Illegal immigration to Spain down by half
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15:45 18/01/2011
The number of illegal immigrants arriving by boat to Spain fell by fifty percent in 2010, according to Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba. Last year, 3,632 people were detained by Spanish...
Research shows immigrants earn more in US than Canada
11:14 17/01/2011
A new Statistics Canada study shows that highly skilled migrants in Canada earn significantly lower salaries than migrants in the United States. From 1980 to 2005, highly skilled Canadian immigrants...
Study: Low-skilled immigration benefits US economy
19:29 14/01/2011
A new study by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) finds that low-skilled immigration to the United States benefits consumers, employers and skilled workers. "In contrast to the broad consensus that...
Points based immigration systems
17:37 14/01/2011
Many countries allow entry of economic migrants based on a points based system that assesses an applicant's likelihood of finding a job and contributing to the economy. In general, the more highly...
European Union needs skilled migrants
9:27 13/01/2011
The European Union and the EU business community are saying that the EU needs to increase skilled immigration and harmonize immigration procedures across the 27-member bloc if it is to deal with...
Reduction in Skilled immigration to Ireland
16:15 05/01/2011
Ireland is seeing a large drop in skilled immigrants entering the country through its work permit program. The number of people entering the country through this route dropped by 19 percent in 2010...
