Debate begins over US temporary residency to Central Americans
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18:12 30/01/2006
Special, temporary U.S. residency issued to thousands of Central Americans is due to expire in the coming months, and many of the immigrants fear they will be sent home. The temporary status granted...
US banks help immigrants send money home
15:53 30/01/2006
Every month, José Valencia sends between $300 and $400 to his sisters and other relatives in Ecuador from the Delgado Travel office in Queens, N.Y. Diana Ransom of the Christian Science Monitor...
Filipino temporary workers claim exploitation in Australia
15:27 30/01/2006
The Philippines embassy in Australia is investigating claims that Filipino guest workers brought to Australia on skilled migration visas are being exploited by employers. The claims say that...
Rural Australia attracting immigrants
11:57 30/01/2006
John Dal Broi pauses to count the nationalities of the 100 workers employed at his family winery in Griffith, southern New South Wales (NSW). "We employ a lot of Indians, a lot of Turks, Afghans. We...
Films about immigrants take top honors at film festival
9:47 29/01/2006
Two films examining immigrant life in America, the Hispanic teen drama "Quinceanera" and the Sudanese refugee documentary "God Grew Tired of Us," won top honors January 28 at the Sundance Film...
Australia must accept unskilled workers
16:47 27/01/2006
Australia will have to accept tens of thousands of unskilled migrants to save its smaller Pacific island neighbours from economic ruin, a report commissioned by the Federal Government has found. The...
