Syrians due to overtake Afghans as largest refugee population
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19:03 24/12/2013
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) believes that Syrians will soon make up the largest refugee population on earth. Syrian refugees are expected to outnumber displaced Afghans...
Senior Democrat predicts Republican 'cave in' on US immigration reform
10:27 19/12/2013
Harry Reid, the leader of the Democrats in the US Senate, has predicted that John Boehner, the speaker of the House of Representatives ('The House'), will eventually 'cave in' and allow a vote on the...
UK PM admits Government unlikely to meet immigration reduction target
12:12 17/12/2013
The UK's Prime Minister, David Cameron, has told journalists that it is likely that his government will not meet its target of reducing net immigration to the UK to 'tens of thousands' (taken to mean...
Scotland's immigrant population doubles in a decade
15:29 16/12/2013
Research from Oxford University's Migration Observatory has revealed that Scotland's immigrant population rose by 93% in the decade from 2001 to 2011 from about 191,500 to 369,284. The Scottish...
Australian immigration minister fails to reintroduce Temporary Protection Visas
11:58 16/12/2013
The Australian government has been defeated in the upper house of the Australian parliament in a vote on the reintroduction of Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs). The Coalition which now governs...
UK misses immigration target again
9:28 16/12/2013
The UK's Office for National Statistics has released its latest immigration figures which show a rise of 15,000 in the UK's net annual immigration figure over the previous year. The net immigration...
