Australia's immigration IT system to undergo massive overhaul
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19:44 24/02/2006
Australia's immigration department has completed a review of its IT systems and has found it needs a radical overhaul that will cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Funding for the project is...
Paper examines HIV-positive immigrants in Canada
11:05 24/02/2006
Toronto, Canada's Globe and Mail on Friday examined the challenges facing HIV-positive recent immigrants in Toronto and the ways in which they receive support. In 2005, 19% of new HIV cases in...
US immigration laws hindering students, workers, say experts
10:55 24/02/2006
Some lawyers and educators are calling for changes in U.S. immigration policies. They say current rules are too restrictive and discourage talented people from around the world from coming to the...
UK civil partnership law welcomed by gay immigrants
13:05 23/02/2006
Immigrants seeking entrance into t he United Kingdom now have an easier route to follow, thanks to December's law allowing gay civil unions. Homosexual couples now have the same immigration rights as...
Netherlands introduces Dutch language test for immigrants
14:00 21/02/2006
The Netherlands is introducing its new integration policy next month by establishing Dutch language and culture tests at 138 embassies, the country's immigration minister said this week. The 30-...
The economics of immigration in the US
11:32 21/02/2006
Migrant workers in the US do the jobs that Americans will not do, but they are vulnerable to bigots and big business, as The Guardian reports. Half past seven on Tuesday morning and on the corner of...
