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Poor Neighbourhoods Growing Across Toronto

Poor neighbourhoods growing across Toronto Middle-class communities disappearing According to a U of T study, Toronto is undergoing an increase in both poor and rich districts and that means subtle but significant changes to individual neighbourhoods. U of T analysis … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Spain Gov’t Criticizes Opposition Immigrant Plan

Spain govt criticises opposition immigrant plan (Corrected) By Sonya Dowsett Reuters Thu 7 Feb 2008, 14:38 GMT MADRID, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Spain's Socialist government on Thursday said opposition calls for immigrants to learn Spanish and respect Spanish customs were … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Germany Faces Turkish Ire After Nine Immigrants Die In Fire

Germany faces Turkish ire after nine immigrants die in fire Turkish Press.com Published: 2/5/2008 LUDWIGSHAFEN – Germany came under pressure from Turkey Tuesday over an apartment building inferno that killed nine immigrants and forced a couple to throw their baby … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Immigration Chiefs Give Marching Orders To 54 ‘Illegal’ Fans

Immigration chiefs give marching orders to 54 'illegal' fans By Tom Brady Security Editor Independent.ie Thursday February 07 2008 More than 50 Brazilians posing as soccer supporters for last night's friendly soccer tie with Ireland in Dublin were shown the … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Doctors From Outside EU Banned From Consultant Training

Doctors from outside EU barred from consultant training John Carvel, social affairs editor The Guardian, Thursday February 7 2008 A ban on doctors from outside the EU training to become consultants in the NHS was imposed by the government yesterday … Continue reading

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University Spaces Easier To Find If You’re A Foreign Student

University spaces easier to find if you're a foreign student B.C.'s hardworking applicants find the door shut in their faces Pete McMartin Vancouver Sun Published: Thursday, February 07, 2008 A parent I know — she's a colleague of mine — … Continue reading

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Germany Stands Firm On Country’s Integration Policy

Germany stands firm on country's integration policy German Interior Minister Schauble assures Ankara that his government sincerely intends to resolve integration problems faced by immigrant groups in Germany including the Turks FULYA ZERKAN ANKARA – Turkish Daily News Wednesday, February … Continue reading

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UK Offering Visa Centre In Punjab

UK offering visa centre in Punjab The Times Of India 6 Feb 2008, 0226 hrs IST,[]TNN CHANDIGARH: In order to check the growing trend of illegal immigration, the United Kingdom minister of state for borders and immigration Liam Byrne on … Continue reading

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Kids Who Speak Mandarin or Punjabi Will Have An Edge In The World Economy, Education Official Says

A global view of learning Kids who speak Mandarin or Punjabi will have an edge in the world economy, education official says Janet Steffenhagen Vancouver Sun Published: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 French is fine, but parents who really want to … Continue reading

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Canada’s Lower House Passes Anti-Terror Law That Allows For Indefinite Detention

Canada's lower house passes amended anti-terror law that allows for indefinite detention The Associated Press (The International Herald Tribune) Published: February 7, 2008 TORONTO: Canada's lower house passed a revised anti-terrorism law Wednesday that allows the government to detain foreign … Continue reading

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Kidney Kingpin To Lose Canadian Residence Status

Kidney kingpin to lose Canadian residence status SIFY NEWS Wednesday, 06 February, 2008 Brampton: Amit Kumar, the brain behind the multi-million-dollar kidney scam, will lose his permanent resident status in Canada once he is convicted of organ trafficking. “Canadian law … Continue reading

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Foreign Criminals Nintendo Wiis And 5-a-Side

Foreign criminals' Nintendo Wiis and 5-a-side By Graham Tibbetts The Telegraph Last Updated: 1:56am GMT 05/02/2008 Foreign criminals are being given Nintendo Wiis and a plasma television to while away the time before their deportation, it has been claimed. The … Continue reading

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N.B. Government Unveils Plan To Boost Population By 100,000 By 2026

N.B. government unveils plan to boost population by 100,000 by 2026 The Canadian Press February 5, 2008 MONCTON, N.B. – The New Brunswick government says it will make the Maritime province more attractive for its own citizens and for immigrants … Continue reading

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Should Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions Compete For Foreign Students?

Should Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions Compete For Foreign Students? The following is a slightly-edited version of some comments made on the foreign student issue by Jessica Vaughan, a Senior Policy Analyst for the Center for Immigration Studies in Washington, D.C. Her … Continue reading

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Canadian Officials In Beijing Turned Blind Eye To Reports Of Immigration Fraud, Clerk Says

Canadian officials in Beijing turned blind eye to reports of immigration fraud, clerk says GEOFFREY YORK From Monday's Globe and Mail February 4, 2008 at 4:45 AM EST BEIJING Wang Xu, a young clerk at a Chinese government office, was … Continue reading

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UK Minister To Discuss Immigration Issues With India

UK Minister to discuss immigration issues with India Posted February 3rd, 2008 by Sahil Nagpal The Hindustan Times London, Feb 3: After British Prime Minister Gordon Brown discussed issues related to immigration rule with India, a six-member team led by … Continue reading

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Australia Accepts Stranded Afghans

Australia accepts stranded Afghans Andra Jackson The Age February 2, 2008 A FAMILY of nine asylum seekers, stranded in Lombok, Indonesia, for seven years, is to be taken in by Australia. The family is the first of several Afghan asylum … Continue reading

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France, Senegal Sign Agreement On Management Of Migratory Flows

France, Senegal sign agreement on management of migratory flows DAKAR, Feb 2, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — Senegal and France have signed an amendment to the agreement on the joint management of migratory flows between the two countries in order … Continue reading

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Sweden Slashes Asylum Grants To Iraqi Refugees

Sweden slashes asylum grants to Iraqi refugees Published: 2 Feb 08 20:38 CET The Local Online: http://www.thelocal.se/9856/ Sweden has slashed the proportion of Iraqi asylum seekers it has allowed to stay in the country, following the tightening of rules by … Continue reading

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Haneef Inquiry Brings New Pressure For Commissioner

Haneef inquiry brings new pressure for commissioner Jonathan Pearlman and Connie Levett The Sydney Morning Herald February 1, 2008 A JUDICIAL inquiry into the Haneef case will be launched within weeks as the Federal Government draws close to finalising its … Continue reading

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