Obama promises reform of US skilled immigration system
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19:20 21/11/2012
President Obama has said that he hopes to reform the US skilled immigration system. He has not given any details but has said that he hopes to do it soon, taking advantage of the fact that the...
Oxford University report warns of problems with immigration target
12:22 17/11/2012
A report prepared at a leading UK university addresses 'key questions surrounding migration and population growth in the UK'. The Report, Britain's '70 million' debate, has been prepared in the wake...
US courts inspector criticises immigration courts' poor performance
14:53 10/11/2012
The inspector general of the United States' Justice Department has issued a critical report about US federal immigration courts. Michael E. Horowitz says that the courts are allowing the backlog of...
Canada postpones announcement of new points based immigration system
11:30 07/11/2012
The Canadian press expected the government to unveil further details of its reforms to the Federal Skilled Worker Program at the end of October this year. It now seems that details of the changes to...
UK parliament to vote on limiting migration from the European Union
16:32 05/11/2012
A Conservative MP introduced a bill to the House of Commons on Wednesday 31st October 2012, that would, if it became law, limit the numbers of EU citizens who could come to work in the UK. It is...
Former Civil Service chief calls for reform of UK skilled immigration
15:19 02/11/2012
Lord O'Donnell, the former head of the UK's civil service, has criticised the Coalition government's immigration policy, saying that it is damaging the UK's economy. Lord O'Donnell, formerly known as...