ment's decisión 600,000 by 1981.
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NUS Campaign to slash £618m off the of this attack will, it is estimated, shoulders of overseas racist wilcn-nunt ne len. students from 8, 400 to 3,400 by 1982. If such plans courses in other colleges will be scrapped.
will spread like wildfire up those trom overseas who are a 'drain' on limited ressources.
nent on racist, lines will, it is hopec round for the acceptance of these and future cut: increases five times above the 1976/7 rate.
to subsidise the British taxpayer.
Immigration Act 2000 well-qualified black Rhodesians seeking courses here, associating with anyone considered 'undesirable', students and, tollowing ine rebruary demonstration, Al ine same time, few who do gain entry elementary rights on the same basis. In late February, over 25, 000 students marched through London protesting the education budget in the coming. vears While these cut-backs will affect all students, they will fall particularly heavily on the students around whom the press has recently been building a for example, is considering plans to cut back on overseas West London (with an 82% immigrant student rate) will face closure and many individual The ILEA's plans are, of course, only the thin edge of the wedge. If implemented, and down the country as local authorities try to split the student movement by suggesting that British students will benefit from the cut-back on weaken the entire student body and prepare the Overseas students are not only threatened with course closures, however, but also with escalating fees at a time when inflation is soaring at around 20% a year. the cost of fees for overseas students has risen by 30% (from £320 to £416) and the Times has suggested that an official cabinet Ipolicv groupl has recommended vet further such increases are usumed ov claims inal overseas students are spondina ott ine tar payer to the tune of £120m a year. Little mention is made of the fact that, since they bring approx. £150m into Britain every year in foreign exchange, they are in reality helping ¡ ne ettect or sucn increases (it implemented) would clearly be to slam ine door in ine face of thousands who are either self-supporting or dependent on assistance from their Fi will limit entry into britain tor study to inose students or wealtny or powerful families alone, thus reinforcing class differences in the underdeveloped The implications of the government's attack on overseas students has been glaringly revealed recently in its treatment of those applying for places from Rhodesia. 160 wil! be allowed entry - and, of these, 16 have already been deported for various The government is able to enforce its racist attitude mainly by the wide powers that it possesses under the 1971 Immigration Act. It is under the provisions of this Act that it is able to keep out potential students who cannot attord rising tees or tind a place, ano deport those who, under the cut-backs, can no longer be guaranteed a course.
by pacine any cluent under immecae inrea or ceportation merely tom possible protest that might gather momentum against its arbitrary powers.
The NUS is, at last, beginning to recognise the specific problems faced by overseas icularly around this issue. It is vital, in the coming period, that the momentum building up not be allowed to dissipate and that the NUS should place defence of overseas! students' course places and grants as central in the struggle against the 'cuts!.
it should be recognised that the attack being made on overseas students is part of a general attack upon black immigrants under the 1971 Immigration Act wnich prevents blacks entering ine country on the basis or ineir colour and denies inost IS Tor mis reason inal us snould arso De carred upon to ammate to me campaion Ic Repeal the Immigration Act (CRIA) and help mobilise for the April 11th demonstration.
governine impac reduce college places alone from 750, 000 to about accepted, colleges like South they Dividing the student moveOnly recently, Of the it is estimated that only it consciously aims to undermine any organised one on March 12th part-