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Dutch Police End ChildTrafficking Ring

Dutch police end child trafficking ring Expatica News 25 October 2007 THE HAGUE (AFP) – Dutch authorities have smashed an international Nigerian child trafficking ring, making 20 arrests in seven countries, the national prosecutor's office said Wednesday. International gangs smuggled … Continue reading

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Report Counts 400,000 Temporary Migrants

Report counts 400,000 temporary migrants Martin Bentham, Home Affairs Editor Evening Standard 25.10.07 Nearly 400,000 short-term migrants are coming to London each year, the first official estimate of temporary residents in the capital reveals today. About 90,000 of the arrivals, … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

3000 Prisoners To Get Boot

3,000 prisoners to get boot By Bob Roberts The Mirror 25/10/2007 Nearly 3,000 foreign prisoners in UK jails could be sent home to serve the rest of their sentences. An agreement with Jamaica was signed in June and is close … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Jamaicans In UK Jails To Serve Remaining Sentence At Home

Jamaicans in UK jails to serve remaining sentence at home The Jamaica Gleaner published: Thursday | October 25, 2007 JAMAICA and Britain are in discussions on the transfer of more than 1,000 Jamaicans currently serving time in the United Kingdom … Continue reading

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Downer’s Refugee Call Sparks Ire Over Nauru

Downer's refugee call sparks ire over Nauru Brendan Nicholson The Age October 24, 2007 THE Foreign Minister has suggested that Australia should provide sanctuary for people fleeing violence in Burma prompting calls from refugee advocates for him to start with … Continue reading

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VDAB Visits Unemployed Minorities

VDAB visits unemployed minorities Expatica News 24 October 2007 BRUSSELS The Flemish jobs agency VDAB wants to visit unemployed people of immigrant background at home in an effort to offer them jobs. Starting in November employment agents will start making … Continue reading

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Protesters Clash With Police In Belgium

Protesters Clash With Police in Belgium The Associated Press Oct 24, 2007 BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) Youths protesting attacks by Kurdish rebels in Turkey clashed with baton-wielding police Wednesday in Brussels, leaving 10 policemen injured. Police said more than 100 demonstrators … Continue reading

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Dutch Gov’t Statistics Agency Cuts Estimate Of Muslim Population

Dutch government statistics agency cuts estimate of Muslim population The Associated Press Published: October 24, 2007 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: There are significantly fewer Muslims in the Netherlands than previously believed, the country's Central Bureau for Statistics said Wednesday, after a review … Continue reading

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Germans Reject EU Fast-Track Immigration Scheme

BLUE CARD BLUES Germans Reject EU Fast-Track Immigration Scheme Spiegel On Line October 24, 2007 Politicians in Germany have voiced their opposition to a Blue Card fast-track migration scheme for the EU. But the country's business leaders say the economy … Continue reading

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School Fees Paid For Returning Asylum Seekers

School fees paid for returning asylum seekers By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor The Teleghraph Last Updated: 2:38am BST 24/10/2007 Free education, accommodation and cash handouts are to be given to failed asylum seekers to encourage them to return home … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Britain Secretly Converts Prisons To Detain Foreign Criminals Only

Britain secretly converts prisons to detain foreign criminals only Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times October 24, 2007 Two jails in England and Wales are occupied fully by foreign inmates as the Prison Service tries to cope with a … Continue reading

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New Border Control Will Abolish Free Movement Between UK and Ireland

New border control will abolish free movement between UK and Ireland David Sharrock: Ireland Correspondent From The Times October 25, 2007 The free movement of people between Ireland and Britain has survived centuries of tension and even terrorism, but that … Continue reading

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Quebec Town Defends Controversial ‘Code Of Life’ For Immigrants

Quebec town defends controversial 'code of life' for immigrants Jeff Heinrich CanWest News Service Wednesday, October 24, 2007 TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. — The brief from the town of Herouxville Wednesday began with a bemused observation. “We have been called names,” said … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Herouxville Councillor Among Friends At Meeting

Hrouxville councillor among friends at hearing 'Reasonable accommodation' commission. Man who drafted town's controversial 'code of life' basks in allies' praise but gets harsh words, too JEFF HEINRICH, The Gazette Published: Wednesday, October 24 The Bouchard-Taylor commission on “reasonable accommodation” … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Woman Claims Kiwi Marriage Stressed By Immigration

Woman claims Kiwi marriage stressed by immigration By JOHN HENZELL – The Press | Tuesday, 23 October 2007 A Christchurch immigrant has blamed delays by immigration officers for the stress that soured her marriage and cost her the chance to … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Gov’t Rejects Two-Tier Wage System

Govt rejects two-tier wage system The Age October 23, 2007 – 12:49PM The federal government has rejected billionaire retailer Gerry Harvey's proposal for a two-tier wage system. The man behind electronics retail chain Harvey Norman has reportedly called for a … Continue reading

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Key Parts Of The EU’s Proposed Blue Card Work Visa Plan

Key parts of the EU's proposed Blue Card work visa plan The Associated Press Published: October 23, 2007 The European Union's top immigration official presented plans Tuesday to introduce an EU-wide “Blue Card” work visa system meant to attract highly … Continue reading

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French Parliament Set To Approve DNA Immigration Bill

French parliament set to approve DNA immigration bill Expatica News 23 October 2007 PARIS (AFP) – The French parliament was on Tuesday poised to adopt an immigration bill that has sparked angry debate for introducing DNA testing of foreigners who … Continue reading

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Contested French Immigration Bill Passes

Contested French Immigration Bill Passes By NATHALIE SCHUCK The Associated Press Tuesday, October 23, 2007; 6:20 PM PARIS — French lawmakers adopted a hotly contested bill on Tuesday that would institute language exams and potential DNA testing for prospective immigrants, … Continue reading

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There Is Tension In THe Air, Says First Black MP As Swiss Take A Turn To The Right

There is tension in the air, says first black MP as Swiss take a turn to the right David Charter in Berne From The Times October 23, 2007 The first black MP in Switzerland said yesterday he was worried about … Continue reading

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