London Mayor says UK must remove students from immigration figures
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9:35 29/11/2012
Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has used a speech in India to demand that the UK government changes immigration rules to make them more welcoming to international students. Speaking at Amity...
Obama promises reform of US skilled immigration system
19:20 21/11/2012
President Obama has said that he hopes to reform the US skilled immigration system. He has not given any details but has said that he hopes to do it soon, taking advantage of the fact that the...
UK academic attacks government's 'populist' immigration policy
16:30 21/11/2012
A leading academic has written a letter to the prestigious Financial Times newspaper complaining that the UK government's immigration policy is damaging the higher education sector. Professor James...
Business chief and mayor criticise UK immigration policy
16:57 19/11/2012
The Director General of the Confederation of British Industry, John Cridland has spoken out against the UK government's commitment to cut net inward immigration into the UK from outside the EU to '...
New cross party group on immigration established in UK parliament
11:15 11/10/2012
A new cross-party parliamentary group focussing on immigration has been established in the UK parliament. The group is chaired by the former Labour MP and immigration minister Barbara Roche and has...
Immigration reform law would create 1.4m jobs in US says report
13:01 03/10/2012
A report published by the left-of-centre Washington think tank The Center for American Progress says that passing the DREAM Act would add US$329bn to the US economy by 2030. 1.4m jobs would also be...
