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Immigrants taking jobs usually held by US youths

18:15 02/06/2005
After school and summer jobs traditionally dominated by teenagers in the US are more frequently being given to immigrants, according to employment figures. Last year, 36% of those ages 16 to 19 held...

Immigration figures from new EU member states vary widely

14:17 02/06/2005
Germany's DIW Institute estimates that up to 150,000 people from the ten newest EU member states have immigrated to the older members since May 2004. Economic research group DIW found that more than...

Saskatchewan, Canada wants more skilled immigrants

12:57 02/06/2005
A new Immigration Agreement has been signed between Canada and Saskatchewan, central Canadian province. The Agreement defines the respective roles and responsibilities of Canada and the Province of...

US' illegal immigration border patrols may increase

13:17 30/05/2005
The month-long patrols that monitored illegal immigration in Arizona may soon pop up elsewhere in the US. The organizer of the Minuteman Project -- where nearly 900 volunteers, some of them armed,...

US lawmakers battle over immigration efforts

9:14 30/05/2005
Two US senators who will oversee their party's efforts on US immigration have called for strict law enforcement as part of any temporary-worker program. Competing senators have put forward a...

UK to tackle illegal immigration during EU presidency

14:23 27/05/2005
The drive to manage illegal immigration will be one of the UK's priorities for its six-month presidency of the European Union, the country announced 26 May. Charles Clarke, the UK's home secretary,...

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