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Immigration

Laws of the Mountains for the 'Northern Paradise' Immigration

Laws of the Mountains for the 'Northern Paradise'

Starting next year, the northernmost kingdom of Europe may lose its image as a 'paradise for immigrants' that it has acquired in recent decades. According to Novye Izvestia, the reason for tightening…

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Second-Class Jews Immigration

Second-Class Jews

Most Russian-speaking immigrants in Israel feel discriminated against by the native population of the Jewish state. According to Vremya Novostei, this is evidenced by the results of a survey of…

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Europe to Select Profitable Guest Workers Immigration

Europe to Select Profitable Guest Workers

The problem of illegal entry into European Union countries is approaching a critical point. According to Brussels, the answer to this challenge should be a joint European 'Pact on Immigration and…

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Time for Brain Hunting Immigration

Time for Brain Hunting

Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet approved a new package of measures to attract foreign workers to the German labor market, as against the backdrop of demographic decline, the problem of labor…

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Becoming German Is Increasingly Difficult Immigration

Becoming German Is Increasingly Difficult

No sooner had Germany's Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble published the questions for the new exam for applicants for German citizenship than the media criticized almost every one of them. After…

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Canada supplements immigration laws Immigration

Canada supplements immigration laws

After a period of relative stability, Canada's immigration system faced another crisis, and the federal government decided to take serious steps. On June 18, 2008, the Canadian parliament approved…

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Israel concerned about assimilation Immigration

Israel concerned about assimilation

The Israeli government remembered the Russian-speaking immigrants from the CIS countries. According to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, the number of Russian-speaking Jews wishing to move to Israel for…

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UK switches to points system Immigration

UK switches to points system

Starting in July, the UK has begun issuing visas to highly skilled workers, entrepreneurs and investors under a special points system. The system determines an individual's benefit to the British…

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Germany Is Not for Them Immigration

Germany Is Not for Them

Over the past six years, the number of emigrants from Germany has increased by one and a half times. Last year, 162 thousand Germans decided that life in the country is no longer for them. Thus, the…

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Europe's New Migration Policy Immigration

Europe's New Migration Policy

The European Parliament held a first vote on the European Union directive on illegal immigration. According to Gzt.ru, the document, which was agreed on June 5 by the interior ministers of EU…

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America Will Not Be a Closed Country Immigration

America Will Not Be a Closed Country

This year, a whole set of changes have occurred in the immigration policy of the United States. Igor Timofeev, director of the immigration policy department and special adviser to the U.S. Department…

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The path to German citizenship becomes harder Immigration

The path to German citizenship becomes harder

One can become a German for just €255. That is the cost of the citizenship procedure in Germany. But, as Deutsche Welle notes, to go through it, a number of conditions must be met. These include…

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