Britain, may be indirectly forced by the EU to open its borders to an extra 20-million workers from Asia and Africa. The European Union is planning to introduce a new ‘blue card’ scheme modelled on the American ‘green card’ Work Permit.
EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini announced: ‘The Blue EU Labour Card’ would allow qualified migrants [...]
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The idea behind the Blue Card is a system similar to the US Green Card system for foreign workers. If approved, workers would be permitted to stay in an EU state and work for 2 years, with the possibility of extending that time or spending time in another EU state. The plan is to be [...]
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Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini, in a speech at an immigration conference in Lisbon, said he would unveil his “Blue EU Labour Card” to the 27-country EU on October 23 to help entice qualified job-seekers to Europe.
“The challenge is to attract the workers needed to fill specific gaps,” he said, noting that only five percent of [...]
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