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Old 07-03-2007, 02:54 PM   #6
jay santos
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Originally Posted by MikeWaters View Post
Let's not kid ourselves. This is not a free market. This is more like a command economy, with bureaucrats deciding how many foreign docs will be taken.

This is forced importation, not the free market. So "protectionism" does not really apply.
When I hear people say they're worried about a family member not getting into med school because a foreign student took his place, there are elements of protectionism to the argument.

You know more about this issue than I do. At first glance a number of 1/4 international students might seem a little on the high side but not outlandish. If they are top notch students, I don't see a problem. I'd like to see them double the med school population over time. You can't walk outside without tripping over a lawyer, but I have to schedule two months in advance to see my doctor.

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