US Congress still 'gridlocked' on immigration reform
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16:56 04/12/2012
The House of Representatives, controlled by the Republican Party, has passed the STEM Jobs Act. This act would, if it became law, allow 55,000 more highly skilled graduates to get US 'green cards' or...
Lord Bilimoria says UK immigration policy is 'harming the nation'
13:31 04/12/2012
Lord Bilimoria, the founder of Cobra Beer, has said that the UK's immigration policy is preventing Indian restaurants from recruiting the staff they need. Writing in British Sunday newspaper The...
UK Premier says fall in immigration figure shows policy is working
9:51 04/12/2012
On 29th November 2012, the UK's Office of National Statistics announced that net immigration into the UK had fallen by about 25% to 183,000 in the year to March 2012, from 242,000 in the year to...
UK Labour Party signals 'tough' new immigration policy
19:05 03/12/2012
The UK's Labour opposition will fight the next election on a tough, anti-immigration platform, a senior Labour figure has revealed. Until now, Labour has been seen as the pro-immigration party. Ed...
Obama restates intention to reform US immigration system
16:42 03/12/2012
President Obama told a news conference on Tuesday 27th November 2012 that he intended to reform the US's immigration system. He was speaking at a joint press conference with the Mexican president...
Canadian provincial leaders demand greater say on immigration policy
19:41 30/11/2012
At a meeting of Canadian provincial and territorial government ministers last week, the provincial leaders called for increased powers to set their own immigration policies similar to the system...
