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Mexico Illegal immigrant theme park gives taste of perilous trip across the US border
A remarkable video has shown a rare glimpse into the experience of illegal migrants who make the perilous journey across Mexico’s border into the US. Located in El Alberto, Mexico, The EcoAlberto theme park gives tourists a chance to live through a simulated clandestine border crossing. Now, for the first time, this unusual tourist...
Obama pumps up OPT visa scheme for foreign students
A programme which allows foreign STEM (“science, technology, engineering and math”) graduates to work in the United States for 29 months with no work visa has been expanded by the administration of President Barack Obama. The scheme, dubbed the “Optional Practical Training” (OPT) programme, had permitted students to be employed in...
Canada immigration regulations blur when sickness involved
Renewing questions on when and if a potential immigrant’s health issues should bar the candidate from immigrating, the Canadian Federal Court has overturned a government resolution to keep a Panamanian man from entering the country due of the possible financial burden to the Health Department from his HIV infection. Nestor Ovalle holds...
UK emigrants to have crisis centre by month's end
According to a top official, six million British expats living and working around the globe, among them 100,000 residing in the United Arab Emirate alone, will have more support with a new “crisis centre” which is due to officially launch at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by month’s end. Last Thursday at the British on Dubai...
NZ contractors applaud RSE immigration scheme
Vineyard contractors in Marlborough, New Zealand, are continuing to applaud the Recognised Seasonal Employer plan as a key solution to fill labour shortages in many local vineyards, as the pruning season is under way. As of Monday, around 600 RSE labourers were in Marlborough, compared to 580 by the end of May 2011, reveals to the Labour...
Expert says learn host language before moving overseas
Those considering leaving the United Kingdom for a different land should try picking up at least some of the host country’s language before moving overseas in order to perform daily tasks and integrate more with the new surroundings, advises an expert.
Lindsay de Feliz, who is marketing manager with Expat Focus, encourages to chose...
2011 saw rise in Estonia immigration and emigration
Data from Statistics Estonia reveal that 6,214 people emigrated from the country in 2011 – an increase of 920 from the year before. Immigration figures also went up by 899, reaching 3,709, reports the Estonian Public Broadcasting. Similarly to other years, more females were exiting the country, while more males were moving in, the...
Irish Government blamed for driving 9 people per hour to emigrate
The Irish government has been attacked by Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams for forcing nine Irish people per hour to emigrate. Adams cited the country’s appalling emigration rates as he called for a more united Ireland at his political party’s yearly congress. Delegates to the conference in Killarney gave Mr Adams a standing ovation as...
Young adult emigration makes Ireland population plummet by 12 percent
The figure of young adults living in Ireland has dropped by over one-tenth since 2006, reveal results from the April 2011 census. According to the Older and Younger report released by the Central Statistics Office, the age group 19 - 24 was the only one to decline, with a drop of 12%, since the previous census. Young adults’ emigration...
West Java to crack down on immigrants
Following reports of extensive visa abuse, the West Java government has announced plans to crack down on firms, religious establishments, and NGOs employing illegal volunteers and workers.
Hening Widiatmoko, head of West Java Manpower and Transmigration Agency, says the agency will create a task force with the Immigration...
