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Closed Stop the legislation to 'kick out foreign graduates'

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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.

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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