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Claim:

The United States should encourage more international students to enroll in four-year universities.

Reasons:

· International students are a great source of income for the American economy and universities.

· International students pay top dollar for tuition and pump millions of dollars into the economies of small college towns (Xia 2016).

· Foreign students help expose Americans to new cultures, customs, and ideas

· Foreign learners increase multiculturalism and increase the idea that America is an extremely diverse melting pot.

· International students help increase cooperation between foreign governments and the United States. Educational cooperation leads to more economic, diplomatic, and political exchange (Turner 2017).

· Students that come from abroad bring unique insight and force academic organizations to introduce new material and curriculum that is compelling and insightful.

· Students from foreign countries take practical and academic knowledge back to their home countries. Foreign students with degrees from the United States are instrumental dispelling rumors and misconceptions about American culture. Moreover, students from developing countries that graduate from the United States use academic knowledge to help develop local economies and infrastructure.

Arguments:

· Because it will increase income and revive small towns with weak economies

· Because it will generate more income for the United States economy and create thousands of jobs for faculty members, teachers, and other personnel

· Because it will increase cultural exchange and expose Americans to new cultures (Xia 2016).

· Because it will strengthen America's bilateral relations with partners and allies (Xia 2016).

· Because academic exchange could help improve America's relations with adversaries. Former President Barack Obama labeled academic exchange as one of the main driving forces behind improved ties with China (Zong & Batalova 2017).

Assumptions:

· International students might have difficulty assimilating and adapting to American society especially since populism and nationalism has led to more violence on minorities.

· Foreign students that have less training in English language curriculum therefore they might struggle in their classes and require extra help (Zong & Batalova 2017).

· Foreign students may not share the same long-term goals as Americans enrolled in four-year universities. Many foreign students are rich and affluent and simply come to the United States to experience life in America (Wall Street Journal 2017).

· International students need more training in cultural awareness and Western ideas to fully benefit from their experience in the United States.

Backing:

· In 2016, more than 1.2 million international students attended university in the United States (Turner 2015).

· American universities generated more than $100 million in tuition fees from international students (Turner 2015).

· Small towns like Logan, UT, Richmond, VA, and Youngstown, OH experienced 5% economic growth largely in part to the increased number of international students pouring millions of dollars into local businesses (Zong & Batalova 2017).

· Property values in small college towns increased by more than 5% due to the presence of more international students (Turner 2015).

· Students from diverse backgrounds have developed of hundreds of cultural clubs that bring together people from many different backgrounds. For example, Qatari students have more than 50 student associations across the United States (Xia 2016).

· Foreign students help dismiss stereotypes about different cultures, ethnicities, and religious groups.

· California has more international learners than any other state in the union. According to current figures, there are more than 300,000 international students studying in California (Turner 2017).

· In 2017, the United States is projected to rake in more than $250 million in tuition fees from international students (Turner 2017).

· Universities located in small and economically challenged cities have attempted to set up special agreements with foreign governments to increase the number of college students enrolled in their four-year universities and community colleges (Xia 2016).

· According to figures provided by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission, the Embassy of Saudi Arabia spends more than $80,000 per year on each international student (Xia 2016).

· International students from oil-rich countries like the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar receive a stipend of up to $2,500 per month to offset the cost of living (Turner 2017).

Conditions of rebuttal:

· Foreign students indirectly contribute to the rising tides of nationalism and populism as many foreign individuals unintentionally undermine American values, customs, and cultural norms.

· Foreign students are not willing to work as hard as native populations because most of them are coming to America simply to earn a prestigious degree

· Most foreign students are rich and privileged therefore they are not willing to put in the same level of work as American students.

· Because universities are most concerned with profit, professors are watering down their lessons to increase retention of international students

· Increased enrollment of foreign students gives America less incentive to engage American students that need more government assistance to begin or continue their studies.

Qualifier:

The United States should increase enrollment and retention of international students by introducing collegiate programs that are custom-tailored for foreign students.

Works Cited

“How International Students Are Changing U.S. Colleges.” The Wall Street Journal,

graphics.wsj.com/international-students/. Accessed 2 Oct. 2017.

Turner, Cory. “U.S. Colleges See A Big Bump In International Students.” NPR, 18 Nov.

2015, www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/11/18/456353089/u-s-colleges-see-a-big-bump-in-

international-students. Accessed 2 Oct. 2017.

Xia, Rosanna. “Number of international students in U.S. colleges at an all-Time high, and

California is their top destination.” Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov.