Petition Stop the legislation to 'kick out foreign graduates'

Theresa May plans to create legislation that will force foreign graduates to leave the country and apply for a visa to come back and work after finishing their course they studied in the UK. Foreign graduates are not unskilled immigrants, they can provide vital skills to this country.

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News articles:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33561040
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/07/17/theresa-may-tougher-rules-foreign-students-savings-money-bank_n_7816272.html
https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/theresa-may-visa-plan-harmful-uks-ability-recruit-overseas-academics

Online work permit information website:
http://www.workpermit.com/news/2015-07-20/tough-new-uk-immigration-rules-for-tier-4-visa-students

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79 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 79 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 21 January 2016
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