Australia: Population puzzle divides experts

Sunday, 01 August 2010 11:39

Source: Sydney Morning Herald
By: STEPHANIE PEATLING

SUSTAINABILITY and population have become buzzwords of this year's campaign but experts are divided on the merits of any halt to the numbers of people living in Australia.

Labor, the Coalition and the Greens all have reviews of population policy as part of their election platforms.

Neither Labor nor the Greens are willing to talk about the size of possible cuts to immigration while the Coalition has said it would reduce the annual migration intake within three years from 277,000 to 170,000.

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UK: Leading Square Mile financiers label coalition's immigration cap 'a disaster'

Sunday, 01 August 2010 11:14

Source: Guardian.co.uk
By: Jill Treanor

Coalition proposals to limit the number of non-EU citizens UK firms can employ have angered City bosses

Leading City employers are furious about the limits being imposed by the government on the number of non-EU citizens they are able to employ and are urging a dramatic rethink of the government's policy.

The financial district prides itself on its cosmopolitan workforce and is concerned that the quotas on migrants being set by the coalition will make it impossible for them to keep operating effectively.

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Rwanda: Diaspora Remittances to Strengthen Our Economy

Saturday, 31 July 2010 18:57

Source: allAfrica.com

Money sent home by Rwandans living in the Diaspora has significantly increased with recent figures putting the total in remittances last year at 23.2 percent, despite the negative impact of the global recession.

Remittances have been increasing since 2005 from$42.85million to $139.89 million in 2008, accelerating further to reach $172.40 million last year, statistics from the Diaspora General Directorate under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicate.

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Congress Boosts Remittance Transparency in Reform Bill

Saturday, 17 July 2010 09:47

Source: Appleseed

Price Disclosures Will Help Immigrants Save Money, Support Families

The financial reform bill, which cleared a final hurdle yesterday in the Senate and now awaits President Obama's signature, includes long-needed remittance transparency standards that will help ensure the safe and affordable transfer of money from immigrant workers to their families abroad.

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Justice Dept. sues, seeks injunction on Ariz. immigration law

Tuesday, 06 July 2010 22:58

Source: Washington Post
By Jerry Markon and William Branigin

The Justice Department filed suit Tuesday against Arizona, charging that the state's new immigration law is unconstitutional and requesting a preliminary injunction to stop the legislation from taking effect.

The lawsuit says the law illegally intrudes on federal prerogatives, invoking as its main argument the legal doctrine of "preemption," which is based on the Constitution's supremacy clause and says that federal law trumps state statutes. The Justice Department argues that enforcing immigration laws is a federal responsibility and says an injunction is needed to prevent "irreparable harm" to the United States.

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Immigration vote stirs emotions in Neb. town

Wednesday, 23 June 2010 14:50

Source: AP
By MARGERY A. BECK

Opponents worry that new ordinance could fuel discimination

While busy running a general store that caters to the growing number of Latinos in this Nebraska meatpacking town, Alfredo Velez had new concerns Tuesday after his neighbors voted for an ordinance to crack down on illegal immigrants.

To Velez, the vote a day earlier in Fremont to ban hiring or renting property to illegal immigrants sent a clear message: "We're not welcome here," said Velez, a native of Mexico who became a U.S. citizen in 1985.

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