A Sydney brothel imports sex workers by rorting the student visa program, charging them thousands for English courses they will never take. A special Crikey investigation has alerted Immigration Department officials.
Without "illegal" Mexicans, California might grind to a halt. But Barack Obama might have a compromise on his hands for serious US immigration reform, reports writer and academic Jason Wilson from Long Beach.
Cabinet has a new Immigration Minister after the recent reshuffle. Ex-DIAC executives John Menadue and Arja Keski-Nummi explain how Brendan O'Connor should handle the asylum seeker issue.
While it is vital to hold the government to account for its actions towards asylum seekers in Australia, a far greater impact on refugees results from our inaction in the region and beyond, writes Susan Metcalfe, author of The Pacific Solution.
The latest case of foreign aid being diverted to cover the processing of asylum seekers in Australia is part of a long, bipartisan trend of raiding aid "in the national interest". Thulsi Narayanasamy and Gareth Bryant of AID/WATCH explain.
Last week Bernard Keane slammed "the Ian Rintoul approach" to dealing with asylum seeker issues. This week, Ian Rintoul fights back.
Australia is complicit in a corrupt government's oppression of its people, claims former diplomat Bruce Haigh. He makes the case why Sri Lankan asylum seekers should not be returned home.
Australia's policy on asylum seekers has been strongly criticised -- but does it actually breach the UN's Refugee Convention? Crikey intern Rose Moloney investigates.
Residents of Adelaide suburb Kilburn might not even know an asylum seeker detention centre is in their neighbourhood. One crusading lawyer speaks to InDaily's Des Ryan about the conditions.
There are plenty of valid reasons for opposing the federal government's excision of the mainland to deter asylum seekers. Amnesty International's Dr Graham Thom responds to Bernard Keane.
