Visa Application Centers Launch in Germany to Provide Comprehensive Information Services

France plans to make it harder for families to immigrate to the country. The immigration minister, Brice Hortefeux, proposed new rules for family reunification in the national parliament Wednesday.

'Current' Employment Based Visas Prove Not To Be, Attorney Says

When African professionals migrate to the United States or Europe, it’s often called brain drain. In the world of research ethics, at least one training program is causing the opposite effect.

1. MYTH: A comprehensive approach to immigration reform is not necessary.

* FACT: Mass deportation is not a workable solution. Deporting the millions of illegal immigrants who are already in the country would be impractical, harmful to our economy, and potentially devastating to families with deep roots in their communities.

The Bush administration's top economic advisors say immigration benefits native-born workers in the United States.

In both Canada and the U.S., Chinese and White immigrants have the highest adjusted homeownership rates of all groups, at times even exceeding comparably positioned native-born households, according to a University of Alberta sociologist who compared rates by skin colour and across countries.

The Los Angeles Police Commission appointed Chief William Bratton to a second five-year term on Tuesday, six weeks after his officers clashed with protesters and journalists at a 1st May immigration rally.

The U.S. government has launched a new website designed to help new immigrants find information about federal government resources.

President Bush Tuesday made a rare visit to Capitol Hill to press senators of his own Republican party to support legislation overhauling the nation's immigration system. Opposition Republicans, concerned about border security and guest worker provisions in the bill, blocked the measure from coming to a vote in the Senate last week. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.

Efforts in the U.S. Senate to approve a major reform of U.S. immigration law are on the brink of failure amid disagreements between majority Democrats and Republicans over its provisions.

One of the arguments for allowing illegal workers to remain without penalty at their jobs is the misconception that American citizens will not take these often labor-intensive, low-paying positions. In Southeastern Virginia alone, there are hundreds of people with severe developmental disabilities who would love the chance to work and earn a paycheck, but are being denied that right because of misconceptions and discrimination.