Australian immigration system subject to widespread visa fraud
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11:53 10/09/2014
The Australian immigration system is said to be in disarray, after documents leaked last month show that the system has been subject to widespread fraud for a number of years. The documents, which...
Italian PM: If EU will not help on immigration, we will leave Eurozone
16:05 01/07/2014
Matteo Renzi, the recently elected Italian premier, says that Italy may withdraw from the Eurozone due to disagreement over the Union's immigration policy. If this were to happen, the EU's economy...
World Cup becomes political football in US immigration game
19:43 20/06/2014
Comment by Alex Owen To many who have followed our posts on US immigration over the last couple of years, the US political system may resemble a game – a game played by two 'teams' – the Republicans...
60,000 asylum seekers have reached EU in 2014
12:50 04/06/2014
The EU's border agency Frontex says that a record number of asylum seekers have entered the EU by sea and on foot in 2014. So far, Frontex estimates the total at about 60,000. The migrants have...
Australian immigration boom may have peaked
10:48 16/05/2014
Australian immigration may have peaked, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Net inward migration in the year to March 2014 stood at 380,910. This is slightly...
Australian immigration minister launches combined Border Force
19:59 15/05/2014
The Australian immigration minister Scott Morrison has announced 'sweeping changes' to the way Australia defends its borders. The principle innovation is the creation of the Australian Border Force (...
