Group says US guest worker plan fuels illegal immigration
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17:05 01/07/2005
An analysis of the Bush administration's guest worker plan claims that it has actually helped fuel illegal immigration because some believed President Bush is offering amnesty. The survey, some of...
Ireland urged to set up permanent immigration system
9:36 01/07/2005
The man behind the US Greencard system is advising the Irish government to introduce the opportunity of permanent residence for immigrants. Bruce Morrison, a former US Congressman, says immigrants...
UK to use iris-reading immigration equipment
14:47 30/06/2005
The UK Immigration Service has decided to use the latest iris scanning technology to provide a faster, more convenient way to clear immigration. Called"IRIS" (an abbreviation for Iris Recognition...
1.4 million cases in US immigration system
18:17 28/06/2005
The number of backlogged immigration cases in the US system is about 1.4 million so far this year, down from 3.4 million for the first quarter of 2004. That information comes according to the US...
Immigration prevents "brain drain" in Australia
12:16 28/06/2005
A new study argues that Australia is not suffering a so-called "brain drain," when a country loses many of its skilled workers. The Monash University study found high immigration and the return of...
UK new immigration bill published
15:24 27/06/2005
The UK government's new immigration bill released last week does not include a points system for immigration. Although ministers want a points system for economic migrants that would grant visas on...
