Economist calls for complete reform of US immigration system
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13:01 01/11/2012
An economist has advised the United States government to increase immigration quotas in order to revive the economy. Charles Kenny, a fellow at the Center for Global Development and the New America...
Census statistics show Canada is changing due to immigration
19:53 25/10/2012
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New book recommends US immigration reform
9:20 23/10/2012
The Financial Times has reviewed a new book warning of the dangers caused to the US by its immigration policy. Vivek Wadhwa, who came to the US as an immigrant himself, says that the US is losing its...
The Economist attacks UK immigration policy
10:07 22/10/2012
The world-renowned Economist magazine has published a scathing attack on the UK government's immigration policy. It says that the government's policies on legal skilled migration and on international...
Indian firms report increased difficulty in getting L-1B US visas
12:41 10/10/2012
Indian firms are reporting that it is increasingly difficult to obtain L category US visas for their staff. Ameet Nivsarkar, a vice president at Nasscom, the Indian software industry body, has said '...
US firms finding it harder to get L-1B 'specialized knowledge' visas
9:54 08/10/2012
US firms are concerned that it is getting harder to transfer skilled staff from offices outside the US using the L-1B visa. Fifty leading US companies, including Microsoft and Oracle, wrote an open...
