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  Canadian government further cuts permits for international students, blames 'bad actors'

  World | September 19, 2024 9:17 IST

  Canadian 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 | July 11, 2020 8:28 IST

  The 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 | January 14, 2018 20:38 IST

  Trump 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 | November 20, 2014 19:33 IST

  Washington: 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 | November 20, 2014 11:07 IST

  Washington: 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