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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Guardian</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">English language schools fear new visa rules<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Though the English Riviera may no longer be a huge draw for British holidaymakers, it is still, nonetheless, a magnet for many foreign visitors. Every year, English language schools concentrated by the seaside in places such as Bournemouth, Poole, Eastbourne and <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on">Brighton</st1:place> attract hundreds of thousands of overseas students braving the unpredictable weather.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">It has been estimated that 600,000 people come to the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> to learn English, bringing £1.5bn to the economy. Just over half of them go on to more study of some kind, either in further or higher education or to take professional qualifications.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Full story:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jan/19/foreign-student-visas<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>