At the last general election, the Conservative party under Boris Johnson claimed it would "maintain and strengthen our global position in higher education". The manifesto pledged: "Our student visa will help universities attract talented young people and allow those students to stay on to apply for work here after they graduate."
But the political climate around immigration has changed dramatically. By the end of last year, James Cleverly, the home secretary, was declaring that "enough is enough", announcing plans to review post-study work visas, which allow international graduates to stay and work in the UK for two years.
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