Australia's 457 visa scheme under government inquiry
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14:44 15/12/2006
• Watch This Video Australia 's premium skilled foreign-worker visa scheme (commonly referred to as the 457 visa) has caused some controversy this year, and the federal government is now launching a...
US business gears up for immigration-reform fray
15:30 04/12/2006
• Watch This Video More than two-thirds of Americans support a guest-worker program that allows illegal immigrants to become citizens , but an almost equal percentage wants to crack down on...
US town sued over strict immigration law
19:55 12/09/2006
• Watch This Video Civil rights campaigners have filed to sue the Pennsylvania town of Hazleton, seeking to block one of America's toughest local laws against illegal immigrants. The suit says...
Immigration fails to stem European population loss
10:00 21/08/2006
• Watch This Video Three million people a year migrate from developing countries to industrialized nations, a population research group said today as it announced its annual findings. Almost half of...
Australian lawmakers defy Prime Minister over immigration reform
18:27 11/08/2006
Four ruling coalition lawmakers defied Australian leader John Howard on Thursday by rejecting tough new immigration laws, the most serious challenge to the prime minister's authority in his 10 years...
Australian immigration policy - Controversy continues
18:00 09/08/2006
• Watch This Video Three Liberal backbenchers have defied the prime minister and vowed to cross the floor of parliament to vote against the government's new hardline immigration policy. Petro...
