India raises issue of sham US varsity students

[OhioChick]

14 Feb, 2011, 10.45AM IST,IANS

WASHINGTON: Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna has sought US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's personal intervention to ensure that the interests of over 1,500 Indian students of a sham California university are protected and their future is not jeopardised.

Krishna raised the plight of the Indian students of the dubious Tri Valley University (TVU) in Pleasanton, California that was closed down last month on charges of selling student visas, in a conversation with Clinton over the weekend, the Indian embassy here said.

Some 1,555 students of TVU, 90 per cent of them from India, mostly Andhra Pradesh, face the prospect of deportation unless they can get admission in another institution to retain their student visa status.

The embassy said it and the various Indian consulates general will continue to be in regular contact with the students and the concerned US authorities with a view to facilitating the resolution of issues.

More: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/india-raises-issue-of-sham-us-varsity-students/articleshow/7492632.cms

[ChromeFoundry]

1. Rec #1 n/t

[AdHocSolver]

2. Oh, the irony!

The Indian government complains to the U.S. government about an American corporate entity scamming 1,500 of their students.

Meanwhile, the U.S. government aids and abets the right wing scams (like NCLB and defunding of public schools) designed to deny meaningful educational opportunities to millions of working class and middle class American children.

Oh, the irony!

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