April 23, 2004

Federal Foreign-Student Database Is Not Fully Used at U.S. Borders

By MICHAEL ARNONE

Government officials confirmed last week what officials at many colleges have long feared: Customs officers at ports of entry into the United States frequently do not consult the federal database that tracks foreign students. College officials are concerned that their hard work to provide data for the system has been wasted and that the system's promise of greater national security has been compromised.

The primary line of customs officers that foreign students encounter at airports,

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