At a time when the Obama administration is working towards a comprehensive immigration reform with the purpose of dealing with an estimated twelve million illegal immigrants living in the US, the DREAM ACT needs immediate attention.

The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has got poor feedback over the newly introduced legislation which was designed with the purpose of helping and protecting workers from foreign nations from exploitation.

It is a well known fact that immigrants to Vancouver who do not posses English proficiency have to bear long-lasting income penalty, therefore there is a requirement for more funding for settlement programs that emphasizes on language skills which are really important for fast integration into economy mainstream. This is exactly what has been mainly recommended by a study, The Economic Integration of Immigrants in Metropolitan Vancouver, which is done by a geography professor of University of B.C.

The government of Canada has made it clear that it would reintroduce amendments to Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act which are primarily aimed at protecting immigrants on a Canadian visa from any form of exploitation in the country.

Ronald Bilbao turned 21 this year and this would be one birthday that he would remember forever, not because of the gift he received but because of what he gifted his parents.

A rising senior at UNC-Chapel Hill, Bilbao sponsored his parents to live legally in the United States. His parents were among the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States, with no means to correct their immigration status, and the story had been the same for them since 1984. But some weeks back, they discovered that they were a part of a small group of illegal immigrants who can acquire citizenship in the US.