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LETTERS: International students benefit P.E.I. and are not sole cause of housing prices

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BENEFIT P.E.I.

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I am responding to the recent conversation about international students on Prince Edward Island. I am an international student staying here at this time so this is the issue that cuts to the core.

Most of the recent conversations around housing and rising housing prices and living costs have a mention of international students. However, while these are legitimate worries, it is unfair to hold students who came here to study and contribute as the lone group responsible.

International students must invest in a lot before they can study in P.E.I. We offer much higher tuition than domestic students and contribute to the local economy by paying for rent, groceries, transportation and part-time employment. Most of us work in restaurants, retail stores and customer service jobs that depend greatly on the student workers. Some........

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