Labour peer calls for an end to 'elite consensus' on immigration
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15:22 04/01/2013
A Labour member of the House of Lords has said that the government should open up a 'democratic debate' around immigration. Lord Glasman is a professor of politics at London Metropolitan University...
London Mayor offers support for pro-immigration pressure group
12:04 04/01/2013
The Mayor of London has given his support to the Migration Matters Trust. The Trust was established last year but will be officially launched in January 2013. Boris Johnson, the Conservative mayor of...
Immigration contributes to Australian population growth
18:42 02/01/2013
Australia's population grew by 1.6% or 359,600 people in the year to the end of June 2012. 58% of that rise was caused by immigration. The population reached 22.7m in July, according to the...
Canada announces new skilled immigration rules
12:50 21/12/2012
Canada has announced that the Federal skilled Worker Program (FSWP) is to reopen in May 2013. The FSWP is Canada's main skilled migration programme and enables applicants to apply for permanent...
UK minister blames high house prices on immigration
15:44 18/12/2012
The UK's Home Secretary, Theresa May, gave a speech at the Policy Exchange think tank in central London on 12th December 2012 in which she gave a summary of the progress that the UK's Coalition...
Immigration is changing the face of the US
17:59 11/12/2012
Immigration is changing the racial makeup of the United States. 17% of American citizens are of Hispanic descent. Most of these are from Mexico and many are either immigrants or the children of...
