Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says his country needs to reconsider its immigration laws in reaction to the deadly siege in Sydney last December. He made the remarks on Sunday in the city as he released the first report conducted by officials from the federal government and the government of New South Wales into the incident. “Plainly, the system has let us down,” he said, adding, “This... 

A handcuffed Christmas Island detainee being led to a plane bound for Sydney and the Silverwater detention center. Australia has tightened its controversial immigration laws by introducing temporary visas for refugees, which do not grant settlement in the country. Australia’s lower house of parliament narrowly approved amendments to the Migration Act on Friday following a debate on the issue in the... 

Denmark’s strict immigration laws have saved the country 6.7 billion euros, a government report has claimed. Even though Denmark already has some of the toughest immigration laws in Europe, right-wing patriotic politicians are now trying to make them even more restrictive. Denmark’s strict immigration laws have saved the country billions in benefits, a government report has said. The Integration... 

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the government to work out a bill easing immigration restrictions in the country and consider the cancelation of immigration quotas for high-qualified foreign specialists, the Kremlin said on Thursday. The bill is intended to “optimize” the immigration regime for foreigners invited to work in Russia by “organizations implementing investment,...