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Prince Edward Island – Immigration not enough
Immigration has slowed the rate of aging of the P.E.I. population over the last five years, but it is still likely that 50 per cent of the population will be older than 45 by 2019. The good news is that this means the unemployment rate is likely to fall dramatically over the next decade, as … Continue reading
Canada’s Express Entry – A slow start
After the first five months it’s clear the new PR process has missed the mark on all three of its goals. Worse, the new program has created some unintended consequences. First, the application system is restrictive and leaves little room for discretion. With only an e-mail address for inquiries, no one is available to talk … Continue reading
China – Increasing numbers of foreigners are making their way in
China’s place in the global migration order has been transformed by three decades of rapid economic development. Policies to reform and open the country initiated in 1978 accelerated Chinese emigration and internal migration towards the industrialized coast. While these flows remain important, another trend has gained momentum: Increasing numbers of foreigners are making their way … Continue reading
Express Entry in Canada – There are problems
In April 10, 2015, three foreign nationals became the first permanent residents (PRs) under Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (CIC) new Express Entry system. In Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s related announcement, it indicates that two of the three new PRs were international students who qualified under the Canadian Experience Class category, touting this as evidence of … Continue reading
European immigration in UK – They cost to government £408.12 per second and contribute £463.35 per second in revenues
This report has been commissioned by Rapid Formations to develop a firm understanding of European migrants who choose to settle in the United Kingdom and assess whether they pose any impact on the UK’s economic stability. Overall, research suggests that migrants from the European Union pose a statistically significant net benefit to UK public finances … Continue reading
Express Entry in Canada – A downward trend in qualifying scores
Citizenship and Immigration Canada has completed another round of draws from the new Express Entry pool. The draw, completed on March 28, 2015 resulted in 1,637 Invitations to Apply (ITA) for Permanent Residence. The lowest qualifying score was 453. Express Entry is Canada’s new immigration application management system. Candidates are awarded points meant to measure … Continue reading
Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada – Permits expire for those who have been in the country for more than four years
Thousands of temporary foreign workers could be heading to airports to leave Canada Wednesday as permits expire for those who have been in the country for more than four years. The Conservative government set April 1, 2015 as the deadline for temporary foreign workers in low-skilled jobs to either become permanent residents or leave the … Continue reading
US – 10 Things every undocumented youth should know
If you do not have legal immigration status in the United States, you are at risk. Keep these points in mind: If approached by immigration authorities, do not sign any papers and do not talk to them unless you check with a lawyer first. Stay out of trouble with the law. In most, if not … Continue reading
Aging Workforce Germany – 500K immigrants are needed each year study finds
The euro zone’s number one economy will need an army of immigrants to keep its economy going, a Bertelsmann study showed on Friday. Europe’s powerhouse needs some 500,000 immigrants each year in order to stabilize its labor force and social welfare system until 2050, the newest study from think-tank Bertelsmann showed on Friday. The study … Continue reading
The economic benefits of immigration
The economic benefits of immigration may be the most settled fact in economics. A recent University of Chicago poll of leading economists could not find a single one who rejected the proposition. (There is one notable economist who wasn’t polled: George Borjas of Harvard, who believes that his fellow economists underestimate the cost of immigration … Continue reading
Immigration in Canada – Express Entry: two months into the launch
We are two months into the launch of Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (“CIC”) Express Entry system for managing certain applications for permanent residence. The new system has come under serious fire and there is pressure on the government from the Canadian Bar Association and affected stakeholders to change the way the system works and impacts … Continue reading
EU Immigration Policy – In need of public figures who can speak to policymakers, politicians, and publics report says
The European Union has been charged with leading a response to a range of complex and interlinked challenges related to EU immigration and asylum policy, from the short-term need to respond to maritime migration in the Mediterranean, through to the long-term questions about Europe’s future as a diverse, competitive society. However, it is becoming increasingly … Continue reading
Immigrants to Canada – The ‘New Gateways’ and immigrant selection programs and immigrant source regions
Canada and the United States have recently experienced an increased regional dispersion of entering immigrants. American research suggests that a mixture of economic push factors (away from states like California) and pull factors (toward states with growth of low-wage jobs), as well as changing government policies and regulations contributed to the development of the ‘New … Continue reading
Immigration in Germany -Record 8.2 million or a 10th of population
Foreigners now represent about a 10th of Germany‘s population as their numbers hit a record in Europe‘s biggest economy, the government said Monday. Nearly 8.2 million people with foreign nationalities were registered with authorities at the end of 2014, the Federal Statistical Office reported. That number was the highest recorded since the registry‘s introduction in … Continue reading
European Immigrant Integration – The result of a complex, three-way process between the migrant, origin country, and country of destination
While the treatment of immigrant integration diverges significantly across the European Union (EU), Member States increas- ingly share an acceptance that the expected outcomes have thus far failed to materialise. A fresh approach to integration across the European Union is urgently needed, especially in the current climate, where social cohesion and economic resil- ience are … Continue reading
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