Foreign Students in U.S.

Michigan tried to fight illegal immigration by making it harder to drive -- and ended up creating problems for foreign students who have visas.

U.S. House members seek ideas on how to better help foreign students and scholars get into the U.S.

At Arizona State, a scholarship to deal with impact of a referendum disappears; in Michigan, right to get licenses is restored.

Number of foreign applicants to U.S. graduate programs increased by only 3 percent this year, survey shows, while about a third of schools saw declines.

In new wave of government scholarship program, the emphasis is on graduate students, not undergrads.

At Abilene Christian U.'s commencement, Madagascar's leader joined 24 graduating scholars supported by his government, with hopes of greater good.

U.S. officials provide briefing on database for tracking foreign students, presidential candidates' advisers discuss exchanges as a massive gathering of international educators continues.

Other hot topics at international ed meeting: visa frustration, study abroad for all majors, and internationalization issues.

Going beyond TOEFL, U. of Alabama at Birmingham tests international graduate students on their ability to perform high-level academic work in English.

While U.S. says it worries about attracting foreign students, it angers many by charging those who call seeking information and interviews.