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Immigrants could be the solution to Canada's labour shortage, but they need to be supported

Immigration is largely accepted as one of the best strategic responses to Canada’s declining birth rates, aging population and labour market shortages. In many ways, immigrants are now positioned to be the saviours of Canada’s post-pandemic recovery.

The Conversation

Immigrants sue ICE for spying on their financial records

A U.S. senator recently revealed that for years, Immigration and Customs Enforcement secretly spied on wire transfers of more than $500 to or from California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Mexico without probable cause or a warrant.

Los Angeles Times

50 years of Haitian migration to South Florida: A story of protests, detention and triumph

MIAMI — They arrived 50 years ago, fleeing dictatorship and death. Along the treacherous, three-week ocean journey, the seafaring Haitian asylum seekers traded their shoes for food and water in Cuba, and were briefly jailed in the Bahamas before being asked their final destination.

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Fijian British army veteran injured on Afghan tour granted right to settle

Ioane Koroiveibau’s case gives hopes to hundreds of other Commonwealth nationals who served in UK forces

The Guardian - UK

New Zealand gets moving on immigration

New Zealand is promising fast-tracked residency to nurses, doctors and midwives as it attempts to lure workers.

AAP

How to wrench open the black box of algorithms that decide our fate

As algorithms make decisions about more and more parts of our lives, there are creative ways to seize back some control.

ABC News

Germany's Scholz bets on immigration, more working women to counter labour shortages

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this weekend Germany should attract more foreign workers and make it easier for women and older people to work in order to avoid labour shortages and a crisis in its public pension system in the years ahead.

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Thailand celebrates 10 million tourist arrivals

Celebrations to welcome foreign visitors took place at seven airports and two immigration checkpoints on Saturday as the country recorded 10 million foreign tourist arrivals for the year.

Bangkok Post

Supreme Court takes case on immigration scam case

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving a scam that falsely promoted adult adoptions as a path to U.S. citizenship

The Independent UK

Return delayed by pandemic, Mount Prospect woman is now home for good after a 3-year deportation

After being in the U.S. more than 30 years, Julita Bartolome was deported in 2019 to the Philippines during a wave of immigration crackdowns by the Trump administration.

Chicago Sun-Times

Top French chef wants to legalise clandestine workers to beat staff shortages

Michelin-starred French chef Thierry Marx says undeclared foreign employees in the hotel, restaurant and catering sectors should be recognised for their skills and given resident permits to stay in France. This call comes as the government this week unveiled the outline of its new immigration bill, due to be validated…

Radio France Internationale

US immigration laws should be enforced with discretion. That’s common sense

Biden ordered officials to focus on deporting immigrants convicted of felonies, rather than undocumented people en masse. I applaud that decision

The Guardian - US

Christmas travel chaos: How Border Force and rail strikes could affect festive travel plans

On top of previously announced train strikes, airline passengers ‘should be prepared for their plans to be severely disrupted’ over Christmas, the immigration minister has said

The Independent UK

Immigration to tighten visa rules

The Immigration Bureau will tighten its visa extension rules to prevent foreign criminals from establishing businesses in the country, its chief said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

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Bangkok Post

Inquiry into Immigration-triad links

An inquiry panel has been set up to look into the allegation that former senior Immigration Bureau (IB) officers took bribes in exchange for approving visa applications for Chinese nationals entering Thailand, national police chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas said.

The Conversation

Canada needs to consider the user experience of migrants when designing programs that impact them

The first interaction many Canadians have with government services today is digital. Older Canadians turn to the internet to understand how to file for Old Age Security or track down a customer service phone number. Parents visit school district websites for information on school closures, schedules and curricula.

Axios

Number of non-English speakers in U.S. soared since 1980

Major shifts in immigration from Latin America and Asia have transformed the nation's linguistic diversity.

Reuters

UK, European neighbours agree to curb illegal immigration

Ministers from Britain, Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands on Thursday agreed plans to step up co-operation to tackle irregular immigration across Europe and try to stop people smugglers working in the English Channel.

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‘I need to eat’: Venezuelan migrants take first steps in Georgia labor market

By the time he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and arrived to Atlanta in late August, Klinsman Torres had exhausted his savings. The Venezuelan migrant’s most immediate priority was to find work.

Bangkok Post

Immigration chief vows to tighten visa extension rules

The Immigration Bureau will tighten its visa extension rules to prevent foreign criminals from establishing businesses in the country, its chief said on Thursday.

Reason

America Needs 'Low-Skilled' Workers

Yes, America benefits from immigrants who can write code. But we also need ones who can swing hammers.

Fortune

Remote work has become a right for knowledge workers. The data says we should create more fully remote jobs

Driven by false assumptions, bosses have been trying to take back the right to work remotely. Here's the proof they are wrong.

Axios

The U.S. cities where immigrants are moving and thriving

Big cities like New York and Miami remain top immigration destinations, but they rank low for immigrant well-being.

Tribune News Service

COUNTERPOINT: Immigration detention system is driven by profits

President Joe Biden vowed to end the federal government’s use of private prisons on the campaign trail. His campaign platform further stated that “the federal government should not use private facilities for any detention, including detention of undocumented immigrants.” And in 2021, Biden stepped into office continuing to promise that…

Tribune News Service

POINT: Privately run immigration detention is a safe and cost-effective alternative

On his campaign website, then-candidate Joe Biden vowed to “end for-profit detention centers,” asserting tendentiously that “no business should profit from the suffering of desperate people fleeing violence.”

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