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Canada to launch express entry for qualified economic immigrants

​Canada is to launch a new electronic system, called Express Entry, next month which will shorten the processing time for qualified applicants immigrating to Canada to six months or less, Canada's top immigration official said here on Monday.

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Half of Vienna residents have immigrant background

A total of 49 percent of all residents of the Austrian capital of Vienna have an immigrant background, meaning they were either born abroad themselves or have at least one parent who was, new study results have shown.

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Turkey becomes main illegal immigration destination

Thanks to its booming economy with more job opportunities available at home, Turkey, traditionally a transit country for illegal immigrants en route to the West, has become a destination for immigration.