France modifies immigration policy after riots
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18:17 01/12/2005
The French government has modified certain aspects of its immigration policy after riots in poor suburbs earlier this month - even though most of the rioters were born in France. Under pressure from...
US President seeks support for new guest worker visa
10:42 29/11/2005
US President George W Bush has begun touring US states to rally support for his strategy to control immigration. Mr Bush wants tighter security along the Mexican frontier, but he also plans to allow...
Australia's new working holiday maker visa a success
13:11 28/11/2005
Rural Australian fruit growers desperate for workers have been helped out by the large number of backpackers who took advantage of changes to the working holiday maker visa scheme . Three weeks after...
Australia faces shortage of 195,000 workers
10:19 25/11/2005
Australia faces a shortfall of 195,000 workers in five years time, the federal government spokesman says. An ageing population was to blame for the expected shortfall, which would have a massive...
Canada announces $700 mn investment in immigration
9:46 25/11/2005
Joe Volpe, Canada's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Nov. 24 announced the Government of Canada will invest an additional $700 million over five years to make important improvements to the...
Turkish politician discusses German immigration challenges
11:56 24/11/2005
In an exclusive guest editorial for Expatica , MEP Cem Oezdemir, who was the first German of Turkish descent elected to the Bundestag, looks at the challenges Germany's new government will face...
