Index weighs effects of migration on developing world
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13:30 17/10/2012
A newly compiled index has ranked the world's 27 richest countries according to how their migration policies will affect the developing world. The Commitment to Development Index rated the countries...
UN commissioner calls for more aid for refugees
13:11 04/10/2012
A high ranking UN official has today put out a call for greater assistance for refugees. The UN High Commission for Refugees' (UNHCR) Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Erika Feller gave a...
Immigration reform law would create 1.4m jobs in US says report
13:01 03/10/2012
A report published by the left-of-centre Washington think tank The Center for American Progress says that passing the DREAM Act would add US$329bn to the US economy by 2030. 1.4m jobs would also be...
Anti-immigration group claims most international students are not 'brightest and best'
19:35 26/09/2012
A study released by Migrationwatch UK has called into question claims by the UK government that the UK is attracting 'the brightest and the best' international students to study at British...
Alabama's anti-immigration law fails to increase jobs for US citizens
16:02 26/09/2012
A law introduced last year to crack down on illegal immigration in the US state of Alabama has failed to deliver the benefits for local people that its sponsors predicted, according to US government...
Surveys show UK antipathy towards immigration is growing
17:44 19/09/2012
Two surveys of UK attitudes to immigration suggest that UK attitudes to immigration are hardening. The British Social Attitudes Survey, a survey conducted annually which polls Britons on their...
