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05 Aug 2011
 
 
 
 
Balance between economic needs, immigration management crucial
Immigration Law and Services
It is fundamental that South Africa manages immigration in a way that enables the country to meet the demand for foreign skills and investment, whilst at the same time, not throwing open the doors,...
 
 
09 Feb 2011
 
Do we really need jobs & skills – Ostrichism and Home Affairs
CHRIS WATTERS
The response of the Department of Home Affairs to the public input to the Immigration Amendment Bill, 2010, may lead some to believe that there are officials at Home Affairs who have their heads...
 
 
03 Dec 2010
 
SA gets set for big debate on immigration
REAL ECONOMY: MIGRATION POLICY
Migration and migration policies are emotive topics the world over. Be it economic boycotts against the state of Arizona for passing tough immigration enforcement laws, or promises by Britain’s...
 
 
18 Nov 2010
 
Study calls for migration overhaul, govt says review under way
SKILLS SHORTAGE
A fundamental shift in South Africa's migration policy is required to deal with the country's prevailing skills crisis, a newly published report argues, adding that even much-needed improvements to...
 
 
11 Oct 2010
 
The Immigration Amendment Bill 2010
CHRIS WATTERS
The Department recently presented its latest Amendment to the Immigration Act against the background of the Zimbabwean amnesty which media reports describe as pointing to a new policy on migration.
 
 
06 Aug 2010
 
 
 
Xenophobic attitudes in Home Affairs threaten calm
Immigration Law and Services
With fears of xenophobic attacks in South Africa once again, the Law Society of South Africa’s Immigration Law Committee vice-chairperson Chris Watters questions the Department of Home Affairs’...
 
 
07 Jun 2010
 
The dea(r)th of privacy rights — Home Affairs and the banks
CHRIS WATTERS
Coming from the culture we do, where we lived with, and many by and large accepted the validity of, an all-seeing, all-knowing, ‘big brother' government, South Africans appear to have a...
 
 
07 Apr 2010
 
The Anti-Trafficking Bill, the Immigration Act and the Refugee Appeal Board
CHRIS WATTERS
The Justice Portfolio Committee's announcement that it will not be ‘fast-tracking' the Anti-Tracking Bill [‘ATB'] is to be welcomed by allowing for greater reflection on the proposed mechanics...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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