Australian apprentices benefit from skilled migrants
Media Center ยป Video Immigration NewsAn Australian recruitment firm will fund a new scholarship program for Australia's largest publicly funded provider of vocational education, Swan TAFE. In return, Interstaff Recruitment will be allowed to sponsor up to 100 temporary overseas workers in areas of skills shortage under the nation's 457 visa scheme.... workpermit.com |
Bill Proposes Immigration Rights for Gay Couples
Senator Patrick J. Leahy has offered a bill that would allow American citizens and legal immigrants to seek residency in the United States for their same-sex partners. nytimes.com |
California: Immigration Conflict
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors reinstated an ordinance requiring that juvenile offenders who are in the country illegally be convicted of a crime before they are turned over to federal immigration authorities nytimes.com |
Massachusetts: Ex-Customs Official Faces Jail Over Household Help
A former official with the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection was convicted Monday of encouraging her housekeeper to stay in the country illegally. nytimes.com |
Justice Dept. Sues Arizona Over Its Immigration Law
The Justice Department’s lawsuit argues that the state’s law would undermine the federal government’s pursuit of terrorists, gang members and other criminal immigrants. nytimes.com |