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Points-Based Immigration Systems in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom
The individual country surveys reveal that Australia operates a hybrid system for skilled migration that involves employer sponsorship and a points-based visa program that was revised in 2012. The UK’s points-based program, introduced in 2003, provides for five different immigrant tiers. Canada uses a points-based selection process for its Federal Skilled Workers Program, which is one of several programs within its “economic class” of immigration Continue reading
UK / Immigrants pay more tax into the British economy than native Brits and claim less in benefits
The report by University College London’s Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration found immigrants arriving after 1999 were 45% less likely to claim state benefits Continue reading
Finland / Immigrants integrate over time but Differences among groups are great report says
The reports suggests that the longer an immigrant has been in Finland, the closer his or her living conditions are to those of the native population Continue reading
Immigration / U.S. loses out to Canada
Canada really shines in comparison to the United States is in its immigration policy Continue reading
US / Immigration Reform needed to fill the Skills Gap
The problem with the system is that it’s arbitrary and doesn’t meet the needs of employers Continue reading
UK / A 73 per cent increase in the number of ‘job-seeking’ EU immigrants
The findings led Boris Johnson to urge the Prime Minister to demand a change in EU laws to delay migrants’ access to benefits Continue reading
Germany / Poor immigrant influx taking advantage of the nation’s welfare system
The EU says Germany profits from immigration and has nothing to whine about Continue reading
OECD / The number of tertiary educated immigrants in the OECD increased by 70% in the past to 27 million
The number of tertiary educated immigrants in the OECD increased by 70% in the past decade to reach 27 million in 2010/11. About 30% of all migrants in the OECD area were highly educated and one-fifth of them were originating from India, China or the Philippines. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story … Continue reading
UK / The number of immigrants hugely overestimated as immigration seen as an issue
A poll of Western countries has found that immigration is seen as a bigger problem in the UK than anywhere else Continue reading
The Talent War / The implications of the demographic outlook and immigration flows are substantial says a report
The implications for policymakers are substantial. First of all, receiving countries will have to invest more in developing smart migration, integration, and nondiscrimination policies Continue reading
Canada / The Jobs Gap for Immigrants
Immigrants are less likely to have a job than their Canadian-born counterparts, according to Statistics Canada data Continue reading
Canada / Immigrant Selection Policies impose an annual fiscal burden of $20 billion says the Fraser Institute
This paper reviews the history of Canadian immigration policies and documents that the present policies impose on Canadians a fiscal burden of $20 billion annually Continue reading
Germany / Immigrants struggle in job market – Arab immigrants most affected
Foreigners have worse chances on the German job market than Germans, the Cologne Institute for Economic Research has found. Worst affected are immigrants from Arabic countries Continue reading
Norway / Becoming a winner in the race for skilled workers
With an economy stoked by oil riches, Norway is becoming a winner in the race for skilled workers as Europe suffers record unemployment. Euro-area joblessness was 12.1 percent in July and 16.4 percent are out of work in Portugal, which was forced to seek a bailout in 2011. Unemployment in Norway, western Europe’s biggest oil … Continue reading
UK / ‘Don’t give our jobs to migrants’ say young to a poll
Three-quarters of those questioned said that it was wrong for the country to recruit from overseas while so many young people are already struggling to earn a living Continue reading
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