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Is This A Plumber I See Before Me? Poles Take Centre Stage Without The Stereotypes

Is this a plumber I see before me? Poles take centre stage without the stereotypes This year there are a record number of shows by one of Edinburghs largest immigrant populations. Our correspondent meets the artists who are determined to … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Bush To Propose Tighter Migrant Work Rules

Bush to propose tighter migrant work rules Larger employer fines and thousands more border agents are part of the initiative. By Nicole Gaouette, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer August 10, 2007 WASHINGTON — The Bush administration plans to announce a … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Border Patrol Filling Its Ranks

Border Patrol filling its ranks By Jerry Seper The Washington Times August 10, 2007 The man who oversees the U.S. Border Patrol says the agency will meet President Bush's hiring goal of 6,000 new agents by the end of 2008, … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

22 Days Of Immigration-As-Usual Will Negate Benefits of Sarnia Solar Power Project

22 DAYS OF IMMIGRATION-AS-USUAL WILL NEGATE BENEFITS OF SARNIA SOLAR POWER PROJECT The same way of thinking that got us into our current environmental problems is not going to get us out. All I hear in the news is how … Continue reading

Posted in Bulletins - 2003 to Dec 31 2010, Environmental Effects, Environmental Effects pub. before Jan 2018, Weekly

Sweeping Overhaul For Immigration Law (New Zealand)

Sweeping overhaul for immigration law The New Zealand Herald Thursday August 09, 2007 A sweeping rewrite of immigration law will overhaul the controversial provisions used to try to deport Ahmed Zaoui. Immigration Minister David Cunliffe said the new law would … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Govt Changes Skilled Migration Program (Australia)

Govt changes skilled migration program August 9, 2007 – 5:39PM The Age (Melbourne) