US IT lobby group calls for action on H-1B visa reform
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9:59 13/05/2014
Compete America, a body which lobbies on behalf of high-tech industries in the US, has called on the US Congress to pass legislation to increase the number of H-1B visas available to US industry...
US immigration: Spouses of some H-1B visa holders can work
13:03 12/05/2014
Two senior officials in the Obama administration have announced proposals to allow the spouses of some H-1B visa holders to work while in the US. Currently, spouses of H-1B visa holders are only...
Canadian immigration announces new caps for skilled worker programs
12:55 09/05/2014
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Canada bars restaurants from Temporary Foreign Worker Program
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New Zealand immigration hits 11-year high
16:42 08/05/2014
Net immigration to New Zealand rose to 31,900 in the year to March 2014, the highest figure for eleven years and the second highest level ever. The highest number of immigrants were from the People's...
UK 'would fall apart' if immigrants left
19:36 07/05/2014
The UK would 'fall apart' if all immigrants currently living in the country decided to leave tomorrow, according to a well-respected London think-tank. Tim Finch, associate director of migration at...
