Record number of visitors to Australia outstay their visas
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11:25 12/10/2012
Figures released by the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) show that a record number of travellers remained in Australia illegally after their visas had expired last year. In...
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...
Anti-immigration laws in Arizona 'have damaged state economy'
9:28 11/10/2012
A new report from the right-wing think tank The Cato Institute has found that anti-immigrant legislation introduced in Arizona in 2007 and 2010 has damaged the state economy. The report, The Economic...
Conservative MP says UK migration target 'too blunt'
15:34 10/10/2012
Nadhim Zahawi, the UK Conservative Party's MP for Stratford-on-Avon, has said that the UK's coalition government must be careful to avoid damaging the economy by focussing too rigidly on the number...
Canadian minister announces more 'working holiday' visas for Irish
14:26 10/10/2012
The Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney visited Ireland last week. On Friday 5th October, Mr Kenney held a joint press conference with the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs,...
Indian firms report increased difficulty in getting L-1B US visas
12:41 10/10/2012
Indian firms are reporting that it is increasingly difficult to obtain L category US visas for their staff. Ameet Nivsarkar, a vice president at Nasscom, the Indian software industry body, has said '...
