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...years, for the first time since the 1960s, more people have left the Netherlands than have arrived. Of course, that might not be a desirable outcome, even for Verdonk's fans. "In the perception of immigrants, the political climate has deteriorated so far that those who have prospects abroad leave," says Rinus Penninx, an immigration expert at the University of Amsterdam. "And that's not the group you want to lose." Such complications have been part of the reason Britain's political parties have not been playing the immigration card too obviously, even while the country appears to be inflamed...
...good news that more Harvard College students than ever before are choosing to spend their summers abroad taking courses, researching honors theses, and working as interns and volunteers. It would be bad news if The Crimson was correct in reporting (“A Dry Summer For Grant Seekers,” news, Apr. 21) that many students have been unable to find the support and encouragement they need to carry out their summer plans abroad...
...Crimson got it wrong. Record numbers of students are going abroad this summer with vastly increased support from a growing number of sources. For example, the David Rockefeller Center (DRCLAS) alone is providing support to a total of 128 College students traveling to Latin America this summer. A record number of 65 students will participate in the new DRCLAS internship programs in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, and Peru; 34 students will take advantage of internship and study opportunities that DRCLAS helped them to arrange in other countries of the region, and 29 College students will receive DRCLAS grants for honors...
...real story of the summer of 2006 is the one The Crimson has missed so far: the unprecedented number of College students traveling abroad to live and work and learn, with more support from more sources than ever before...
...University President Lawrence H. Summers admitted to a group of questioning prefrosh Saturday, the current shortfall in funding for students’ summer research abroad “shouldn’t have happened.” This year, an increased number of students seeking grants for thesis and other research abroad were denied funding because of the overwhelming number of applicants. After recent efforts by the College and University to increase international opportunities for Harvard undergraduates, a corresponding effort to improve funding of grants is in order. The drastic increase in student interest seen over the past few years...