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The net inflow of immigration to New Zealand has slowed down due to increasing departures from the country, mainly to Australia. However, immigration to and from New Zealand has overall resulted in a net gain to the population.
Australia's strong economic growth is attracting more migrants; This is considered to be the main reason for decreasing levels of net migration to New Zealand. The situation will likely continue as Australia is expected to loosen immigration requirements on temporary work visas.
There is strong support for skilled migration among Australia's population, according to a new study commissioned by the Australian SBS Television Network.
According to the study, over 60 percent of Australian's favour diversity and feel that migrants enrich the Australian way of life.
In addition, six out of ten first generation migrants felt a sense of belonging to Australian society. For the second generation, the sense of belonging was much greater.
Australian educational institutions are welcoming changes to student visas announced by the federal government on 19 December 2010.
The education sector in Australia has been reeling in response to a sudden collapse in demand from international students. The education sector in Australia is a multi-billion dollar industry and depends heavily on international students, especially from India and China.
The UK Government is closing its highly skilled immigration route to applicants from outside of the United Kingdom on 23 December 2010; This is despite the recent High Court ruling that stated its interim immigration cap was unlawful. There is still no limit on Tier 1 visa applications made from within the UK until March 2011.
Ireland -- an economic powerhouse only a few years ago -- is seeing thoudsands of its citizens leave its shores each month for a better life in other countries such as the UK, Canada, and Australia.
According to government statistics, the number of Irish immigrants heading to Canada tripled in the last decade. Since 2007, the number of Irish people immigrating to Canada has risen by 80 percent. And its neighbor, the United Kingdom, is now seeing 1,000 Irish nationals immigrate there each month.