Perspectives, Video ICE raid exposes chaos in the White House Imagine friends invite you and your family to stay for the weekend but, in the middle of the night, they call the police, saying they’re victims of a home invasion.…
News New bill seeks 65,000 visas for migrant workers in US The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) has joined a number of US national construction bodies throwing their weight behind a bipartisan bill that would give visas to migrant workers…
News ICE raid detains more than 100 workers in Florida The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency arrested more than 100 undocumented construction workers at sites around the Florida capital Tallahassee on Thursday. Masked officers in camouflage were seen…
News Canada loosens restrictions for foreign workers to build affordable housing Canada’s immigration minister Marc Miller has announced that foreign registered apprentices will be able to work in the country while completing their studies without having to apply for permits beforehand…
News Mad Architects’ migrant art museum to open in Rotterdam in May Beijing-based Mad Architects has announced that its design for the Fenix Museum of Migration in Rotterdam will shortly open to the public. Commissioned by the Droom en Daad (Dreams Come…
News ‘They’d lose half their labour’: Texas builder sounds warning over Trump deportation plans A contractor in Texas has warned that construction will suffer if Donald Trump fulfils his main campaign pledge to round up and deport millions of undocumented migrants. Around 295,400 undocumented…
News Biden urged to prioritise construction training and legal immigration as vacancies soar Amid ongoing labour shortages in the booming US construction market, employers body the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) has urged the federal government to “narrow the substantial gap” between…
News $100m for expansion of New York’s Ellis Island migrant museum The Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Foundation is to spend $100m on the refurbishment and extension of a museum that recalls the history of migration to New York. The 34-year-old, 137,000…
News Nigeria to build 675ha “Diaspora City” for citizens living abroad Nigeria plans to build a “Diaspora City” for the 20 million of its citizens who live in other countries. The idea is to give emigrants, who together send $24bn back…