Subsidized Education and International Students

[Invincible Summer]

So here in Canada (and possibly other places in the world as well), the government greatly subsidizes the education of citizens, whereas international students who want to study at a Canadian university must pay many times more because they aren't subsidized.

Now, I understand that from an economic point of view, it only makes sense to not subsidize the international students, as they will most likely "take advantage" of the education system and leave the country after they've completed. To subsidize citizens means to "invest" in the country.

I still think it's unfair for international students to have to pay ridiculous amounts more than Canadian citizens, simply because they are not citizens. Yes, subsidizing them as well would mean higher taxes for the Canadian public, but... it just doesn't seem fair. I know it sound juvenile, but what can I do.

What is a libertarian socialist outlook on this topic?

[Q]

I don't know the "libertarian" socialist view, but the ordinary socialist view starts with the recognition that the working class is international within worldcapitalism. As such any fight for socialism must be international in outlook. National boundaries are in this context a remnant of the past and act (or rather: they are exploited by the bourgeoisie) as reactionary divisions between the working class.

So, it is not a question of "fairness" - a question based on one's personal moral code, not class analysis - but of objective reality of our society. If we can advance foreign students then this strengthens the working class as a whole and is thus progressive. But also, a highly skilled foreign student is, directly or indirectly, also beneficiary to the country that provided the education as we are one world economic community. In fact, both are the same thing, viewed merely from different angles.