David Currey wishes his University of Missouri international student office could focus on building bridges between foreign students and Missourians.
But 95 percent of the staff’s time goes to helping federal authorities keep track of foreign students — and helping the students follow complicated student visa rules.
That’s the post-Sept. 11 reality for MU and schools across the country thanks to the government’s Student and Exchange Visitor Information System, implemented five years ago this spring to address glaring holes in foreign-student monitoring revealed by terrorist attacks.
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