Mexico plans to impose new $42 fee on each passenger of cruise ships that dock there – whether they get off the ship or not at ports.
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Difficulty understanding someone with a strong accent is a form of racial discrimination, says judge
This seems troubling: Telling someone with a foreign accent you can’t understand them could be racial discrimination Perhaps this legal ruling is related to a specific workplace situation – but…
Continue readingInternational, Education: Univ of MA Amherst suggests Trump will enact travel bans on first day in office
In January 2017, Trump enacted travel bans on persons traveling from 7 countries (later revised to 6). Courts subsequently struck the bans down. Univ of MA is telling ALL innternational students to return to campus before Jan 20, 2025.
Continue readingGreater than half of Harris voters want to move
As discussed frequently on this blog, close to zero will move internationally as few will qualify for residency visa (except for those having immigration privileges).
Continue readingFrance proposes surcharge on non-EU visitors
Would add an additional fee to visitors from outside the EU, when visiting French museums and other venues.
Continue reading“Thousands protest against over-tourism in Canary Islands”
Thousands protest against over-tourism in Canary Islands
Continue readingIf their candidate does not win, they will leave the U.S.
As the election nears, the media runs more stories about how everyone will move abroad depending on the outcome. Pro tip: Real estate will apparently become really cheap in 2025!
Continue readingImmigration: Interesting data on immigration and border crossings into the U.S.
See “The New Effects of Immigration.”
Worth taking a look, especially at the charts.
Continue readingInternational child adoptions drop sharply
International adoptions of children from other countries, to the United States have collapsed, and with China ending adoptions, yesterday, will soon be near zero.
Continue readingForeign-born share of Canada’s population
An additional reference confirms the blue part of the curve: The Daily — Immigrants make up the largest share of the population in over 150 years and continue to shape who we…
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