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India provides highest share of migrants entering Australia
For the year ending in June 2012, more permanent migrants to Australia came from India than from any other country. The next highest intake came from China. A shortage of skilled workers in Australia has meant that the government is looking to fill vacancies from overseas. Many of the positions are in the country’s booming mining industry....
Canadian minister questioned on cuts to refugee health care
Jason Kenney, the Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister, has been facing questions over his decision to cut health care to refugees. At an event held by the Chamber of Commerce in Leduc, Mr Kenney was asked by Toronto family physician Dr Sheila Wijayasinghe about the reduction in health care benefits which will be permitted to...
UK attracts high number of EU emigrants
New figures published by Eurostat show that there are more immigrants living in Britain than nearly every other country in the European Union. The only two countries to have a higher number are Germany and Spain. It is estimated that around a third of immigrants in the UK have crossed over the border from other European nations. However,...
British expats report steep rise in the cost of living
New research suggests that the cost of living for British expats is rising at a higher rate than it is for those living in the UK. According to the Post Office Expat Payment Index costs have risen by an average of 11 per cent. In some areas in Europe where the economies are struggling the figure is closer to 15 per cent. Of the 900 expats...
Gay Filipino woman challenges deportation from the US
A Filipino immigrant in the US has filed a lawsuit in which she claims she is exempt from deportation because she is married to an American of the same sex. The class action is reportedly the first of its kind ever filed against the Department of Homeland Security. A challenge has been made against the Defence of Marriage Act by Jane...
Immigration queues at Heathrow close to being acceptable
Immigration Minister Damian Green has told the home affairs committee that plans to bring waiting times at passport control at Heathrow Airport to a maximum of 45 minutes remain on track. Mr Green was called in front of the committee after its chairman, Keith Vaz, described the queues he had seen as appalling. Mr Green said he had visited...
Emigrating to Canada - jobs available for Canada immigrants
Although the unemployment statistics in Canada remain relatively unchanged at the moment, there is a suggestion that there might be a growing number of jobs for those entering the country from abroad. In the past year, around 214,000 new jobs have been created. Most of these are in the construction and manufacturing industries. According...
Canada issues record number of visas
The Canadian government has announced that this year has seen a record number of visas handed out to visitors applying to enter the country. The current figure stands at 500,000 which is a significant increase on the 450,000 which had been approved at the same time in 2011. Jason Kenney, Minister for Citizenship, Immigration and...
Ministers to make it easier for foreign students to come to the UK
Ministers in the UK are considering relaxing the immigration rules for foreign students in order to attract more of them to British universities. By removing students coming from outside the European Union from the rules David Cameron would also be able to bring down annual immigration figures. The government said that it aims to cut the...
Irish unemployment highest for eighteen years
Unemployment in Ireland has hit its highest point in 18 years according to official figures released for June. However the figure has been kept down because of the large number of people choosing to leave the country and look for work abroad. Ireland currently has a population of 4.5 million. The Central Statistics Office has revealed that...
