Australia may cut visas for low-skilled tech workers
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18:06 07/02/2006
Australia's Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone is considering measures to cut the number of less-skilled technology workers entering Australia. Senator Vanstone is looking at ways to better define...
Bush calls for increase in US H-1B visas
15:26 03/02/2006
US President George W. Bush has urged the Congress to raise the number of H-1B visas that allow companies to hire foreign workers for scientific and high-tech jobs. "Congress needs to understand that...
Overcrowded housing plays role in US immigration debate
19:39 01/02/2006
The issue of overcrowded housing in some US towns is playing a large role in the debate on U.S. immigration. The overcrowding problem has become an issue as these towns try to prevent landlords from...
Debate begins over US temporary residency to Central Americans
18:12 30/01/2006
Special, temporary U.S. residency issued to thousands of Central Americans is due to expire in the coming months, and many of the immigrants fear they will be sent home. The temporary status granted...
Rural Australia attracting immigrants
11:57 30/01/2006
John Dal Broi pauses to count the nationalities of the 100 workers employed at his family winery in Griffith, southern New South Wales (NSW). "We employ a lot of Indians, a lot of Turks, Afghans. We...
Australia must accept unskilled workers
16:47 27/01/2006
Australia will have to accept tens of thousands of unskilled migrants to save its smaller Pacific island neighbours from economic ruin, a report commissioned by the Federal Government has found. The...
