Immigration contributes to Australian population growth
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18:42 02/01/2013
Australia's population grew by 1.6% or 359,600 people in the year to the end of June 2012. 58% of that rise was caused by immigration. The population reached 22.7m in July, according to the...
White House to campaign for immigration reform in 2013
14:44 31/12/2012
President Obama has told Latino pressure groups that he will do everything he can to reform the US's immigration system in 2013. But first, he has asked for their help in helping to pull the US back...
George W Bush speaks out in favour of immigration
10:53 12/12/2012
George W Bush speaks out in favour of immigration The former president George W Bush has stepped into the immigration debate in the US. He has told a Washington event focussed on economic growth that...
Immigration is changing the face of the US
17:59 11/12/2012
Immigration is changing the racial makeup of the United States. 17% of American citizens are of Hispanic descent. Most of these are from Mexico and many are either immigrants or the children of...
Immigrants prospering in OECD countries
15:33 10/12/2012
Immigrants made up 10% of the population in OECD countries in 2010, according to a new report from the OECD. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development was founded in 1961 by 20...
Pro-immigration conservatives lobby Republicans for change of policy
12:33 10/12/2012
A group of conservative activists travelled to Washington D.C. on Tuesday 4th December 2012 to lobby Republican Party officials on immigration. Surprisingly, the activists, known as The National...