Immigration news

Spain posted its largest population increase ever last year, gaining more than 900,000 residents in a surge due almost exclusively to immigration, the Spanish government said. Spain granted amnesty to 700,000 illegal immigrants in 2005.The 2.1% rate of growth in the population is included in a report presented yesterday to the government by the National Statistics Institute. It said Spain's population as of January stood at 44.1 million.

Australia's immigration policy of luring professionals and skilled workers from poorer countries could be damaging the countries they leave behind, by attracting their doctors, nurses, nation-builders and reformers.A report released by the World Bank finds that more than 75 percent of all graduates from Tonga and Samoa, and 62 percent of all graduates from Fiji have emigrated. Most are now in Australia and New Zealand.

Immigrants and their businesses in U.S. inner cities often spark growth in jobs and household incomes, according to a study released Nov. 15.

For decades, policymakers have debated the best ways to boost poor inner-city economies. Immigrants and rundown urban neighborhoods are seen by some as a drain on the U.S. economy, according to Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter.

But in his study, Porter found that the 5.5 million immigrants who live in inner cities are key catalysts to economic growth and urban investment.

workpermit.com wants to remind you that deadline for your US Green Card lottery application is Dec. 4. Don't miss this opportunity. It takes about half an hour to fill out the application, which can result in a life time of opportunities.

A special feature of our website helps you find out if you qualify - try it!

Important Information:

Countries hoping to integrate new immigrants should make sure the immigrants remain proud of and interested in their ethnic culture as well as their new home, suggests a new study on immigrant youth.

Some officials in the UK believe that each member state of the European Union should be able to control its own economic migration, rather than having EU-wide policies. Their opposition is a response to proposals from the European Commission to discuss better ways of managing economic migration into the EU.

In a report released by the House of Lords European Union committee, the group said that the UK should retain control of its economic migration policies. Member states were best placed to work out whether or not they needed economic migration, argued the all-party group.