Monthly Archives: October 2009

Britain Pays Child Benefit For More Than 50,000 Children Living Abroad

Britain pays child benefit for more than 50,000 children living abroad British taxpayers are funding child benefit payments for 37,900 children who live in Poland, Treasury figures show. By Rebecca Lefort Telegraph.co.uk Published: 10:00PM GMT 31 Oct 2009 The money … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Police Arrest Canadians Tied To Controversial U.S. Mosque

Police arrest Canadians tied to controversial U.S. mosque Canwest News Service October 31, 2009 WINDSOR, Ont. — Two Canadian men linked to a fundamentalist Islamic leader who was gunned down in a shootout with FBI agents this past week were … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

European Deportation Charters Could Become Routine

European deportation charters could become routine Radio France Internationale Article published on the 2009-10-30 Latest update 2009-10-30 14:58 TU Undocumented immigrants could be sent home from Europe in chartered flights under a proposal being considered by European Union leaders at … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Banking Scandal Fugitive Rakesh Saxena Arrives In Thailand After Extradition From Canada

Banking scandal fugitive Rakesh Saxena arrives in Thailand after extradition from Canada By AP October 30th, 2009 BANGKOK— A fugitive former adviser to a Thai bank whose failure caused a crisis of confidence that helped spark the 1997 Asian financial … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Government Of Canada Tables 2010 Immigration Plan

Government of Canada Tables 2010 Immigration Plan OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Oct. 30, 2009) – Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, tabled Citizenship and Immigration Canada's 2009 Annual Report today in Parliament. “While other countries have cut back immigration … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Punjab Police Book Canadian Couple In Immigration Scam

Punjab police book Canadian couple in immigration scam Prokerala.com Chandigarh, Oct 30 Punjab Police have booked an Indian-origin Canadian couple along with eight local people for running an illegal immigration racket from Punjab, police said Friday evening. According to police, … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Some Tamil Refugees Could Be Detained For Security

Some Tamil refugees could be detained for security The 76 people found onboard the Ocean Lady were held overnight in the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre, Oct. 18, 2009. CTV News From The Canadian Press Date: Friday Oct. 30, 2009 … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Canada Oblivious To Terror Danger: CSIS Boss

Canada oblivious to terror danger: CSIS boss New director takes aim at critics in first public speech By Ian MacLeod The Ottawa Citizen October 30, 2009 http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Canada+oblivious+terror+danger+CSIS+boss/2160984/story.html CSIS head Richard B. Fadden says security and rights are 'not in opposition, … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

France Migrant Policy Critised

France migrant policy criticised Emma Jane Kirby BBC News, Paris October 29, 2009 France's system of detaining and deporting unaccompanied migrant children flown into Paris has been criticised in a damning new report. The French government says children arriving at … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

UK Plans Zimbabwe Asylum Removals

UK plans Zimbabwe asylum removals By Dominic Casciani BBC News October 29, 2009 The Home Office has announced it wants to resume the removal of failed Zimbabwean asylum seekers. Immigration minister Phil Woolas said the ground was being cleared to … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Pakistani-Canadian Faces A Second Charge

Pakistani-Canadian faces a second charge U.S. prosecutors amend complaint against Tahawar Hussain Rana, accused in newspaper plot COLIN FREEZE From Thursday's Globe and Mail Published on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 12:00AM EDT Last updated on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 3:03AM … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Estimated 2.8 Million Canadians Live Abroad

Estimated 2.8 million Canadians live abroad CBC NEWS Last Updated: Thursday, October 29, 2009 | 8:03 AM ET An estimated 2.8 million Canadian citizens live abroad, with naturalized Canadians leaving the country at a rate three times higher than those … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Rescued People Will Not Land In Australia—Gov’t

Rescued boatpeople will not land in Australia – govt Reuters, October 28, 2009 http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-43485820091028 Sydney (Reuters) — Australia insisted on Wednesday that 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers rescued by one of its customs ship would not be brought to Australia, … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

UK Immigration Officers In French Ports Set To Strike

UK immigration officers in French ports set to strike Mirror.co.uk 28/10/2009 More than 200 UK immigration officers in French ports are to strike. They are angry at plans to reduce their overseas allowances, which could cost them 500 a month. … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Life For Rwandan Convicted In Canada Of War Crimes

Life for Rwandan convicted in Canada of war crimes By AMY LUFT (AP) October 28, 2009 MONTREAL—A Rwandan man who was the first person convicted under a law allowing people in Canada to be tried for war crimes committed abroad … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Views From Canadians On : Boat People, Icelanders Looking For Jobs, The Unregulated TFW Programme, UK Parties On Immigration

Views From Canadians On : Boat People, Icelanders Looking For Jobs, The Unregulated Temporary Foreign Worker Programme, UK Parties on Immigration 1. THE 76 BOAT PEOPLE HAVE NOT LIVED IN SRI LANKA FOR A LONG TIME? FROM M.B. : I … Continue reading

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

France To Launch National Pride Campaign In Battle Against Islamic Fundamentalism

France to launch national pride campaign in battle against Islamic fundamentalism By Peter Allen Mail Online Last updated at 4:17 PM on 27th October 2009 Comments (249) France is to adopt a series of measures to 'reaffirm pride' in the … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Sarkozy Accused Of Fear-Mongering As France Debates Its Identity

Sarkozy accused of fear-mongering as France debates its identity Nicolas Sarkozy is being accused of taking advantage of deep divisions over France's lack of success in integrating non-white immigrants By Peter O'Neil, Europe Correspondent, Canwest News Service October 29, 2009 … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Jack Straw Denies ‘Secret Plot’ On Mass Immigration

Jack Straw denies 'secret plot' on mass immigration Jack Straw last night denied Labour had a “secret plot” to boost multiculturalism by creating an open door of mass immigration. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor Telegraph.co.uk Published: 7:00AM GMT 27 … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Immigrant Crime Fear Airbrushed From Gov’t Report

Immigrant crime fear airbrushed from Government report Warnings of links between mass immigration and crime were removed from a key Home Office report amid fears they would be used by critics, it has emerged. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor … Continue reading

Posted in British, News