Spanish visa rules often deny renewal requests if migrants become unemployed and fail to make sufficient social security payments. So a side-effect of the economic contraction that has continued for seven straight quarters has been the growth of an illegal underclass. Reuters, Jason Webb 22-02-2010 Article Link:
The Mounting Cost of Spain’s New Illegal Underclass Read More »
This publication presents some of the most comprehensive information currently available on the origin and structural characteristics of the immigrant population in OECD countries. Article Link:
A Profile of Immigrant Populations in the 21st Century: Data from OECD Countries Read More »
OECD countries face a challenge in responding to the growing demand for doctors and nurses over the next 20 years. This challenge arises in a world which is already characterised by significant international migration of health workers, both across OECD countries and between some developing countries and the OECD area. Article Link:
The Looming Crisis of the Health Workforce: How Can OECD Countries Respond? (OECD, 2008) Read More »
The Age 9/10/2009 Article Link: http://www.theage.com.au/national/worker-scam-exposed-20091009-gqt3.html
Worker Scam Report Read More »
BEIJING, Feb 24 (Bernama) — China’s rural population will shrink from the current 900 million to 400 million in 30 years, a top Chinese rural economist estimated, Xinhua reported Wednesday. Article Link: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php
China’s Rural Population to Halve In 30 Years: Economist Read More »
Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — Switzerland’s population growth slowed in 2009 as the economic crisis discouraged foreign job- seekers from coming to the country. Article Link:
Swiss Population Growth Slowed in 2009 as Immigration Eased Read More »
BOB CARR, the former Labor premier of NSW, says Australia’s immigration intake should be slashed by half to slow population growth. Article Link: http://www.smh.com.au/national/carr-wants-migrant-intake-cut-to-curb-growth-20100324-qwtv.html
Carr Wants Migrant Intake Cut to Curb Growth – Mar 25, 2010 Read More »
OUR new population debate confirms the urgent need to convince Australians they will benefit from the new mining boom prosperity. Building a new economic growth consensus should be a central task for Kevin Rudd’s new Population Minister Tony Burke and his bureaucratic support in Treasury. Article Link:
Resources Boom Sounds a Warning to Immigration Sceptics – April 10 Read More »
SINCE the 1904 Royal Commission into the Decline of the Birth Rate in NSW, there have been many attempts to work out what size population would best serve the county. Among the most recent was the 2002 CSIRO study for the Department of Immigration which explored the future effect of three population/immigration scenarios on the
When Size Matters: Populate or Perish Scenarios – April 10 Read More »
Free passage of people may be a liberal ideal but democracy gets in the way Article Link:
Open Borders a Well-Meant Road to Chaos – Read More »
