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employment, makes it difficult for foreign students and their
families to invest in higher education in the United States.
Thirdly, the immigration bureaucracy compromises the
experience of the students, by setting limitations. Legally, F-1
visa holders cannot work. Students are also not eligible to
engage in any other extra-curricular activity as programs
sponsored by U.S. government; programs like Student Support
Services TRIO, offered at LWIT will only accept American
citizen, national, or permanent resident of United States
students (LWIT). It is discouraging to social and professional
maturity to set restrictions.
Several steps have to be followed until the students become
eligible to work aft \