Executive Summary -- Sharp increase in number of foreign students in University of California (UC) system and educational institutions nationwide; Reasons, implications, and possible solutions


Sharp increase in number of foreign students in University of California (UC) system and educational institutions nationwide; Reasons, implications, and possible solutions
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Sharp increase in number of foreign students in University of California (UC) system and educational institutions nationwide; Reasons, implications, and possible solutions

Executive Summary


Primary focus of this study is to look into various causes and implications of increase in number of foreign students at Undergraduate level at UC’s after year 2008.  We tried our best to get as much data as possible from government or public or very reputed websites, all the web references have been shown at the top.  We have tried our best to state the facts as it is and not give any opinions.  This study was conducted to understand all aspects of the issue. We used free online resources available in public domain. We did not change any numbers or facts. We assume no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the content of this site. The information contained in this site is provided on an “as is” basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, usefulness or timeliness…”


We are not against foreign students attending US educational institutions, we want to make the admissions process fair for domestic students. Universities and educational institutions should screen domestic and international students with similar standards as they evaluate domestic students and close the loopholes of fraudulent practices. Please subscribe to our channel, that way you will get notifications when we add additional content.  We worked very hard in preparing these videos, give us your feedback and comments. Please share our message with elected officials, media personalities, attorneys, PTA’s/parents of students in high schools, policy makers in schools, college, & universities, corporate donors to educational institutions, friends, activists, and others. 


Summary of the items we covered in our study are as following;


Ø  UC’s was a world class education system funded by taxpayers of CA for 150 years. Had free or negligible tuition for almost 100 years.

Ø  Why is it much harder now for students who are US citizens and permanent residents living in CA to get admission in UC system especially in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) majors?  

Ø  UC Budget, and budget cuts in previous years.  

Ø  Undergraduate enrollment numbers from 2008 onwards in various disciplines.

Ø  Enrollment numbers for Undergraduate Degrees – UC Info  Center

Ø  Residency requirements to get classified as CA Resident.

Ø  Percentage of non-US residents at UC’s is higher than the numbers published on UC Info center because CA residency does not mean that a student is US permanent resident or Citizen.

Ø  UC Accountability report – lot of useful information – comparison of UC stats with those of other universities.

Ø  Why large percentage of foreign students choose STEM Majors?

Ø  Other factors which led to rapid Growth in the number of foreign students such as OPT, additional H1-B and other visa categories. Grant of three years of OPT after every degree and availability of unlimited spots in OPT program.

Ø  Total number of foreign students in USA, excellent tracking tools available

Ø  Whys it is relatively easy for foreign students to get admissions in UC’s or other colleges in US when compared to domestic students? Limited verification of foreign education credentials, huge education consulting industry helping foreign students, cost of tutors and consultants much lower in other countries

Ø  How do college admissions counselors  verify domestic and  foreign students credentials, pathetic condition of high schools and colleges in other countries. Low quality education, only emphasis on memorization, US students have to go through much diversified and lengthy curriculum in order to get into STEM majors

Ø  DACA, illegals, and many other visa categories which can also qualify as CA resident in some cases even though these people are not US citizens or permanent residents.

Ø  Population growth in  California and shrinking percentage of seats for true CA residents (US-permanent residents/Citizens) in universities,

Ø  In correct population numbers, does not include people in different categories such as Parachute Kids, Anchor Babies, kids of people on H1-B, OPT, birth tourists, L-1, J-1, and many other visa categories

Ø  Population of K-12 kids in CA schools (both public & private)

Ø  Illegal immigrant students in CA K-12 Classrooms, DACA Students in CA Schools, Colleges, & Universities

Ø  Percentage of undocumented students going to colleges, special privileges for  illegal residents in education system

Ø  What type of guidelines are actually in place at school districts (K-12 or preschool level) while giving admissions to students? Parents cheating on income, residency, etc., how often school districts ask for re-verification of submitted documents? How many students are abusing the system?  

Ø  Rapid growth of foreign students will increase the shortage of professionals in STEM who will be authorized to work on projects involving high level clearance. States such as CA seeing enormous job growth in STEM related fields.

