Seen that? - Illegal Immigration in the EU

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Illegal Immigration in the EU at Global Mobility Report

With so much debate in the US about unlawful immigration, we forget this is an issue for other countries too. The new leadership in France has identified this as an important issue for the European Union. Like the proposed Comprehensive Immigration Reform package that was being considered last month by the US Senate, the French proposal for the EU would encourage employment-based immigration and discourage family-based immigration. Another familiar theme to [...] Read More


Dutch Dealing with Immigration at Global Mobility Report

Experts predict The Netherlands will have to reform immigration laws to attract newcomers and overcome declining births even as the government and vocal public opinion from some sectors clamor for immigration limits. Dutch immigration law favors reunification of families and employment-based immigration for highly skilled workers. But the country also attracts would-be refugees and has large numbers of foreign nationals in the country unlawfully. An amnesty to legalize status has been [...] Read More


Political Pressure to Enforce Immigration Laws Likely to Continue to the US at Global Mobility Report

Immigration enforcement actions against employers are likely to continue up to the elections in November as each party tries to show it is tough on illegal immigration and the US employers of undocumented aliens. Although over the last two years the government expanded its enforcement of penalties against those who employment foreign nationals unlawfully, Democratic political consultants point to the Republican administration's weak enforcement history as an opportunity in the upcoming [...] Read More


Illegal Immigrants Out Of Hillary Clinton's Universal Health Care Plan at Latina Viva

As you know, hillary clinton is trying very hard to attract Latino voters. She has promised a lot, but as you probably also know, some things will never be more than promises. On Thursday, Hillary said illegal immigrants won't be covered by her proposed "universal health care plan":The New York senator said she supports basic health services for illegal immigrants, including hospitalization and treatment of acute conditions. But she said the [...] Read More


Protecting Illegal Material? at On Storage

Most IT managers handle huge volumes of data that are not always easy to sort through or monitor closely. How sure are you that the data you store does not contain someone else's copyrighted material? While some storing of copyrighted material falls under fair use laws, what if you had an employee or a group of employees who were illegally downloading and storing music, movies, games and the like? Consider [...] Read More