Immigration newsletter 16 Oct 2014

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Asian migrants drive resurgence in US immigration

Asian migrants are driving a resurgence in immigration to the US, with the largest increase in newcomers since before the recession.

High numbers of Chinese students and skilled workers from India are now moving to the US, One indication of this is that the cap on H-1B visa applications was reached in less than a week this year.

The number of immigrants in the US jumped by 523,400 in the past year, which is the largest increase since 2006.

Visa reforms may be required to attract more tourists to Australia

The Australian Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF) have warned that visa reforms may be necessary in order to attract more Chinese tourists.

The latest figures indicate that the number of Chinese visitors to Australia has risen by 2.9% since last year. However in the same period the increase in visitors to the US was 23%, and for Canada it was 30%, so it’s clear that Australia is now lagging behind.

TTF Chief Executive Margy Osmond said ‘reducing the cost and complexity of our visa system will improve Australia’s competitiveness by removing a key barrier to travel.’

Dozens of illegal immigrants released from detention centre

‘Dozens’ of migrants have been released from an immigration facility in New Mexico, according to the local Mayor.

The Artesia Family Residential Centre houses women and children from Central America, who have fled their native countries and crossed the border into the US illegally.

The centre opened temporarily in the summer to deal with increasing numbers of illegal immigrants. Estimates suggest it could take until next year before the remaining 479 detainees are processed.

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Thousands of foreign workers expected for Australian transport contract

A new $6.8bn road contract could bring thousands of overseas workers to Australia.

A job advert has already been posted for an immigration adviser to process 457-visas, indicating that a large number of foreign applicants are expected.

This has outraged many union bosses in Australia, who are angry that temporary foreign workers are being sought when there are local people looking for work.

Joint UK and Ireland short stay visa announced

The British and Irish governments have announced a new joint short-stay visa, which will allow visitors to move freely between the UK and Republic of Ireland on a single visa.

At the moment the scheme only applies to visitors from China and India, but will eventually be rolled out to all non-EU countries.

The agreement was approved by UK Home Secretary Theresa May, and Irish Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald, who proclaimed it as a ‘landmark scheme.’