This week 100 English UK member centres have written to the chancellor asking for an urgent review of immigration policy

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We would like to congratulate Justin Quinn, Managing Director of Centre of English Studies on being nominated for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the year awards in Dublin.

Most British people do not view international students as immigrants and would prefer to see the Government reduce other groups of migrants, according to new research.

Two thirds of people did not support reducing the numbers of international students coming to the UK. Those who did want to cut student numbers saw little difference between those studying at English language centres, colleges or universities.

Tony Millns, chief executive of English UK, said that the Government's target of cutting immigration to "the tens of thousands" had created a visa system which was a real deterrent to international students, yet the research showed this did not address the electorate's actual concerns about immigration.

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