COMMENT - US immigration system characterised by delay
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13:39 15/03/2013
By Alex Owen The US is famously a country of migrants. In olden days, they would arrive by ship at the port of New York. One of the most famous images of New York in about 1900 is of immigrants from...
Labour's Cooper proposes alternative UK immigration policy
10:30 11/03/2013
Today, 7th March 2013, shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper delivered a speech acknowledging that the last Labour government made 'mistakes' on immigration and laying out the party's new position and...
COMMENT – UK's EU dilemma over Romanian/Bulgarian immigration estimates
16:31 07/03/2013
By Alex Owen The UK government has got itself into trouble over immigration figures again. The UK press has been asking government ministers for an estimated figure of the number of Romanians and...
Canadian immigration accepts record numbers of immigrants - again
13:13 04/03/2013
Jason Kenney, the Canadian immigration minister, has announced that over 250,000 people gained Canadian permanent resident status in 2012. This, he said, means that Canada experienced record...
Scottish universities blame UK immigration for fewer Indian students
19:37 14/02/2013
A group representing Scottish universities has criticised the UK immigration authorities for a fall in the number of students studying in Scotland from certain key developing countries including...
UK minister calls for looser immigration rules for Chinese nationals
18:05 13/02/2013
The UK's Business Secretary, Vince Cable MP, says that the UK needs to attract wealthy Chinese immigrants, investors and tourists. To facilitate this Mr Cable said that the UK must simplify its...
