Automatic citizenship in France questioned
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16:50 19/09/2005
France's minister for overseas affairs provoked outrage on 17 September by saying illegal immigrants were giving birth on French territory to ensure their children had French nationality. By law, a...
Paris fire shows poor immigrant living conditions
14:54 29/08/2005
From the street, the apartment building where Alaye Ba lives with his wife and four children has typical Paris charm: a neat white facade, wooden shutters, lace curtains and a ground-floor cafe. "I...
US has least friendly business immigration policies: survey
14:45 18/08/2005
In a global survey of 130 businesses taken by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the United States was found to have the least friendly business immigration policies. Long processing time of work permit...
Austria gets tough on illegal immigrants
15:13 20/07/2005
A new proposed Austrian law lets police detain immigrants while their asylum applications are being reviewed. Parliament's lower house passed the so-called Foreigners' Rights Bill on July 7. Austria'...
Poll finds world-wide opinions on best immigration destinations
13:22 12/07/2005
A survey carried out on over 17,000 people in 16 countries, asked the question: Suppose a young person who wanted to leave this country asked you to recommend where to lead a good life, what country...
France to change its immigration system
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...
