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Whither The Sun Sea Captain?

Whither the Sun Sea captain? Don Martin National Post Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 The Cabinet minister actually in charge of the controversial file raises a good point: Why hasn't the captain or the crew of the Tamil refugee ship been … Continue reading

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New Mexico National Guard Deployed To Border

New Mexico National Guard deployed to border By Sue Major Holmes The Associated Press, September 1, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/01/AR2010090104350.html Albuquerque, NM (AP) — The New Mexico National Guard has deployed 82 troops along the border with Mexico to increase surveillance. National … Continue reading

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Poll : Arizona Voters Favor Immigration Enforcement

Poll: Ariz. voters favor immigration enforcement The Associated Press, September 1, 2010 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g09-Rl4pB-3WzZ9G47uQ0Y_aWj7gD9HVGAHG0 Phoenix (AP) — A poll released Wednesday found that an overwhelming majority of Arizona voters support the types of provisions that are at the heart of a … Continue reading

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‘Climate Migrants’ Projected To Flood U.S.

'Climate migrants' projected to flood U.S. Report cites dire conditions in Latin America By Shaun Waterman The Washington Times, September 1, 2010 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/sep/1/global-warming-will-increase-migration-report-says/print/ Climate change in Latin America and the accompanying drought, flooding and desertification is likely to drive increased … Continue reading

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Regulator Sought To Oversee Canadian Immigration Agents

Regulator sought to oversee Canadian immigration agents by Liam Clifford Global Visas September 01 2010 The Canadian immigration department is looking to identify a governing body to oversee the immigration agent industry. The Canadian immigration minister, Jason Kenney stated, Were … Continue reading

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Automatic Citizenship For Children Of Illegals?

Automatic Citizenship for Children of Illegals? Global Trend Is Toward Tighter Policies Contact: Jon Feere, jdf@cis.org, (202) 466-8185 Center for Immigration Studies Washington, D.C. August 31, 2010 Every year, 300,000 to 400,000 children are born to illegal immigrants in the … Continue reading

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Housing Prices Due To Fall, Says Think Tank

Housing prices due to fall, says think-tank By Tony Wong Business Reporter TheStar.com Published On Tue Aug 31 2010 Canadas major metropolitan housing markets are looking awfully bubbly and are due to burst, says a report released Tuesday. The report, … Continue reading

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Queue Jumping Unwelcome

Queue jumping unwelcome By Joe Jeerakathil The StarPhoenix August 31, 2010 I welcome Canada providing asylum to genuine refugee claimants. The recent arrivals from Sri Lanka aren't refugees but economic migrants. It is abundantly clear that over the years Sri … Continue reading

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B.C. Churches Volunteer To House Tamil Migrants

B.C. churches volunteer to house Tamil migrants By Jennifer McClee Canada.com, August 30, 2010 http://www.canada.com/churches+volunteer+house+Tamil+migrants/ 3461175/story.html Two British Columbia churches are hoping to answer the prayers of a family of Tamil migrants who arrived on the British Columbia coast earlier … Continue reading

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This Is Our Future

This is our future Recent terror threats have been stopped, but we have refused to heed the warnings By David Harris Citizen Special August 30, 2010 This is your future. That was my wretched thought on behalf of Canadians as … Continue reading

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In A Bangkok Apartment, Tamils Wait For A Ship To Canada

In a Bangkok apartment, Tamils wait for a ship to Canada Though claiming to be tourists, they show little interest in seeing the sights of the Thai capital Mark MacKinnon, Bangkok From Monday's Globe and Mail Published on Sunday, Aug. … Continue reading

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Employment Picture Grim For Least Educated

Employment Picture Grim for Least-Educated Report: Americans Competing with Immigrants Suffered Even Before Recession Center for Immigration Studies Contact: Steven Camarota, sac@cis.org, (202) 466-8185 Washington, D.C. August 27, 2010 Less-educated, younger, and minority American workers face the worst job market … Continue reading

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Feds Moved To Revoke 227 Refugees For Lying

Feds moved to revoke 227 refugees for lying By BRYN WEESE, Parliamentary Bureau The Toronto Sun Last Updated: August 26, 2010 8:09pm OTTAWA—-In the past 20 years, while more than 41,000 Sri Lankans have been granted refugee status in Canada, … Continue reading

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Ottawa Urges Immigrant Communities To Report Suspicious Behaviour

Ottawa urges immigrant communities to report suspicious behaviour By Steven Chase The Globe and Mail (Canada), August 26, 2010 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-urges-immigrants-to-report-suspicious-behaviour/article1686965/ Ottawa — The Harper government is appealing to Canadians and immigrants in particular to monitor and report suspicious or extremist … Continue reading

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McMaster Study On Immigrants To Get $1 Million

McMaster study on immigrants to get $1m Will look at obstacles that hinder newcomers' ability to become economic contributors D. Davy THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR Aug 25, 2010 A McMaster University research proposal to examine the economic lives of immigrants has … Continue reading

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Open Shores For Illegal Migrants Erode Canadian Sovereignty

Open shores for illegal migrants erode Canadian sovereignty By Kingsley Beatti The Ottawa Citizen August 25, 2010 Re: Getting tough on refugees, Aug. 20. Opinion writer Peter Showler and letter-writer Mohan Samarasinghe (“Two tales of Sri Lankans,” Aug. 21) argue … Continue reading

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How Australia’s Labor Party Lost The Population Vote And Hung The Election

How Australia's Labor Party lost the population vote and hung the election Mark O'Connor Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:17 AM Australia's first female Prime Minister Julia Gillard is now struggling to stay in power. Having deposed the previous PM Kevin … Continue reading

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Alberta Suspends Immigrant Fast-Track Programmes

Alberta suspends immigrant fast-track programs Two of five schemes for workers in province dropped as labour demand subsides Josh Wingrove and Nathan VanderKlippe Edmonton and Calgary From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Published on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 7:04PM EDT Last … Continue reading

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Few Security Risks Among Pakistanis To Be Deported From Canada

Few security risks among Pakistanis to be deported from Canada By Norma Greenaway Postmedia News August 24, 2010 TAWA—-Pakistanis deemed security risks comprise a tiny proportion of those whose ouster from Canada has been put on hold until conditions improve … Continue reading

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The People Speak Their Views On Immigration

THE PEOPLE SPEAK THEIR VIEWS ON IMMIGRATION CASE #1 : G.F.Q. I recently came upon a piece either on the net or in the press about Toronto mayoral candidate Rob Ford who seems to have been hysterically attacked. After he … Continue reading

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