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The system was set up by the Immigration And Naturalization Service to make it more difficult for Terrorists and other illegal immigrants to use the student visa system to enter the country. As of August 1 , 2003 , secondary schools in the U.S. are required to enter foreign student information into the SEVIS Database . While SEVIS was set up in response to the September 11th Terrorist Attacks , its existence was mandated by a law passed in 1996 , the Illegal Immigration Reform And Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA). The IIRIRA and SEVIS have drawn criticism from foreign governments, Civil Rights groups in the U.S., and secondary schools, many of which derive a large part of their tuition income from foreign students. SEE ALSO
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