Will we be left with a no deal Brexit?
(Getty Images) Labour’s Keir Starmer has warned that Theresa May and her government will be facing a race against time to pass a number of new laws, or they may risk creating an ‘unsustainable legal vacuum’ if Britain end up leaving the EU without a deal. However last week Dominic Raab insisted that the government […]
Germany changes their Immigration laws
The German government wrote up a draft for immigration regulations on 17th of August. The new law is to reform the current, unwieldy immigration law of 2004 and to finally regulate labour market integration beyond asylum policy. Refugees are briefly mentioned in the draft whilst the focus keyword seems to be the skilled workers. Germany […]
Risk of rise in Illegal Immigration in Ireland Post Brexit
A government report has warned that Ireland could see a significant rise of a number of illegal asylum seekers and immigrants. A National Risk Assessment was carried out recently and has found that Ireland is at risk of increased illegal movement as Brexit gets introduced to the UK. “Brexit may give rise […]
Two Ukrainians leave their country every minute
Research has found that since late March 2018 over 400,000 citizens have left Ukraine in search of a better life abroad. A little over a quarter of Ukrainians have left the country to wait out hard times while they find work temporarily abroad, according to a survey by the Kyiv International Institute […]
Illegal immigration on the rise as visa restrictions become strict
A recent new study has found that as the British government has put more control on the immigration system, it has driven up the number of people entering the UK illegally. While the the visa restrictions have cut overall migration as the government planned, academics said they can be “ineffective and counterproductive” because they force more people […]
Australian Citizenship Minister Introduces Stricter Value Test for Migrants
Source: AAP Malcolm Turnbull, the government’s minister has expressed concern that many people are granted permanent residency before they even step foot into the country so therefore wants to further tighten the visas. Last year Australia accepted around 162,000 permanent migrants last year which is well below they annual cap […]
Trump says ‘Hire American’s’ as he changes working visas
A Drop in H-2B Visas A Trump limits the number of H-2B visas companies with high demand and who are dependant on foreign seasonal workers are beginning to suffer. Despite Donald Trump’s promise to have the back of smaller businesses, many small American companies have been denied visas to bring in foreign workers this year. […]
Record high numbers of foreigners entering NZ for work
Despite the New Zealand government’s changes to control immigration numbers, it has been reported that the number of people entering for work visas have increased massively. Last year more than 228,000 work visas were approved which has increased by 4000 from the previous financial year. The main industry in which a lot more foreign workers […]