America

The United States has processed more than a million visas for Chinese people already this year and the waiting time for an interview is down to one week, the latest State Department data shows. This is a 43% increase on the same time last year and is a result of improvements introduced as a direct [...]

Asians are now the most numerous immigrants in the United States as the number of Hispanics has gone down due to less demand for unskilled labour and a crackdown on illegal immigrants, research shows. The number of Asian immigrants grew from 19% of all new immigrants in 2000 to 36% in 2010. Incoming Hispanic immigrants [...]

Americans’ views toward immigration are much more positive than they have been in recent years with 66% saying immigration is a good thing for the United States, up from 59% last year and close to the 2006 record of 67%. The Gallup poll was conducted just days before the Obama administration put immigration back into [...]

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History have launched a new online learning tool for immigrants preparing for naturalisation. It features videos and multimedia activities that showcase artefacts from the Smithsonian Institution’s collections and exhibitions.

Some politians in the United States are keen to see an increase in the number of temporary visas granted for skilled technical workers but the forthcoming election could thwart their attempt. Senator John Cornyn, the senior Republican on a panel that oversees immigration, has introduced a bill that would make an additional 55,000 visas available [...]