I was born in the USA, why does the USA pay foreigners who make good grades in school?
819916
Wouldn't it make more sense to pay our ghetto slugs and homosexuals $50,000 to move to Nigeria, or better yet France. Now I wouldn't complain for a minute about that!
314839
Actuallly we American's DON'T have the largest chances when it comes to education. Our education system can't even compare to that of other developed countries such as the UK, Canada, Australia, Japan etc. American students know far less than they should. When a group of Chinese students were asked to name the first 5 US presidents they had no problem. When a group of US students were asked the same question, they were clueless. Many US High School graduates don't even understand what is happening in the own government. They don't understand International relations. They do understand which stars won the latest Emmy awards & what time their favorite shows come  on, and what the scores are for their favorite sports teams. Thei priorities are in the wrong place. Why does Bill Gates, a private citizen have to use his own resources to improve American education when the American government should be doing it? America will not be on top for much longer unless some great improvements are made.
381428
because they know if they come here that they will receive free education, free welfare and free healthcare and have to pay absolutely nothing for it.  It is all paid by the hard working americans citizens.  I guess their countries must be the arm pit of central america.
383619
not enough, teachers in the US are incredible under valued if you want to be any English teacher some where learn Japanese and teach there, they value their education and pay well
1041101
The same reason that "upper class Americans" treat "lower class" Americans like trash.   Because they can.
169509
Its not that easy.\nFirst, you have to have excellent grades, high scores in SAT/TOEFL/GRE\nSecond, you have to be accepted into a school (pretty difficult since there are sooo many international students)\nThird, have enough funding to travel here, pay tuition and room and board.\n\nBeing an student in US does not make you an US Citizen. Your visa will expire unless you find an employer what will change you VISA status to permanent resident.\n\nAfter you become a permanent resident for a while, you can apply for citizenship with exams and interviews.
26111
because we give benefits (free college tuition) to illegals and if you cross the border and have a kid, they are US citizens and get welfare.
672745
Sorry to have to say no but that's just the way it is even in America. Int Students have to pay their money or have some one sponsor them. Like some students I know have they embassy sponsor them. Find out from embassy what kind of help you can get
358688
Its a simple matter of filling out some paperwork and going to some classes. In the classes you learn about our history and government most "legal" immingrants know more about our Govrnemtn than those born here.
761115
I think you should read more about US history. The US is constituted by immigrants from the beginning. Immigrants make this economy to keep its flow. I agree with you in the fact that immigration increase the criminal rate, but think about the millions of dollars that they contribute to the US because they can't recover the amount for retirement because they don't have a legal residence. We shouldn't discriminate this people, because the fact that we are living by the legal way and they don't, it doesn't mean that they are less than we are. Human beings are the same in China, Japan, and Cuba or in the US. They have a family to feed, and I'm sure that in this case you'll fight to give the best to your family, even if this implies you to migrate to another country. You have to be grateful with God for give you the opportunity of living in a country where you can find a good job and obtain a fair remuneration for what you do. You should be more empathic with this people. Just in case I want you that know that I'm a US citizen and I don't have any problem with immigrants; my family have lived in the US since 1732, when Remy Poisot (born in Dijon, France) Sergeant of the Marines was assigned to the Natchitoches Post, LA.
824144
Lauriekins is right, we have reciprocal arrangements within the EU, so the government subsidizes the cost of the education.  I studied in Holland for a year and got subsidised education there, just as a Dutch student would pay the same fees as me here in the UK, so its fair enough.  It doesn't make any sense to spend thousands educating foreign students who will not put anything back into the system, would it?  Actually, foreign students make up most of the funding for the British higher education system, that's why they're so keen to recruit students from places like China and Malaysia - lots of money for the uni!!
424344
It is very good for education, however job prospects are not so good. USA is the best!
1173037
People who want to make the United States education system look bad, take testing scores from other countries' high schools... which ONLY take students that are college-bound, and compare them to our high schools, which take EVERYBODY.\n\nMost countries, after the 6th or 8th grade, track lower academic performers into apprenticeships, vocational schools, and clerical schools. These students are not included in their high school testing scores that are compared to the United States high schools.\n\nIn the United States, all academic abilities are housed in one building, and take the same academic performance tests.\n\nOf course we don't appear to be doing as well as other countries.
285466
I have taught in american schools in the US and overseas. I have also lived overseas for many years. It is my opinion that many other countries have more rigorous programs than US schools and produce some outstanding students. The top US students probably would compete fine with graduates from other countries. The average graduate, however, may not be quite as prepared.
605297
They aren't, at least not in the US.  In fact, it is the opposite.  US US universities are obligated to try and create a diverse student body.  This means racially, culturally as well as by gender.  \n\nThe idea behind this is that it benefits the students there to learn about the other cultures and peoples in the country, to prevent prejudices from ruining someone’s chances (if you don’t like a certain group you may not admit them, but you will anyway if you are required to) as well as to give chances to people to improve themselves (if you come from a very poor family, had minimal education support from your parents and had to work part-time in high school, your grades might be a bit lower than those of a wealthy candidate who didn’t have to work and whose parents invested a great deal of time and money into providing the best education and enrichment opportunities.  When comparing straight grades and test scores, you wouldn’t get a spot while the wealthier student would.  The idea behind giving you a spot despite your lower scores is first to account for your achievements despite your obstacles, and also to cut you a break, give you a chance so that your children won’t have to go through what you did and your entire family will rise in economic and social well-being). \n\nAnyway, in the US approximately 60% of applicants to colleges and universities are female, while only 40% are male.  Admissions staff must still try to create a student body as close to 50/50 that they can.  What this means is that it is harder for a female to get a place than a male.  Another way to put it is if you are a male with a 3.4 GPA and a 1280 test  score, you may be chosen over a female with a 3.6 GPA and a 1320 SAT score.   All females are competing for the same amount of spaces as all males, but there are much less males in their pool than females in theirs.
691079
Because of greener pastures...US is the richest and most powerful country...The other reason is open culture which accepts people from other culture to live and work here. But most importantly it's money honey....
1154128
Sadly, we don't value our teachers enough in the US, as reflected in the salaries offered. Most US college graduates have student loans to repay. And if you add to it another year or two years to get the graduate work needed for state certification, that adds more to the debt. As a result, many American teachers start off already at a huge disadvantage, and its not like they're looking at the possibility of huge raises over time, either.\n\nOnce they do get started teaching, shrinking school budgets force them to work more with less resources (more students per class, sometimes not enough books or even seats or classrooms!) The burnout factor is really high.\n \nHowever, qualified bilingual teachers can be recruited from other countries because the starting salary here for teachers (grade school and high school) is already much more than what they would be making in their own countries. Conditions for teaching are probably considered an improvement over what they're used to, especially if they come from overcrowded or impoverished areas themselves. Plus, they would be getting the chance to build lives in the US and perhaps even get a green card and sponsor other relatives to come over.\n\nIts actually a very creative solution to make sure that our kids are getting an education while longer-term strategies to recruit and retain locally are developed.