Human rights groups have strongly condemned Israel for its harsh immigration policy towards African asylum-seekers, citing hypocrisy between their immigration bans to non-Jews and the open, streamlined process of immigration of European Jews.
Read MoreAlthough China signed both the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol, the Exit-Entry Law has only slim provisions for asylum-seekers. Due to the lack of concrete provisions, the Beijing office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been carrying out refugee status determination on China’s behalf, with a mounting caseload due to crises in the Middle East.
Read MoreBeginning with the Puritans in the 17th century, the trend for immigration has gone up and down throughout the decades. During the Great Depression and WWII, it decreased until the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 was passed. This act removed quotas based on nationality and allowed the petitioning of family members.
Read MoreBy Keith Barnes Staff Writer Considering the degree of integration among European states and the Schengen Agreement, movement by one
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