150,000 Germans left Germany in 2004, highest since 1940s
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14:26 02/01/2006
Germans are leaving their country in record numbers, but unlike previous waves of migrants who fled 19th century poverty or 1930s Nazi terror, these modern day refugees are trying to escape a new...
Algeria wants EU help in illegal migrant fight
17:32 10/10/2005
Algeria said on 9 Oct. it was stepping up efforts to fight illegal immigration, but that it wants the EU's help in doing so. The country is used as a transit area for illegal migrants en route to...
Record number of illegal immigrants die in US heat
11:46 02/09/2005
Record numbers of illegal immigrants who cross into the US from Mexico have died in the heat of the Arizona desert in the past year. At least 229 immigrants are known to have died since 1 October...
Fewer Americans immigrating to Canada than expected
14:54 08/08/2005
Although it was originally expected that many Americans would move to Canada after US President George Bush was re-elected, that has not happened. Many Americans visited the Canadian government's...
Fed governor favours open US immigration
16:18 20/01/2005
Amidst a growing debate about immigration in the US , one of the country's top officials has said that tougher policies brought in since September 11 2001 may put a brake on America's productivity...
