Survey finds educated workers leave poor nations
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17:24 25/10/2005
Poor countries across Africa, Central America and the Caribbean are losing sometimes staggering numbers of their college-educated workers to wealthy, industrialized democracies, according to a World...
UK immigration hit record high in 2004
17:23 21/10/2005
Immigration to the UK hit a record high in 2004, new statistics have revealed. A total of 494,100 non-Britons migrated to the UK, an increase of 21% on the 2003 figure of 406,800. As reported earlier...
Canada to quicken immigration for some affected by quake
11:13 14/10/2005
The Canadian government has announced a number of new measures to quicken the immigration process for family members of Canadian citizens seriously affected by the earthquake. "The Government of...
Increased immigration helps Canada's population grow
9:09 30/09/2005
Increased immigration gave Canada the second highest rate of population growth among G8 countries over a 10-year period, according to Statistics Canada. The country's population jumped by 2.98...
Elderly, disabled may have trouble getting US citizenship
19:10 26/09/2005
Elderly and disabled immigrants are suffering hardships because of restrictions on citizenship applications by US Citizenship and Immigration Services, according to some US agencies that aid...
New Zealand needs to open debate on immigration: group
16:59 26/09/2005
New Zealand must start a debate about the long-term economic benefits of attracting more immigrants rather than focusing on how foreigners could fix the short-term labour crunch, Wellington Regional...
