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Immigration

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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Swiss Argue About Citizenship Immigration

Swiss Argue About Citizenship

In early June, a referendum was held in Switzerland, in which the country's residents rejected an initiative that would have tightened the acquisition of citizenship. As Vremya Novostei notes, the…

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Border under a Civilian Lock Immigration

Border under a Civilian Lock

The US Department of Homeland Security is reaping the fruits of a program introduced three years ago to tighten methods of combating illegal immigration on the country's southern border. Now Mexican…

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Law against Roma Camps Immigration

Law against Roma Camps

The model of a country where part of the population are recent immigrants is distant and incomprehensible for Europe. As Gazeta.Ru notes, in Italy the problem is exacerbated by the lack of experience…

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Europe deals with refugees Immigration

Europe deals with refugees

Last week, two events attracted the attention of those who closely follow the attempts of the EU authorities to sort out migration policy within Europe. The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg…

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Migration increase recorded in Germany Immigration

Migration increase recorded in Germany

The number of Germans who decided to leave Germany increased slightly last year. 165,000 citizens left the country. The most popular countries for German emigrants are Switzerland, Austria, Poland…

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UK emigration hits record highs Immigration

UK emigration hits record highs

Nearly two million citizens emigrated from the UK in ten years, The Telegraph reports citing data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), part of the UK Statistics Authority.

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Record number of foreigners become British Immigration

Record number of foreigners become British

A record number of foreigners - nearly 165 thousand - obtained British citizenship in 2007. According to RIA Novosti, this was reported by the UK Home Office.

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Britons Fear Immigrants Immigration

Britons Fear Immigrants

The results of a public opinion poll conducted in Britain by the BBC have recently been published. According to Strana.Ru, the data obtained indicate that the majority of Britons fear acts of…

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Germany losing immigrants Immigration

Germany losing immigrants

Last year, 165,000 Germans left Germany, which is 10,000 more than in 2006. In the same period, 111,000 German citizens returned to the Federal Republic from abroad (plus 8%).

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