Calls to exclude students from immigration targets

SCOTTISH universities and colleges have welcomed official calls for the scrapping of tough new immigration laws which threaten the lucrative market in overseas students.

A report by the Westminster Home Affairs Committee, published yesterday, said foreign students should be exempted from wider targets on immigration introduced by the UK Government.

The Herald understands the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee is also expected to oppose the Government’s position in a separate report published today.

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