Mr. Speaker. I am reintroducing a bill today that will. if passed. reverse Immigration Commissioner Chapmans April 1974 decision mandating that foreign students must apply directly to the Immigration Service for work permits. with the result that foreign students can once again apply to their individual school for the permits. I introduced a similar bill in July of last year. with the hopes of putting a stop to some of the tragic side effects of Commissioner Chapmans decision. Many foreign students. having been refused work permits by the INS had no way to continue their education here due to lack of funds. and were too ashamed to return home without a degree or the money to repay the various loans they had obtained from relatives and friends. These students had been given no warning that the policy would suddenly be changed and had been led to believe that they would be able to help finance their education if necessary. No action was taken on that bill. so I am trying once again.
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