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Chertoff Insists Passport Plan Is A Priority

Chertoff insists passport plan is a priority Congress resists idea for Canada, Mexico crossings By JENNIFER A. DLOUHY Hearst News Service Dec. 21, 2007, 12:11AM Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Thursday said the Bush administration would press forward with … Continue reading

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Vietnamese-Americans Are Lured To The Texas City By Cheap Real Estate, A Low Cost Of Living, And A Burgeoning Cultural Enclave

Vietnamese Americans are lured to the Texas city by cheap real estate, a lower cost of living and a burgeoning cultural enclave. By My-Thuan Tran, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer December 21, 2007 HOUSTON — Lan Nguyen had dreamed of … Continue reading

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Tancredo Exits ’08 Race; Backs Romney Campaign

Tancredo exits '08 race, backs Romney campaign By Stephen Dinan December 21, 2007 “My fear is that if I were to stay in this race my votes could be the factor in handing victory to a pro-amnesty politician,” said Colorado … Continue reading

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Where They Stand On…Immigration

Where they stand on … immigration Sources: Candidate Web sites and Chicago Tribune news services December 21, 2007 Republicans RUDY GIULIANI: Favors path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants, supports border fence. MIKE HUCKABEE: Favors border fence, rules out a … Continue reading

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18 Arrested In Scam On Immigration Documents

18 arrested in scam on immigrant documents Officials say they've just scratched surface. By JUSTIN GEORGE, SP Times Staff Writer Published December 21, 2007 BRANDON – The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office began noticing two things in September 2006: A rash … Continue reading

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No Passport Area Adds 8 European Countries—Expansion Met With Concerns, Hope

No-passport area adds 8 European countries Expansion met with concerns, hope By Christine Spolar Chicago Tribune foreign correspondent December 20, 2007 KOPER, Slovenia – For the mayor of this small coastal city, the expansion this week of no-passport travel for … Continue reading

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Row Over Deportation Of Criminals

Row over deportation of criminals The Press Association December 20, 2007 Thousands of convicted foreign drug dealers, thieves and fraudsters are remaining in Britain because the Government has “no interest” in deporting them, it is claimed. The startling admission that … Continue reading

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Eight Are Sentenced In Key West For Smuggling Immigrants

Eight are sentenced in Key West for smuggling immigrants Sun-Sentinel.com Fort Lauderdale December 20, 2007 A federal judge in Key West has sentenced eight smugglers of illegal Cuban immigrants to prison terms, according to a release Wednesday from the U.S. … Continue reading

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Hispanics Feeling Heat Of Enforcement

Hispanics feeling heat of enforcement By Devona Walker Staff Writer OK News.com Thu December 20, 2007 Regardless of citizenship status, Hispanics say they are being hurt by the ongoing immigration debate. In contrast, a recent study by the Congressional Budget … Continue reading

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First Clashes In Iowa Set Tone Over Immigration

First clashes in Iowa set tone over immigration By Tim Gaynor Reuters Thursday, December 20, 2007; 12:28 PM PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain lost ground to his presidential rivals over support for what his opponents called “amnesty” … Continue reading

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Environmentalists Lose Border-Fence Fight

Environmentalists lose border-fence fight Judge tosses bids to block Chertoff barrier authority By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services Tucson, Arizona Published: 12.20.2007 PHOENIX A federal judge has tossed out efforts by two environmental groups to void a provision of federal … Continue reading

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Strictures In U.S. Prompt Arabs To Study Elsewhere

Strictures in U.S. Prompt Arabs to Study Elsewhere Australia Is Viewed As 'More Welcoming' By Ellen Knickmeyer Washington Post Foreign Service Thursday, December 20, 2007; Page A20 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — For Nabil Al Yousuf, a senior aide to … Continue reading

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Canada Makes It Easier For Children Adopted Overseas To Become Canadian Citizens

Canada Makes it Easier for Children Adopted Overseas to Become Canadian Citizens Citizenship and Immigration Canada Dec 20, 2007 10:01 ET OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Dec. 20, 2007) – The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today announced that … Continue reading

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New Zealanders Moving To Australia At 19 Year High

New Zealanders moving to Australia at 19-year high www.chinaview.cn [] 2007-12-19 16:34:22 WELLINGTON, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — The number of New Zealanders moving to Australia in the year to November jumped to the highest in 19 years as higher wages … Continue reading

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China Simplifies Entry Procedure For Visitors

China simplifies entry procedure for visitors REUTERS Published: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 BEIJING (Reuters) – Visitors to China will no longer have to fill in health declaration forms from next month as a way of simplifying entry procedures ahead of … Continue reading

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Caretaking Free Movement, Security In The Eu Falls To New Members Along The Eastern Frontier

Caretaking free movement, security in the EU falls to new members along the Eastern frontier The Associated Press Published: December 19, 2007 KORCZOWA, Poland: The would-be intruders lurked just across the Polish border, hidden in a snow-covered field in Ukraine, … Continue reading

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More Than 200 Migrants Land In Southern Italy

More than 200 migrants land in southern Italy Reuters Published: December 19, 2007 ROME: More than 200 illegal immigrants crammed into a 16-metre long wooden fishing boat landed on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Wednesday, news agencies reported. … Continue reading

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Germany Says Immigrants Won’t Solve Demographic Woes

Germany says immigrants won't solve demographic woes Reuters By Erik Kirschbaum Wed 19 Dec 2007, 14:25 GMT BERLIN, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Germany is a high-tech nation with an insatiable appetite for skilled foreign labour but immigration is not the … Continue reading

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Immigration Amnesty For 160,000

Immigration 'amnesty' for 160,000 By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent The Telegraph Last Updated: 3:05am GMT 19/12/2007 More than 160,000 illegal immigrants due for deportation may be given asylum and allowed to stay in Britain amid claims that the Government has … Continue reading

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English A Minority Language In 1300 Schools

English a minority language in 1,300 schools By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent The Telegraph Last Updated: 3:07am GMT 19/12/2007 Children with English as their first language are now in the minority in more than 1,300 schools, according to official figures. … Continue reading

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