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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
That's great, but for the most part, they're not staying to use their skills in Canada. I'm a huge supporter of immigration, and hate to see talent lost at our expense. They may be paying high tuition, but the long-term economic loss, IMO, is far more costly.
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I think you're overestimating the number of foreign students and the number of Canadian students being displaced by them. There aren't a significant number of students that fit the description you've given, and even those that do aren't preventing top Canadian students from earning an education. They're bumping out the bottom rung, and I'd argue that hose on the bottom rung aren't typically going to make such dramatic impacts on the Canadian economy so as to be seriously missed. At the same time the increased tuition paid by foreign students allows for increased opportunities for Canadian students due to a decreased economic burden (or so it should, the way schools spend money is a different issue all together). I get your point, and I agree with it generally, I just don't think it's quite as big of an issue as it's being made out to be.