Former Civil Service chief calls for reform of UK skilled immigration
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15:19 02/11/2012
Lord O'Donnell, the former head of the UK's civil service, has criticised the Coalition government's immigration policy, saying that it is damaging the UK's economy. Lord O'Donnell, formerly known as...
Irish report says immigration vital to economic success
15:10 01/11/2012
An Irish report on immigration finds that, even after the crash, immigrants are playing a vital role in the Irish economy. For Ireland to prosper, it must continue to be open to inward migration. The...
Labour MP calls UK's citizenship test for immigrants 'frustrating'
13:44 30/10/2012
A Labour MP has caused some controversy by suggesting that immigrants to the UK know more about the country than native Britons. Sadiq Khan the Labour MP for Tooting, south London, himself the child...
A quarter of UK children born to immigrant mothers
12:42 30/10/2012
New figures released by the UK's Office for National Statistics show that 24% of babies born in the UK last year (2011) were born to women who were born outside the UK. The ONS said that 'the...
Canadian immigration minister says he will reform student visa system
10:08 26/10/2012
Jason Kenney, the Canadian immigration minister, has said that he approves of measures taken by the British government to reform its student visa system and intends to reform the Canadian visa system...
Lords debate income threshold for Britons with spouse immigrating to UK
9:01 26/10/2012
The second chamber of the UK parliament, the House of Lords, debated a change to the UK's immigration rules on Tuesday 23rd October. In June 2012, the UK government announced a range of changes to...
