France modifies immigration policy after riots
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18:17 01/12/2005
The French government has modified certain aspects of its immigration policy after riots in poor suburbs earlier this month - even though most of the rioters were born in France. Under pressure from...
Australia's lack of skilled workers blamed on parents
9:26 30/11/2005
Parents are to blame for a shortage of skilled workers in Australia , the authors of a new study claim. Ambitious mums and dads are pushing children to enrol in high-status university degrees such as...
US state of Hawaii facing tech worker shortage
19:51 29/11/2005
As the US state of Hawaii broadens its reach into high-technology industries, employers are finding the federal limits on immigration restricting their ability to hire computer engineers and other...
US President seeks support for new guest worker visa
10:42 29/11/2005
US President George W Bush has begun touring US states to rally support for his strategy to control immigration. Mr Bush wants tighter security along the Mexican frontier, but he also plans to allow...
The US Green Card Lottery: one family's story
15:50 28/11/2005
Klaus and Flavia Westerwelle seldom play lotteries. They've already hit the big one. The Associated Press reports. The evidence can be spotted on the living-room wall of their Eastside home: 15 hand-...
Australia's new working holiday maker visa a success
13:11 28/11/2005
Rural Australian fruit growers desperate for workers have been helped out by the large number of backpackers who took advantage of changes to the working holiday maker visa scheme . Three weeks after...
