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From: matloff@bizet.Berkeley.EDU (Norman Matloff)
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Subject: Re: Student and Course Integrity  (was Rising cost of textbooks)
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Date: 11 Dec 88 00:59:29 GMT
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In article <1060@l.cc.purdue.edu> cik@l.cc.purdue.edu (Herman Rubin) writes:

Adrian Ho had said that there is a rumor in Singapore that some American
universities have quotas for foreign students.  Herman and I both said
that such quotas exist at our schools (Purdue and UC Davis).  [Again, I 
must emphasize that these are quotas limiting numbers of foreign students, 
not limiting the number of non-white American students.]

Adrian had surmised that these quotas were to "protect" American students,
in much the same way as import quotas are aimed to protect jobs in the
country imposing the quotas.

Herman points out that this is not the case:

>program are about 85% foreign.  The American students do not exist.  It is
>not necessary to use quotas to protect the American students.  I believe that

I agree.  The schools we are talking about are tax-supported institutions;
this is why the quotas are imposed.  As far as I know, the private
universities have no such quotas. 

    Norm