German immigration at lowest level for many years
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13:44 19/01/2005
The number of immigrants to Germany dropped below 800,000 for the first time in many years in 2003, the broadcaster Deutsche Welle reports. According to Government figures released on January 17, 768...
Immigration may rise thanks to UK jobs boom
13:27 19/01/2005
While other European countries struggle with high unemployment, the UK is facing a labour shortage that could be eased through higher immigration , the Financial Times newspaper reports. Figures just...
New Canadian immigration minister - faster refugee processing
19:49 18/01/2005
Following the January 13 resignation of Judy Sgro, newly-appointed Canadian Immigration Minister Joe Volpe will seek to speed up the process of determining who is a refugee, the website Cnews reports...
Report criticizes EU asylum policies
15:44 17/01/2005
A leading human rights watchdog has accused the European Union and its member states of neglecting the rights of asylum seekers in their migration and anti-terrorism polices, the website EU Observer...
Australia to introduce online health assessment
14:06 17/01/2005
Applicants for Australian visas will be able to put their medical data online, the first time this technology has been used anywhere in the World, Australia's Department of Immigration and...
Scandal forces Canadian immigration minister to quit
13:29 17/01/2005
Canada's Immigration Minister Judy Sgro resigned January 13 after allegedly offering to help an asylum seeker stay in Canada, Reuters reports. Ms. Sgro was forced to quit after Toronto pizza shop...
