The US Congress will begin immigration reform, again
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19:32 26/12/2006
• Watch This Video Democratic lawmakers and their Republican allies are working on measures to draft a bipartisan immigration reform bill for the United States . The Congress has generally fallen...
UK may compel foreigners to register identity data by 2008
19:25 20/12/2006
The UK government may force foreign nationals living in Britain to register their biometric data by 2008, aiming to curb illegal immigration and identity fraud costing £1.7 billion ($3.3 billion) a...
International Migrants Day
13:28 18/12/2006
• Watch This Video 18 December 2006: International Migrants Day As of the beginning of this year, at least 191 million people are living and working in a country not of their origin. One person of...
Australia's 457 visa scheme under government inquiry
14:44 15/12/2006
• Watch This Video Australia 's premium skilled foreign-worker visa scheme (commonly referred to as the 457 visa) has caused some controversy this year, and the federal government is now launching a...
Europe eases Algeria visa rules
14:50 14/12/2006
French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has announced that visa procedures for Algerians will be speeded up in 15 European countries. Mr Sarkozy, seen as a front-runner for the right-centre party in...
Netherlands - Dutch parliament in crisis over immigration policy
12:17 14/12/2006
The Dutch parliament was holding crisis talks on 13 December after MPs passed a motion condemning its caretaker Immigration Minister for refusing to halt deportations of rejected asylum seekers until...
