France to change its immigration system
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12:37 12/07/2005
French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday announced the creation of an interministerial committee tasked with re-evaluating the country's immigration needs and its visa procedures. The...
Europe's five largest countries discuss illegal immigration
15:29 04/07/2005
Europe's five biggest economies are discussing plans for stopping illegal immigration, including fingerprinting of visa applicants and tougher screening at airports. Nicolas Sarkozy, France's...
1.4 million cases in US immigration system
18:17 28/06/2005
The number of backlogged immigration cases in the US system is about 1.4 million so far this year, down from 3.4 million for the first quarter of 2004. That information comes according to the US...
New Zealand's May migration gain greatest since Oct. 2004
9:09 21/06/2005
New Zealand had a seasonally adjusted long-term and permanent migration net gain of 780 people in May, the biggest in seven months according to official data on 21 June. The net migration gain...
Housing costs, employment, draw immigrants to Scotland
9:18 20/06/2005
Scotland's economic growth was somewhat stunted in 2004, but 2005 should close the growth gap with the rest of the UK , with help from immigration. High numbers of immigrants came to Scotland in 2004...
Western US, Canada, discuss technology and immigration
16:55 13/06/2005
Leaders of eight western US states and three Canadian provinces focused on internationalization and immigration on 12 June. The leaders met to search for ways to build their regional economies and...
