Obama uses Korea visit to call for US immigration reform
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13:36 07/05/2014
President Obama has used a speech in South Korea to call on the US Congress to pass immigration reform. The President was speaking at a naturalisation ceremony for members of the US military who were...
UK Conservatives fear electoral disaster over EU immigration figures
15:51 06/05/2014
The Conservative Party, the largest party in the UK parliament and the senior partner in the UK's Coalition government, fears that the release of immigration figures could adversely affect its...
Canadian academic calls for end to Temporary Foreign Worker Program
13:58 06/05/2014
A Canadian academic has called on the federal government to close the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and, instead, to grant more permanent residence visas to international workers. Professor...
London Mayor: UK should grant immigration amnesty
17:55 02/05/2014
The maverick mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has called on the UK government to grant an immigration amnesty to all illegal immigrants who have been in the country for ten years. Mr Johnson said 'The...
UK admits £500m immigration system cannot count immigrants
17:43 02/05/2014
The UK's Home Office, the government department responsible for immigration matters, has admitted that a computerised immigration checking system which has cost at least £500m to develop doesn't work...
UK immigration announces end to Tier 1 General visa extensions
15:06 01/05/2014
The Home Office, the UK government department that deals with immigration matters, has announced that it will stop accepting applications for Tier 1 (General) visa extensions from 6th April 2015. The...
