Immigration News
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Immigrant employers created 1.3 million jobs in 2014, a study by the Bertelsmann Foundation revealed on 11 August. In 2005, they were responsible for creating 947,000 employment opportunities. The Local is quoted as saying that the number of immigrant entrepreneurs had also increased in one decade by around 25 percent to 709,000. The population rise,… Read More »
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Immigrants in Utah provided employment to 31,224 people
Posted on August 11, 2016
Comment (0)In the state of Utah (United States), immigrants earned more than $5 billion a year and contributed 7.6 percent of the total tax revenues in 2014. This was revealed in a new report released by the Partnership for a New American Economy released on 3 August. KSL.com quotes the report as stating that Utah immigrants,… Read More »
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Immigrants launch 35% of Fortune 500 companies based in Minnesota
Posted on August 10, 2016
Comment (0)A report published recently has revealed that in the state of Minnesota in 2014, immigrants’ earnings totalled $12.2 billion and their contribution to the state’s exchequer was $2.2 billion through federal taxes and $1.1 billion via state and local taxes. Published by the Minnesota Business Immigration Coalition, the report was reviewing the economic effects of… Read More »
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Daniel Roukema of ICCRC awarded for providing assistance to Canadian immigrants
Posted on August 10, 2016
Comment (0)The Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) Director of Communications, Daniel Roukema, has been recognised by the US-based Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation (CLEAR) as a defender of upholding Canadian immigration services’ consumers. ICCRC is a regulatory body of Canada that oversees immigration and citizenship consultants and international student advisors of the country.… Read More »
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What medical examination for US immigration visa applicants involves
Posted on August 9, 2016
Comment (0)In order to obtain a permanent resident card or an immigrant visa for the United States, an individual is required to go through a medical examination. The age and condition of the applicant would also affect the requirements of the comprehensive examination. Only select physicians are eligible to conduct this highly regulated examination. For individuals… Read More »
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Murdoch, Bloomberg, leaders from other fields float organisation to influence immigration policy
Posted on August 8, 2016
Comment (0)Certain influential political, business and religious leaders have come together under one single platform to strive to see that a broad-based immigration reform policy is introduced next year. Named ‘Partnership for a New American Economy,’ the group released reports on 3 August to show how the economies of all US states, including the District of… Read More »
Immigrant employers created 1.3 million jobs in Germany in 2014
Posted on August 12, 2016