Monthly Archives: July 2006

Meat Industry "Exploiting Visa Holders"

Meat industry 'exploiting visa holders' The Age (Melbourne) July 31, 2006 – 9:30PM Unscrupulous employers in the meat industry are exploiting foreign workers brought into Australia on temporary visas, the federal government says. Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone said some foreigners … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

People Facing Deportation (From Japan) Join For Group Effort

The Japan Times Monday, July 31, 2006 People facing deportation join for group effort A group of foreign nationals facing possible deportation for overstaying their visas vowed Sunday to work together to seek permission to remain in Japan. They say … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Over Half Of Youth In Big (Dutch) Cities Are Non-Native

Over half of youth in big cities are non-native Expatica News 31 July 2006 AMSTERDAM Over half the young people in Amsterdam and Rotterdam come from a non-western background, according a new report by Statistics Netherlands. Known as the CBS … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Schools Told It’s No Longer Necessary To Teach Right Frpm Wrong

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2292741_1,00.html The London Times July 31, 2006 Schools told it's no longer necessary to teach right from wrong By David Charter, Chief Political Correspondent SCHOOLS would no longer be required to teach children the difference between right and wrong under … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Illegals Smuggled From France To UK On The Cheap

Illegals smuggled from France to UK on the cheap LONDON, July 31, 2006 (AFP) – Some illegal immigrants are paying gangs of traffickers less than 150 pounds (EUR 220) per person to be smuggled into Britain, a government agency said … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Birkenhead MP Calls For End To Mass Immigration

Birkenhead MP calls for end to mass immigration July 31 2006 By Alan Weston Daily Post Staff Liverpool Daily Post BIRKENHEAD MP Frank Field has called for a halt to mass immigration to the United Kingdom. He described the current … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Immigration "Harms Life Quality"

Last Updated: Monday, 31 July 2006, 22:54 GMT 23:54 UK Immigration 'harms life quality' BBC News The UK immigration system is to undergo a shake-up Record levels of immigration are overcrowding the UK and helping to destroy people's quality of … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Warning Over New EU Immigration

Last Updated: Monday, 31 July 2006, 16:13 GMT 17:13 UK Warning over new EU immigration BBC News The UK immigration system is in the midst of a shake-up. The UK should restrict the right of Bulgarians and Romanians to work … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Citizenship Muddle Could Trim Voter Lists

POSTED ON 31/07/06 Citizenship muddle could trim voter lists JENNIFER LEWINGTON CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF An election-day headache looms for Toronto because as many as 300,000 residents may be ineligible to cast their vote on Nov. 13. Next week, city … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Conflicted Over Citizenship

Conflicted Over Citizenship The Globe and Mail J.L Granatstein July 31, 2006 We Must Understand The Rights And Obligations Of Being Canadian, says historian Jack Granatstein The crisis in Lebanon and the evacuation of almost 12,000 Canadians from that ravaged … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Government Campaign To Entice Irish Emigrants Home

Government campaign to entice Irish emigrants home 30 July 2006 The Post By Eamon Quinn The government is planning a $300,000 (236,000) campaign targeted at encouraging illegal Irish emigrants in New York to return to fill skilled jobs at home … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

They Went Abroad Seeking Wedded Bliss. Now They Say Their Marriages Were A Fraud.

They went abroad seeking wedded bliss. Now they say their marriages were a fraud By MARINA JIMNEZ Saturday, July 29, 2006 Page A1 IMMIGRATION REPORTER The year Mehul Parikh turned 27, he decided it was time to marry. He had … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Immigration Amnesty Sows Divisions In France

Immigration amnesty sows division in France Some call offer inadequate, others say it's too generous Elizabeth Bryant, San Francisco Chronicle Foreign Service Friday, July 28, 2006 (07-28) 04:00 PDT Paris — Aminata Sambou arrived here with a tourist visa four … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

A Reality Check On The Immigrant Doctor Issue

PRESS RELEASE Canada's Immigration Ministers and members of Canada's immigration industry like to tell Canadians that many highly qualified immigrants are doing a type of work far below their level of education. A favourite example they cite is the legendary … Continue reading

Posted in Bulletins - 2003 to Dec 31 2010, Cultural Effects, Cultural Effects pub. before Jan 2018, Economic Effects of Immigration, Economic Effects of Immigration pub. before Jan 2018, Fraud, Fraud pub. before Jan 2018, Weekly

Immigration Corruption ‘Is Rife’

Immigration corruption 'is rife' BBC News July 27, 2006 The immigration service has faced a series of corruption claims The immigration system is “shot through with incompetence and corruption” and should face a full independent inquiry, says Conservative Damian Green. … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Britain To Double Budget For Removing Illegal Immigrants

Britain to Double Budget for Removing Illegal Immigrants The Bloomberg News July 25 (Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Tony Blair's government is to double its annual budget for removing illegal immigrants to 280 million pounds ($518 million) by 2010 and tighten … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Universities Back Plan To Curb Student Visa Abuse

Universities back plan to curb student visa abuse Debbie Andalo Wednesday July 26, 2006 EducationGuardian.co.uk Universities have welcomed the inclusion of a new points-based system for international students in the government's proposed overhaul of the immigration service, announced yesterday. Universities … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Ottawa To Review Help For Non-Resident Citizens (The Mid-East Conflict: The Evacuation)

Globe and Mail, July 26, 2006 THE MIDEAST CONFLICT: THE EVACUATION Ottawa to review help for non-resident citizens ALEX DOBROTA AND GLORIA GALLOWAY CAMBRIDGE, ONT. and OTTAWA — Canada will re-examine the practice of paying to rescue its citizens who … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Population or Immigration: Costello Issues Warning

Population or immigration: Costello issues warning Misha Schubert, Canberra July 25, 2006 PETER Costello has warned Australians to breed more or run the risk of a population transformed by immigration. Raising the spectre of the social disruption and violence of … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

One In Ten Spanish Residents Is A Foreigner

One in 10 Spanish residents is a foreigner Expatica News 25 July 2006 MADRID Almost one in 10 people living in Spain is a foreigner, according to the latest figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE). On 1 January, there … Continue reading

Posted in European, News