Pope calls for compassion for refugees and economic migrants
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11:33 09/07/2013
Pope Francis has travelled to the island of Lampedusa to make a speech calling for an end to the 'globalisation of indifference'. He said that the west has a 'brotherly responsibility' to look after...
University to study opportunities arising from UK immigration 'superdiversity'
10:27 17/06/2013
A new institute has been established at Birmingham University in the English Midlands to research into 'superdiversity'. The Institute for Research into Superdiversity (also known as IRIS) is headed...
Survey shows immigration flows rising in OECD countries
19:47 15/06/2013
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has released its International Migration Outlook for 2013. The report shows that the level of immigration in OECD countries is rising but...
EU immigrants to be required to work in UK before claiming benefits
16:59 05/06/2013
A UK newspaper has reported that the UK is to require EU citizens to work in the UK for 'up to a year' before they can claim benefits. If this happens, it will escalate a dispute between the UK and...
European Commission sues UK over 'right to reside' test for EU immigrants
18:15 31/05/2013
The European Commission (EC) announced on Thursday 30th May 2013 that it intends to sue the UK government in the European Court of Justice over alleged discrimination against immigrants from the EU...
Over one fifth of Canadians are immigrants
13:31 20/05/2013
Over 20% of Canadians were born in other countries and have become Canadians by naturalisation, a national survey shows. This makes Canada the country with the highest proportion of immigrant...
