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Top US Army General, John Nicholson, has urged US lawmakers to preserve the Afghan immigration visa program, warning that if Afghan civilians - who have aided the US-led coalition in the fight against the Taliban as construction workers, firefighters and interpreters – who if they stayed in Afghanistan face being 'harmed or killed' by the terrorist group.
At a press conference held in Mexico City, the Binational Coalition Against Donald Trump provided details on how Mexican civil immigrant-support organisations on both sides of the border are preparing to tackle the threats they see linked to Donald Trump's presidential candidacy as the Republican representative.
Former Conservative minister, Peter Lilley, has branded UK immigration policy 'racist' for allowing unskilled, EU workers into Britain while barring non-EU curry chefs from entering the country to work mainly in Indian and Bangladeshi restaurants on Tier 2 visas or some other visa category. Lilley criticised current UK immigration rules, which allow a 'limitless number of white Europeans UK entry, regardless of whether they have a job offer.'
It was about a month ago on the night of Tuesday 3 May 2016, that anti-immigration candidate Donald Trump's main rival to run as the Republican Party's U.S. presidential candidate, Ted Cruz, pulled out of the contest after suffering a crushing defeat in the Indiana state primary. The following afternoon, John Kaisch, the only remaining competitor also quit the race leaving Trump, the man who has never held any form of elective or military office, with a clear run at obtaining the most powerful position in the Western world.
According to an analysis of the third annual US News/Raytheon STEM Index, published on May 17, 2016, the US will be reliant upon foreign workers on visas such as the L-1B intra-company transfer visa and H-1B specialty worker visa to fill future science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) jobs. Despite advances in education and hiring, the index reveals that skills gaps still exist - gaps filled by STEM graduates on H-1B visas and other visas.
The number of Irish work permits for non-EU citizens in 2016 is set to reach a new record, according to new figures. In 2015, some 7,353 work permits were issued, enabling foreign workers from outside of the European Union to work in Ireland. It's believed that the number of Irish work visas that will be granted in 2016 will be higher still and exceed 9,000.