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Immigration Cap Still Proves to be a Touchy Subject

Immigration Cap Still Proves to be a Touchy Subject
No matter if people are for it or against it, the immigration cap that the government has set up for the UK is a touchy subject. Some people feel that this cap is a good idea while others say that it is going to do very little, if anything, to lower immigration. Currently there are many economists around the UK saying that this new...

Former Philippine Military Chief Ricardo David Named the New Immigration Commissioner

Former Philippine Military Chief Ricardo David Named the New Immigration Commissioner
Reports now show that President Aquino has just recently appointed a new immigration commissioner. However, the person he chose was not what some people were thinking. Apparently he has made retired Armed Forces chief Ricardo David the new immigration commissioner. Thanks to this new role, Ricardo has been given the task of trying to...

Danish Prime Minister Fires Immigration Minister

Danish Prime Minister Fires Immigration Minister
It now seems that the immigration minister of Denmark has now been fired by Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen. Apparently the immigration minister was fired for failure to grant stateless Palestinians citizenship in Denmark. The immigration minister, Birthe Ronn Hornbech, was said to be in violation of United Nations conventions....

Irish Political Party's Fine Gael Talks of Plans to Keep Irish Students from Emigrating

Irish Political Party's Fine Gael Talks of Plans to Keep Irish Students from Emigrating
It now seems that Fine Gael, which is actually the front running Irish political party, has just announced its plans to keep thousands of talented young Irish students from leaving Ireland in search of work. This party went on to say that it would offer some 20,000 people a year private, public, and voluntary sector work placement programs....

UK Emigration Cap Criticized by London Mayor

Posted on January 6, 2011 in Politics UK Visas US
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UK Emigration Cap Criticized by London Mayor
There are a number of people that have been really coming down on the UK's emigration cap. This includes officials and the general public alike. Well it now seems that yet another big name has started to make fun of the emigration cap. Recently London Major Boris Johnson put in his two cents on the matter. Johnson said that the UK...

Home Secretary says Emigration Cap Will Not be Exploited

Home Secretary says Emigration Cap Will Not be Exploited
Theresa May, the Home Secretary, has denied that businesses will seek to exploit a loophole in the government's new emigration rule that will allow firms to bring an unlimited number of employees to the UK for less than a year. Apparently there will be a new minimum salary of £40,000 for firms using intra-company transfers to bring their...

Gay Saudi Prince May Seek Asylum in the UK After Murdering His Manservant

Gay Saudi Prince May Seek Asylum in the UK After Murdering His Manservant
Just recent, a gay Saudi prince murdered his manservant in a London hotel room. It now appears that this same prince could apply for asylum and end up living in the UK. Prince Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasir al Saud was exposed as a homosexual during his murder trial. This puts him at risk of a death sentence if he returns to Saudi Arabia....

Ernst and Young also Concerned Over Emigration Cap

Posted on October 13, 2010 in Politics Visas US
STORY LINK Ernst and Young also Concerned Over Emigration Cap
Ernst and Young also Concerned Over Emigration Cap
It seems like every single day, there is another company that comes forward to tell people that they are scared of the emigration cap. The news company, Ernst and Young, has warned that the new emigration cap could damage the Scottish economy. This would be bad news since many countries are currently trying to get over the recently global...

UK Government Defends Limits on Indian Professionals

UK Government Defends Limits on Indian Professionals
Apparently the UK government has just recently defended its decision to introduce an interim limit on skilled workers from India. However, this limit will be placed on other countries from outside the European Union as well. This news comes despite concerns raised by the Confederation of British Industry and others. The government has...

Government Vows to Fight the European Commission Over Migrant Benefits

Government Vows to Fight the European Commission Over Migrant Benefits
Apparently the government has now recently vowed to fight the European Commission over efforts by Brussels to lift British social security restrictions designed to curb benefit tourism. The current social security rules limit benefit claims for emigrants to those who can prove they have a good prospect of finding work and have a long-term...