Migration To Australia

It was a very good meeting and we began to flesh out some of the details of the ideas we have been looking at over the last several months. And we focused on some of the principles that we are going to be following with respect to dealing with these migration issues. We want to make sure that we have a humane approach to the solution of the migration challenge. We want to make sure that migration to the United States from Mexico is safe, legal, orderly and dignified. We want to make sure that the systems we put in place are humane, that they are family friendly, and they respect the enormously valuable role that Mexican immigrants continue to play in helping us in building our nation and the contribution they make to Mexico when they return to their country and when they send remittances back to their country. ... [Read More]

Washington HyperFile - East Asia/Pacific Edition

East Asia/Pacific EditionThursday, August 30, 2001Department of StatePublic HyperFile ... [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Transcript: Presidents Bush, Fox Discuss Migration, North Korea, Iraq

And the short-term solution, we've got to recognize that wage differentials are going to cause people to want to come to the United States. And when they come to the United States, we've got to work to make sure they're treated with respect. And the issue is how do we recognize the reality of two societies with a wage differential the way they are. Here on the border, the wage differential is narrowing -- or on the border, wage differential is narrowing, so the migration pressure tends to come from interior of Mexico and the south of Mexico. ... [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Text: Immigration Service Clarifies Policy on Illegal Migrants Arriving by Sea

Therefore, we are publishing in the Federal Register a notification that from the date of publication forward, all individuals who arrive illegally by sea will be placed in expedited removal proceedings and during their legal process will remain in detention at the discretion of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and Department of Justice. The decision announced today is not a change in policy but a continuation of recent policies and the activation of pre-existing authority. While expedited removal will be applied from today forward, our policy of deterring mass migration has led us to seek the continued detention of the migrants arriving on the October 29 vessel as well. Cuban nationals are subject to the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act and will continue to be processed consistent with that law. ... [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Text: U.S. Increasing Security But Not Closing Its Doors to Immigrants

Even in these difficult times, we must continue to offer protection to the persecuted, whether that persecution comes from a state or from some other entity. The U.S. seeks to fulfill this duty partly through maintaining a generous refugee resettlement program, and by continuing to make asylum available to those who need it. Collectively, donor countries must provide the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with the resources necessary to ensure that these refugee protection principles are carried out. The United States remains committed to providing its fair share and urges others to do likewise. ... [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Business Leaders Show Growing Interest in Immigration Policy

Susan Martin, director of the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University, said the focus on migration at the WEF meetings has been striking. Organizers of the five-day forum have devoted two sessions to discussion of migration issues. ...

Berman said his experience in the House of Representatives suggests "a real shift" on the part of U.S. business in support of immigration as a way to fill gaps in the labor market. To illustrate, he pointed to the U.S. growers of perishable foods who launched a campaign to legalize the "huge percentage" of undocumented workers who harvest their crops. Leaders of the U.S. high-tech industry, he added, regularly make "desperate" appeals to Congress for more visas for high-skilled workers. ... [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Transcript: U.S. Statement to the OSCE on Refugees and Migration

It is a particular pleasure for my delegation to welcome to this forum a distinguished former United States ambassador - to see him in his important new capacity. As he I am sure well knows, the United States Government shares with the International Organization for Migration a commitment to ensuring dignified migration, humane reintegration, protection for victims of trafficking, and free and fair elections. ...

As the Director General has mentioned, the OSCE and IOM have already developed a good working relationship in South Eastern Europe and Central Asia on issues such as counter-trafficking initiatives, migration legislation, and election monitoring. In that context, we welcome the soon-to-be-signed Memorandum of Understanding because it will assist in expanding contacts and cooperation in the field as well as ensure that our efforts work in conjunction with one another without duplication. ... [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Text: Migration Management a Security Priority, State's Ryan Says

Indeed, there is no other way. These complex problems demand multi-pronged and multi-disciplinary solutions. Several Bureaus in the Department of State, along with other U.S. Government agencies, work on promoting safe and orderly migration systems, on developing laws and the ability to enforce them, on training law enforcement and government representatives, on supporting and assisting victims of trafficking, and on protecting asylum seekers. Migration management has become a high priority issue for many countries, including the United States, because it touches on national and regional security. Irregular migration and its links to transnational organized crime can destabilize nations and threaten regional security. My Bureau, the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), actively participates in various international migration fora, leading on protection issues for refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable migrants. Through the United Nations High Commissioner ... [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Text: Nations Must Manage Migration, U.S. Official Says

In order to prevent the victimization of persons through trafficking and to ensure the safety and security of all migrants, as well as of the nationals in host countries, migration management is critical. Effective migration management occurs at several levels -- national, bilateral, and regional. Comprehensive national migration policies involve supporting legal migration, including for work, education and family reunion. These policies also involve preventing entry to those that seek to do harm in their intending country of destination and reducing the incidence of irregular migration, which can make the migrant vulnerable to exploitation and harm. Effective migration policies requires not only having secure borders and clear immigration policies, but also having policies and action at the border to protect those who may be victims of trafficking, in need of international refugee protection, or otherwise vulnerable. It is important to realize, for example, that a refugee may utiliz ... [Read More]