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US / 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants
Immigrant entrepreneurs are doing great things in America today. Lebanese born Dr. Charles Elachi is the Director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and his team just sent a rover to Mars. Russian born Sergey Brin is the co-founder of Google. In fact, a 2011 study found that 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies were founded … Continue reading
International migration / Labour migration decreased in 2010 finds OECD
International Migration Outlook, OECD flagship publication on migration provides an analysis of recent developments in migration movements and policies in OECD countries and two analytical chapters, covering the role of migration in renewing the skills of ageing workforces and the role of Asia in international migration. Key Points Migration flows to the OECD Overall permanent migration inflows into 23 … Continue reading
Canada / Immigration / Other provinces not getting same control as Quebec says Kenney
The federal government is not prepared to cede control over immigration to the provinces to the degree it has for Quebec, despite pressure to do so from Canadian premiers, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Friday. “I believe that newcomers from around the world arrive in Canada not primarily to become Albertans or Nova Scotians, but … Continue reading
US / Green cards to US-trained math and science experts
The US House passed a bill today that would replace the green card lottery with a program that awards permanent residency visas to foreign graduates of US master’s and doctoral programs in science, technology, engineering and math, Reuters reported. Under the current green card lottery system, people from countries with low rates of immigration are … Continue reading
US / Birth Rate Falls to a Record Low, Worse Among Immigrants
The U.S. birth rate dipped in 2011 to the lowest ever recorded, led by a plunge in births to immigrant women since the onset of the Great Recession. The overall U.S. birth rate, which is the annual number of births per 1,000 women in the prime childbearing ages of 15 to 44, declined 8% from … Continue reading
UK / Net migration falls by a quarter to 183,000
In the biggest drop in four years, net migration, the difference between the numbers arriving and leaving, fell to 183,000 in the year to March, down from 242,000 the previous year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The number of foreign students coming to the UK was down 8%, the number of foreign workers … Continue reading
Germany / The preferred immigration destination for highly skilled Hungarians
The migration bug at present biting disgruntled skilled workers in every European country has long been a feature in Hungary, with numerous highly skilled younger Hungarians leaving for Germany over the last 16 years. However, the rate at which talented young workers are leaving their home country has accelerated since 2007, with emigrant numbers up … Continue reading
Costa Rica / Immigration decreased by 7.5 percent in the last decade
Immigration to Costa Rica decreased significantly in the last decade, dropping from 7.5 percent growth in the period from 1984-2000 to just 2.4 percent in the last decade, according to a recent study by local and international organizations. The study was presented last week by immigration and public security officials, and found that Nicaraguan and … Continue reading
Canada / Primer Harper: Lack of skilled labour threatens the economy
Producing more skilled workers, scientists and engineers is the key to Canada’s future prosperity, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says. His analysis may have surprised a Canada-United States business group in Ottawa to talk about cross-border irritants, international trade negotiations, stalled pipelines and the rise of China as an economic power. “This is in fact in … Continue reading
Canada / Employers to cherry-pick potential immigrants from a pool
Ottawa has reached a consensus with the provinces to establish a pool of skilled-worker candidates by the end of 2014 that will allow employers to cherry-pick potential immigrants to fill regional labour shortages. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced Friday he is committed to working with his provincial counterparts to implement the Expression of Interest (EOI) … Continue reading
BC / Immigration / Visa program suspended
Six months after the B.C. government called for more authority to boost its intake of skilled immigrants, officials have suspended a program that fast-tracked visas for business investors following a suspicious surge in applications. British Columbia’s provincial nominee program saw an “extraordinary” increase in the number of business applicants for a category that promised a … Continue reading
Canada / Talent War / Skilled immigrants: They’re not lining up anymore
If you’re an engineer in China or Brazil, you have a good life. Why come and freeze in Canada, right? It’s a truism that Canada is a nation of immigrants, but in the years ahead, demographics — an aging population and low birthrate — and changing employment patterns, with increased demand for specific skills, indicate … Continue reading
Talent War | Canada needs to get competitive says Harper
Stephen Harper believes a global demographic shift is under way, one that will force developed nations such as Canada into a furious competition for talented immigrants in the years ahead. In some of his most expansive comments on the topic, the Prime Minister outlined the rationale behind his government’s fundamental overhaul of the country’s system … Continue reading
Immigration | Fiscal Burden | Canada : Recent immigrants cost an estimate of $16.3G to $23.6G annually
“Canada’s immigrant selection process needs to be revamped to focus on admitting people with Canadian job offers and skills needed by employers, recommends a new report released today by the Fraser Institute, Canada’s leading public policy think-tank.” This is what says the Press Release on Patrick Grady and Herbert Grubel’s Immigration and the Canadian Welfare … Continue reading
Brain Drain – US Driving Immigrant Talent Overseas
Asaf Darash, an Israeli entrepreneur, was putting his 18-month-old son to bed when he received the news he had been dreading. He had applied to renew his temporary visa back in April. It was now the middle of September, a few weeks away from his visa expiration, and immigration officials had still not responded. As … Continue reading
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