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Global legislative update and recent developments Immigration reform has been on president Obama’s agenda since he was first elected president, and he is optimistic that comprehensive legislation will be passed by the end of 2013, if not ... Read more	Government immigration announcements not as they appear? Last week, the government excitedly announced that ‘net migration had fallen by 36% in the year up to June 2012’. ... Read more
UK immigration: winter 2012-13 update In November 2012, the government introduced yet more changes to the immigration rules, the majority of which came into force from 13 December ... Read more	Further changes from the UK Border Agency The Immigration Rules are constantly changing and, with a number of amendments made throughout the year, even the UK Border Agency (UKBA) is struggling to keep up. It is important to remember how many people ... Read more
Enforcement: prevention of illegal working and compliance under the points-based system The UK government tightened its stance on illegal working in 2008, imposing larger fines on employers that are found to employ people with no right to work in the UK and increasing unannounced visits on ... Read more	Recent developments at the UK Border Agency It has been an eventful few months in Britain, the summer Olympics have been and gone, party conference season is over and suddenly Christmas is on the horizon once again. ... Read more
Legislative update and recent developments in US immigration ‘Let America be America again , Let it be the dream it used to be , Let it be the pioneer on the plain, Seeking a home where he himself is free’ [Excerpt from Let America Be ... Read more	For better or worse, until UKBA do us part? New immigration rules announced 9 July 2012 As part of the government efforts to reduce net migration to sustainable levels, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) has announced significant changes to the Immigration Rules, which came into force from 9 July 2012. ... Read more
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