountriesx14noneofthemhavedecidedtomaketheseintoax1cagshippolicyastheUKhasdone.ThusbyrestrictingtheemploymentopportunitiesofIndianandothernon-EUstudentsMr.GreenmighthavealsoendeduptakingawayalargechunkofthemoneythatUKuniversitiesearnfromIndianstudents.ButwillhegetthemessageForhimthishasbecomeacauseclbre.Eversinceaninvestigationshowedthatfollowingsomevisachangesin2009morethan50000x18bogusx19studentshadbeenallowedintothecountrybycollegesmanyofwhichdidnothavepropergovernmentclearanceMr.Greenhasbeenhotonthetrailofthesex18impostersx19.Possiblybecausethisisaneasiergrouptonabthanthelargenumberofillegalmigrantswhoonceagainaccordingtorightwingtabloidsareswarmingaroundthecountryunfettered.UnfortunatelyMr.Greenx19stargetingofthenon-EUstudentsisalsocreatinganuneasyenvironmentamongthestudentcommunitywhichhasbeenprotestingthesepolicies.ButevenifheignoresalltheportentssoonerorlatertheeconomicimpactontheUKeducationalinstitutionswillultimatelystophiminhistracks.AndthenwillMr.GreenturnofftheredlightOrwillhesimplymoveontoanotherimmigrationtargetnLadyKishwarDesai-ColumnistAuthorWinneroftheCostaFirstNovelAwardforx18WitnesstheNightx19x1cQUOTEUNQUOTEx1d