An advisor to Mitt Romney has launched a lawsuit attacking President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme, thereby making illegal immigration a hot election issue.
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Mitt Romney will campaign for the presidency of the United States in November on a hard line anti-illegal immigration policy. The new 'platform plank' was adopted by Republican Party leaders just days before the party's National Convention next week and some believe that it will make it difficult for Mr Romney to gain the support of Hispanic voters at the election. If the election is close, then, experts believe, immigration could become a decisive factor in some states where it is an important issue to voters.
The Greek government is continuing its crackdown on illegal immigration which began on 4th July. By 6th July, police and troops had arrested over 7,000 suspected illegal immigrants in a series of raids both in Athens and along the north-eastern border with Turkey. 1,600 illegal immigrants were deported after the first weekend. Since then, the Greek government has made a concerted effort to take control of its 200km north-eastern land border with Turkey which runs along the Evros River. There are now 2,500 officers on patrol in the area compared to 500 in July.
We remind you that penalties for illegal working remain severe. A UK Border Agency spokesman told The Daily Telegraph on 22nd August 2012 that UK immigration authorities have removed 2,000 illegal workers from the UK since May. The spokesman told the paper that UK Border Agency staff raided a Tesco warehouse at Farm Lane, Croydon, south London at 3a.m. on Saturday 21st July 2012. UKBA staff arrested 22 people on suspicion of breaching the terms of their UK visas.
The Canadian government's plan to focus its skilled worker program on younger people has caused some concern among Canadian immigrant organisations. Changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), which are due to come into force next January will mean that only those aged between 18 and 35 will score maximum points on the age section of the Canadian points-based assessment.
Projections by The United Kingdom's Office of Budget Responsibility (The OBR) have shown that higher immigration levels would reduce pressure on public spending levels and encourage growth in the British economy.
An OBR statement read 'higher net migration, close to levels that we have seen in recent years, would put downward pressure on borrowing and public sector net debt, as immigrants are more likely to be of working age than the population in general.' The OBR also said that a reduction in immigration would result in a higher proportion of state spending being spent on pensions, social care and the health service.