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Senior cabinet minister says UK will miss 100,000 immigration target

12:02 10/01/2014
Vince Cable, the UK's Business Secretary, has told the BBC that the immigration target set by UK Prime Minister David Cameron is 'arbitrary' and 'impractical'. He added that the government 'almost...

Australian immigration minister says refugees will suffer after defeat in Senate

18:38 07/01/2014
As we reported on 16th December, the Australian government was recently defeated in its attempt to reintroduce Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs). These visas were used by the last Conservative...

UK Immigration Minister says 'targeted' spot checks will continue

18:53 02/12/2013
The UK's immigration minister Mark Harper has told the BBC that spot-checks of people's immigration status at UK railway stations will continue. Mr Harper said that the operations were intelligence-...

UK Immigration Minister says graduates can stay in UK

13:08 15/11/2013
Mark Harper, the UK's immigration minister, has told a Committee of the House of Lords that the UK has failed to communicate the 'very good arrangements' allowing international students to stay and...

New Australian immigration minister: I'll be tough on 457 fraud

13:52 01/11/2013
The new Australian immigration minister Scott Morrison has said that he will be 'tough' on those abusing the 457 temporary work visa. Speaking at an immigration conference in Canberra on Monday 28th...

UK immigration minister says he may sanction more go home adverts

11:20 28/10/2013
Mark Harper, the UK's immigration minister, has said that he may commission a nationwide campaign of adverts telling illegal immigrants to 'go home or face arrest'. Mr Harper told the BBC's Question...

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