US Congress announces June vote on immigration reform
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10:03 26/04/2013
The US Congress has announced that it will vote in June on the immigration reform bill prepared by the so-called 'Gang of Eight'. The Gang of Eight is made up of four Republicans and four Democrats...
Murdoch enters Australian 457 temporary work visa debate
16:26 05/04/2013
Rupert Murdoch, the international media mogul, has criticised the Australian government's public pronouncements on skilled work based immigration saying that they have been 'disgraceful and racist'...
Canadian immigration's 'Dragons' Den' visa goes live
16:05 04/04/2013
Canada's new Start-up Visa Program (SUVP) was launched on April 1st 2013. The new visa allows foreign entrepreneurs to pitch their idea to a panel of Canadian investors. If the investors choose to...
COMMENT - US immigration system characterised by delay
13:39 15/03/2013
By Alex Owen The US is famously a country of migrants. In olden days, they would arrive by ship at the port of New York. One of the most famous images of New York in about 1900 is of immigrants from...
US Tech sector backs immigration reform
12:06 08/03/2013
US tech firms are supporting the proposed comprehensive immigration reform bill that is being drafted by a group of eight senators. Tech industry associations such as the Technology CEO Council are...
US budget crisis impacts on immigration
19:10 05/03/2013
On Friday 1st March 2013, President Obama ordered swingeing cuts in US public spending after Congress failed yet again to agree a deal on public spending. The President's order will cut $85bn from...
