Many US voters appear to believe that deporting illegal immigrants would boost job opportunities and wages for US workers. But economic modelling suggests different conclusions.
Africa has produced some incredible academics who are based elsewhere but want to contribute to their home continent.
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There is a powerful African- born diaspora in North America and its members have much to offer their home continent. How should this relationship be crafted?
The great Australian success story of Frank Lowy and many others like him would not have happened had Australia not accepted penniless refugees.
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The problem with auctioning immigration places is that it puts the focus on short-term revenue-raising, rather than immigration’s more important medium- to long-term nation-building role.
These documents have become less sought after among the ranks of the world’s highly skilled migrants.
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The United States has always been known as a nation of immigrants and a top destination for scientists and other highly skilled professionals. That ability to attract the world’s most educated and innovative…
Skilled migration policy benefits from a targeted approach.
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Ask anyone on the street or in the pub about immigration and they’ll invariably say it’s all about boats, 457s and more boats. But immigration policy is obviously about more than just that, and in parallel…
Federal government plans to axe several types of family visas could mean that for some, being able to reunite their families in Australia could become a thing of the past.
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This afternoon, the Australian Senate will be asked to vote on a Greens disallowance motion, which seeks to stop the Abbott government repealing several types of family visas. These include: the Parent…
Backpackers make up a hidden stream of labour in Australia. But what makes a ‘good’ migrant for policy-makers, and why is there a distinction?
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In his short period in office so far, prime minister Tony Abbott has been taken to task on two issues with important neighbours: asylum seeker boats arriving from Indonesia, and the rights of New Zealanders…
