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Barney Frank: But we do have people here, for instance, who are here as students. There are wealthy people who come here to study. In…

On the recordMay 17, 2007
But we do have people here, for instance, who are here as students. There are wealthy people who come here to study. In fact, if you find someone paying full tuition in a college, she is probably from another country. And if that parent wanted to buy a home for that student, I don't believe they would have to get a Social Security number; I believe under a student visa you might not be able to work.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Discussing the implications of student visas and foreign students in the U.S.

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