New York Senate to vote on 'state citizenship' for illegal residents
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12:40 02/07/2014
A Democrat Senator in the New York State Legislature has proposed a radical plan to grant 'state citizenship to up to 2.5m illegal residents in the state. Senator Gustavo Rivera who represents the...
Canadian immigration bill will lead to 'second class citizenship'
15:51 05/06/2014
A new immigration bill currently before the Canadian parliament will mean if it becomes law that new Canadian citizens have lesser rights than those born Canadian, according to opposition critics...
Modi 'will be issued US A-1 visa' after Indian election victory
19:05 19/05/2014
The US State Department says that Narendra Modi will be issued a US A1 visa as the new prime minister of India after his landslide victory in the Indian election. Mr Modi has previously been denied a...
Kiribati man's climate change asylum bid fails
9:46 02/12/2013
New Zealand's High Court has rejected a claim that a Kiribati man was effectively a refugee because of climate change. Ioane Teitiota was appealing against the decision of an immigration tribunal to...
Kiribati man claims to be 'climate refugee'
14:02 09/10/2013
A man from the Pacific island republic of Kiribati is to appeal to the High Court in New Zealand claiming to be a refugee because of global warming. The man's original application for asylum was...
Business group prepares to spend big money for US immigration reform
17:51 22/01/2013
A group of US business leaders has announced that it is to create a fund to finance a campaign in favour of immigration reform. Carlos Gutierrez, who was commerce secretary under George W Bush, and...
