Immigration
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Schools torched in fifth night of Sweden riots over ‘police brutality’
The troubles are believed to have been triggered by the fatal police shooting of a 69-year-old man last week.
# immigration - Monday 20 May, 2013
Blow to hopes of illegal Irish as immigration officers slam bill
The union representing immigration service employees say proposals to reform US immigration ‘will damage public safety’.
# immigration - Saturday 4 May, 2013
Australia targeting Irish workers in social media campaign
Young people in Ireland, the UK and the USA will have seen ads from the Australian government over the past month.
# immigration - Friday 3 May, 2013
Anti-immigration party UKIP: election victory marks ‘a real change in politics’
UKIP leader Nigel Farage said his eurosceptic party could no longer be dismissed as a protest movement.
# immigration - Wednesday 1 May, 2013
Couple to be reunited with daughter after three years
The Irish government has reversed a decision to refuse three-year-old Jiayi a visa.
# immigration - Saturday 27 April, 2013
Explainer: How the proposed new US green card system will work
Major new proposals are working their way through the Senate, which if enacted would award ‘points’ to prospective immigrants.
# immigration - Thursday 25 April, 2013
Couple take fight to High Court to get daughter back from China
Three-year-old Jiayi Shao has been in China since 2009.
# immigration - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
Immigration law would end ‘hardship and uncertainty’ for undocumented Irish
Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has welcomed the publication of a draft law to radically reform the US immigration system.
# immigration - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
Website aims to answer questions about our past
The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht will launch www.irishgenealogy.ie later today.
# immigration - Monday 18 March, 2013
Gilmore to meet John Kerry in Washington today
The Tánaiste will discuss how America’s plans to reform its immigration laws will affect tens of thousands of Irish people in the US.
# immigration - Monday 4 March, 2013
Domestic violence survivor wins High Court immigration case
The woman had been married to an EU national, but left him after being subjected to serious abuse. She has now won her right to stay in the country.
# immigration - Friday 1 March, 2013
New figures on foreign nationals ‘debunk migrant welfare myth’
The CSO report said that the decline in employment activity for foreign nationals has not resulted in a corresponding increase in social welfare activity.
# immigration - Sunday 24 February, 2013
Gilmore rings US Senators as pressure grows for deal on Irish illegals
The Tánaiste said the Government plans to use St Patrick’s Day to push for a deal on undocumented Irish workers in the US.
# immigration - Monday 18 February, 2013
White House defends leaked plan to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants
During his State of the Union address last week, Obama urged Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform in the next few months.
# immigration - Sunday 17 February, 2013
Online petition launched to reunite thousands of immigrants separated by red tape
Family reunification is recognised in some countries as a reason for immigration because of the presence of a family member in a country.
# immigration - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Videos: Obama pledges to reignite economy, fix immigration, fight gun crime
The US president set out an ambitious agenda for his second term in his fifth State of the Union address in Washington overnight. Watch key excerpts from the speech…
# immigration - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
Polish named as Britain’s second most widely-spoken language
About 1 per cent of the entire population of England and Wales speaks Polish – more than Punjabi or Urdu.
# immigration - Monday 28 January, 2013
Cautious optimism as US senators meet on immigration reform
Republican Senator John McCain told ABC news he was “guardedly optimistic” they can unite on reform.
# immigration - Monday 21 January, 2013
New short film to highlight poor working conditions of migrants
The video features interviews with workers, economists and trade unionists about their experiences and the vulnerability of migrant workers in a recession.
# immigration - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
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Immigrants “do not fare as well as Irish nationals” in labour market
A new study shows that Black Africans report the highest rates of discrimination in the workplace and when looking for work.
# immigration - Monday 7 January, 2013
Berlusconi reforms pact with anti-immigration party ahead of Italian election
The pact with the Northern League could make next month’s election close – and make Berlusconi the finance minister.
# immigration - Sunday 6 January, 2013
Citizenship is top issue on Immigrant Council helpline
The council is calling for a reform of the application system for people who wish to become Irish citizens.
# immigration - Wednesday 2 January, 2013
Immigration in Ireland: Approximately 88,000 visa applications received in 2012
In total, approximately 165,700 immigration related requests were made in 2012.
# immigration - Tuesday 1 January, 2013
In pics: Ellis Island and its ‘huddled masses’
Archive photographs show “the tired, the poor” – and the occasional imposter Russian prince – who made up the millions passing through US immigration terminal from 1892.
# immigration - Thursday 27 December, 2012
Irishwoman, illegal alien for 89 years, to become US citizen
Josephine Stout only discovered her undocumented status when her daughter was murdered and she had to care for her grandchildren.
# immigration - Sunday 18 November, 2012
Price hike for immigration fee criticised
The Immigrant Council of Ireland has said the €300 fee is ‘unfair and unjust’.
# immigration - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
Obama pledges new drive on US immigration reform
Obama’s second term could be good news for the estimated 50,000 Irish people living illegally in the United States.
# immigration - Thursday 8 November, 2012
Back to work: Obama heads back to Washington as ‘fiscal cliff’ looms
The US president and the Republican-led House of Representatives want to avoid automatic tax increases and spending cuts but they are far off any compromise.
# immigration - Tuesday 6 November, 2012
Immigrants should have right to vote, say half of TDs surveyed
There was also an increase in TDs who said that racial incidents are more prevalent since the economic downturn than when asked last year.
# immigration - Thursday 4 October, 2012
The 5 at 5: Thursday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock….
# immigration - Wednesday 3 October, 2012
Mike Tyson refused visa to New Zealand due to prior rape conviction
Kiwi Prime Minister John Keys says he has ‘something deeply personal against people who rape other people’.
# immigration - Thursday 27 September, 2012
One new emigrant every five minutes, according to latest CSO figures
The latest population estimates from the Central Statistics Office show emigration is higher now than any time in the 1980s.
# immigration - Tuesday 11 September, 2012
More immigrants buying homes in Ireland than ever before
Around 7 per cent of immigrants in Ireland now has a mortgage, compared to around 14 per cent of Irish-born people.
# immigration - Tuesday 28 August, 2012
Irish? Under 30? An Australian hotel wants you
The country’s hotel association says employers are desperate to find waiters, chefs, bar staff and other workers.
# immigration - Thursday 2 August, 2012
Integration group abandons complaint after judge apologises for Polish comment
Judge Mary Devins says she can “accept the hurt” caused by her comparing the social welfare system to a Polish charity.
The 5 at 5: Thursday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# immigration - Monday 30 July, 2012
19 stowaways found in French search on Dublin-bound lorry
UK border police say they found the group of Iranians and Vietnamese during a search on a Latvian truck on Friday.
# immigration - Monday 23 July, 2012
Immigrant Council welcomes lifting of work restrictions on Bulgarians, Romanians
The population of Romanians and Bulgarians living in Ireland fell by around 3,000 between 2008 and 2011.
# immigration - Sunday 22 July, 2012
Column: ‘Unprecedented surge’ – a US lawyer’s view on Irish immigration
Limerick-born immigration lawyer Caro Kinsella gives the view from the US – as well as her tips for any Irish people looking to head Stateside.
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