The coalition government's proposed reforms of the immigration system seek to reduce total net migration, and also to eliminate migration fraud from student visa provision. As the largest proportion of non-EU migrants, international students have received particular scrutiny. The aim to reduce the number of fraudulent students is understandable, but the methods proposed by the government to meet this aim would deter many genuine students without achieving the government's objectives. In particular, raising the minimum English language level would harm higher education and the whole economy by blocking genuine students from studying in the UK.