May 13, 2025 08:59 PM IST UK PM Keir Starmer’s immigration policy shift, risking an “island of strangers,” may harm the economy by limiting student work visas and care worker access. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer chose some ugly phrasing while announcing an overhaul of the country’s immigration policy — that rising immigration risked making…
In April, Britain’s prime minister delivered a forceful speech on immigration. Migrants should be celebrated, he said, for they make a “huge contribution” to the country. Far from being a burden on public services, they are often the very people delivering those services. Almost all follow the rules. Those who claim that migration is out…
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its meeting in January. The minutes from that meeting, released on Wednesday, revealed most Fed officials supported holding policy at restrictive levels. “Many participants noted that the Committee could hold the policy rate at a restrictive level if the economy remained strong and inflation remained elevated, while…
Feb 03, 2025 12:44 AM IST Trump’s latest move affects more than 300,000, or about half, of the 600,000 Venezuelans with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) living in the United States. President Donald Trump’s administration has terminated deportation relief for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the United States, the New York Times reported on Sunday,…
President-Elect Donald J. Trump won the White House based partly on his promises to rein in immigration, with targeted policies that range from sending criminals to their home countries to more sweeping ones like mass deportations. During the campaign, Trump pledged to end the Temporary Protected Status that allows workers from select countries to come to…