Ø  Cheating in admissions process is widespread, such as big international/Chinese companies gaming the admissions process, people in other countries usually do not play by rules,

Ø  Much higher rate of cheating by Foreign students at US educational institutions

Ø  Wrong advice by counselors to local high school students, completely unfair system to domestic students, our students need to come to school everyday, in some countries students do not even go to school everyday, only preparation for tests is done in some countries with no extracurricular activities

Ø  Why it is very easy to get job as foreign students/graduates

Ø  Why employers hire people from H1B, OPT, J1-Visa, and many other visa categories

Ø  Misleading jobs reports numbers are being published

Ø  Small Companies or startups are also hiring these types of foreign graduates under the table, low wages, less taxes,

Ø  Companies bring labor from other countries for short term projects in name of training but actually make them work

Ø  Who is benefiting – Big corporations, university professors, and others actually benefit from influx of foreign labor while pushing enormous burden on society

Ø  Big companies benefits from influx of cheap labor park cash outside, save on taxes

Ø  Why policy makers do not encourage Science and Math education in high schools

Ø  If we have shortage of graduates from STEM majors, why do not we hire quality teachers

Ø  why obtaining teaching credentials take so long, why can’t we simplify this process

Ø  Why Domestic students stuck with mountains of college education debts

Ø   Wastage of resources in Education system, UC’s wastage of money, layers of management at UC’s. Pension liabilities, Salaries of UC employees and professors, benefits, sabbatical leaves, budget for conferences, meetings, etc.,

Ø  If immigrants are good for economy why our national debt keeps on rising, why do not we have a better screening system for immigrants like other countries such as creating a point based system?

Ø  Amount of money spent on taking care of illegal immigrants,

Ø  What types of jobs being done by illegals, benefits given to the families of illegal immigrants,

Ø  We first outsourced manufacturing, outsourced intellectual jobs, back office jobs, now let them take away our intellectual property also

Ø  Some foreign students are sent by governments to steal intellectual property only 

Ø  Other countries do not spend much money on research, they have no FDA, USDA, EPA, or many other agencies, do minimal work, and simply copy our standards.  


Possible solutions to this problem; 

Ø  Create awareness about the problem of influx of low quality foreign students

Ø  Opt should only be for 12 months and only one time, not after every degree.

Ø  Call your elected representatives, share this video, summary blog, share text message style summary,

Ø  Share with PTA’s at school, friends, and relatives, 

Ø  Start online petitions to raise awareness about these issues

Ø  Ask state to allocate funding to restore foreign students numbers to pre-2008 levels, average tuition multiply by number of students  X  number of years, 

Ø  Contact reporters, news writers, talk show hosts, journalists, writers, media personalities

Ø  Contact attorneys if legal actions can be taken, our kids are going through very different, diversified education process, our kids cannot be asked to only prepare for tests and cheat, focus on memorization in some countries, why are we doing this to our kids?

Ø  Get rid of flawed screening system at universities

Ø  At local state and federal levels – universities are recipients of tax dollars, tell government officials to stop giving them aid if they do not change their ways

Ø  Birth citizenship is the biggest loophole driving lot of immigration related issues.

Ø  Do not allow parachute kids in our public schools.

Ø  DACA kids, give them bare minimum education, if they are not eligible to work, why spend money on educating them, enroll them in vocational programs or where they have to work in return of free education

Ø  Reduce spending money on sports at our educational institutes

Ø  Provide plenty of scholarships for science and mathematics majors

Ø  Tell politicians to invest in your own youth rather spending on foreigners

Ø  Call corporate donors to stop donating to universities if they continue to discriminate against local students

Ø  Put a special tax on IT companies if they hire foreigners and use those funds to create scholarship programs for  STEM majors

Ø  Glorify students majoring in STEM rather athletes

Ø  Shift funding in colleges as per needs of the society

Ø  Toughen our educational standards at all institutions and at every level

Ø  If other countries do not play by rules, why cannot we close the loopholes?  People are desperate to lie, and  universities are hungry for cash, bottom line is that most of the people are dishonest if there is no enforcement of rules.

Ø  India has reservation system, verify that students got admissions in general category or reservation, Quotas in jobs, at every level,  fake degrees, No creativity in India, extremely corrupt education system

Ø  Invest in strong vocational programs, programs like associate degree in mechanical, electrical engineering make it mandatory for everyone,

Ø  Increase private sector participation in education,  free education in K-12 system is a privilege, parents and students need to be thankful for this

Ø  Parent participation is a key, make it easier for successful people to visit schools and teach students, mentoring programs



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