In many cases, the educational institution receiving a large population of foreign students is also an important regional employer that is severely underfunded.

In many cases, the educational institution receiving a large population of foreign students is also an important regional employer that is severely underfunded. Without revenue from foreign students, such educational institutions may in fact face layoffs or closure. It will be a hard reckoning. From TFA: > Vivienne Stern, chief executive of Universities UK, rejects the suggestion some overseas students are being allowed on courses with poor English language skills as a way of boosting income. "Students will need to be able to afford the fee to study in the UK, but beyond that it’s a question of taking students who apply, and applying a merit-based criteria," [chief executive] says. "It is absolutely central that this is a system that people trust."