Immigration

Refugees and migrants face rising dangers

23 May 2013

Amnesty International said on Thursday millions of people who have fled conflict or persecution, and migrants who have left home in search of work, have suffered abuses at the hands of state...

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Time to remind the world our doors are open to all

22 May 2013

Last week, Max Fisher of The Washington Post produced an article on the world's most and least racially tolerant places. It claimed Hong Kong was ranked as one of the world's most intolerant, with...

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The ins and outs of getting a US green card

21 May 2013

Although many families are prospering in China today, immigration statistics suggest the US continues to lure away mainland professionals and entrepreneurs.

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Whites to become a minority in United States by 2046

17 May 2013

Whites would lose their majority in the United States three years later than expected if immigration growth slows, according to census estimates. New numbers just released show that projections...

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First official Bangladeshi maids arrive in Hong Kong

12 May 2013

The arrival of the 11 women, who will begin working tomorrow after a two-day orientation, marks the beginning of the official importation of maids from the country, which it is hoped will ease a...

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To dream the un-Chinese dream

9 May 2013

It's either a sad reflection on today's China or an example of its increasing freedom of movement, but a growing number of Chinese plan to leave the country. That's their dream - to start a new...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

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Foreign students arriving in US will face tighter scrutiny at customs

The US Department of Homeland Security, criticised for failing to check the student status of a Kazakh man charged in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, has tightened procedures for...

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Immigration stand on Filipino mother misconceived, appeal judges say

The Court of Appeal has quashed a 2010 immigration decision rejecting a foreigner's plea to remain in the city to look after her young child, who is a permanent resident.

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British eurosceptics caught in race storm

Britain’s anti-European and anti-immigration UK Independence Party faced a growing racism storm on Tuesday ahead of local elections seen as a test of its ability to take seats off Prime Minister...

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IMMIGRATION

Ethnic minorities make joint application for Chinese citizenship

Five members of ethnic minorities who call Hong Kong their home collectively applied for Chinese citizenship at the Immigration Tower yesterday, fearing they would be pressured to drop their...

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SOCCER

Kitchee angry over India treatment of British-born Pakistani Zesh Rehman

Zesh Rehman, a British-born Pakistani, eventually got clearance to join his teammates for the group E match, after what he describe on Twitter as "the longest 24 hours ever". He added: "Finally...

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SPAIN

Immigrants leave recession-hit Spain in droves

Spain's population fell last year for the first time since annual records began in 1998 as immigrants left in droves because of a steep recession that has tipped one in four people in the country...

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