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What happens when college students discuss lab work in Spanish, philosophy in Chinese or opera in Italian?

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Several recent surveys show that employers need multilingual workers; a study by New American Economy, a bipartisan immigration policy group, found that the number of job postings seeking bilingual employees doubled from 2010 to 2015. But on many campuses, learning a second language is treated simply as a box to check.

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Refugee students languish in red tape as they seek to resume their educations

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Related: In one country, immigration is seen not as a burden, but as an economic gain. Many university-age refugees want to study in the United States, but only a tiny handful has succeeded. university or college and can cover all their costs. Wesley Milner, executive director of international programs, University of Evansville.

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From the archives: Already languishing in red tape, refugee students now may be barred altogether from U.S.

The Hechinger Report

Related: In one country, immigration is seen not as a burden, but as an economic gain. Many university-age refugees want to study in the United States, but only a tiny handful has succeeded. university or college and can cover all their costs. Wesley Milner, executive director of international programs, University of Evansville.