Immigration System
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Canadian government further cuts permits for international students, blames 'bad actors'
World | Sep 19, 2024, 09:17 AM ISTCanadian PM Justin Trudeau is under heavy pressure due to the high cost of living and a housing crisis fuelled by a spike in the arrival of international students and workers. He had recently announced a major cut in temporary foreign workers, sparking mass protests.
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White House says Trump working on executive order on merit-based immigration system
World | Jul 11, 2020, 08:28 AM ISTThe White House has said that President Donald Trump is working on an executive order to establish a merit-based immigration system that will include a "road to citizenship" for the recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme.
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Donald Trump pushes for merit-based immigration system
World | Jan 14, 2018, 08:38 PM ISTTrump has been calling for the merit-based immigration system, of which people from countries like India could be a major beneficiary, to reduce overall immigration to the US.
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Obama to fix US's 'broken' immigration system, lakhs of Indian immigrants to benefit
World | Nov 20, 2014, 07:33 PM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama has opted for Facebook as a platform to inform Americans about his executive actions on fixing the country's "broken" immigration system.The executive actions, to be announced on Thursday, are expected
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US lawmaker seeks faster visas for Indian and Pakistani doctors
World | Nov 20, 2014, 11:07 AM ISTWashington: Ahead of President Barack Obama's slated plans to take unilateral executive action to overhaul America's "broken" immigration system, a Democratic lawmaker has introduced legislation to expedite visas for Indian and Pakistani physicians.The measure introduced