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Recent comments about international students in Canada significantly abusing the asylum system are misleading and obscure the context needed to understand a complex issue.
The myth of the ‘healthy immigrant’ has likely resulted in policymakers dismissing the health-care needs of newcomers to Canada. That’s why electoral participation is so important.
People who enter the US as refugees or with asylum generally adapt quickly and become productive members of society. But cities need help getting them settled and employed.
Placing migrants who are not criminals in prisons risks serious violations of their human rights and perpetuates narratives about the criminality of immigrants.
By turning southward, Georgia Meloni’s far-right government is both breaking with foreign policy conventions and scoring points with her base ahead of the European elections.
Rather than reducing international student permits, Ottawa should actively promote the advantages of studying in less populous provinces.
Other labour migrants in New Zealand enjoy rights broadly in line with those experienced by citizens and permanent residents – ‘low-skilled’ workers should too.
The EU’s pact signals the bloc’s most ambitious attempt to harmonise its migration policies. Yet, experts sound the alarm over its silence on search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean.
New Irish prime minister takes over as the republic faces challenges that include a wave of xenophobia.
The case could result in further limits on the immigration minister’s powers to keep refugees in detention indefinitely.
New research has found that immigrants’ income falls behind once they turn 50 and their disadvantage only gets worse as they continue to age.
Contrary to assumptions that seniors are technologically averse, many older adults now show remarkable agility in navigating digital media.
We know how to reduce homelessness and uphold our responsibilities to those seeking asylum and protection. Now all we need is the political will.
Relaxing ‘rules of origin’ restrictions in an existing trade deal could add tens of thousands of jobs in Central America.
In 2024, we’re seeing a pragmatic, determined, managerial prime minister trying to reinforce the anchors of the ship of state ahead of the May budget.
The government has failed in its attempt to ram unprecedented changes to the migration act through parliament. The laws, now being reviewed by a senate committee, could be disastrous.
The government is rushing legislation through parliament to crack down on unlawful immigrants. In a further reaction to the high court decision late last year.
The US economy relies on immigrants to fill jobs, but many of them are struggling with high rent burdens that make it harder to build productive lives and integrate into their communities.
The government will head back to the High Court next month for another immigration case. If it loses, there could be wide-ranging consequences.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Lancaster University
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Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Social Economics, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Law and Government, Durham University, Durham University
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Emeritus professor, Monash University
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Professor, Department of Politics, University of Liverpool
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Equity Studies, York University, Canada
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Dean and Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis
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Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute
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Professor in the Department of Economics, UCL
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Adjunct professor, University of Adelaide
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Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
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Research associate, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University
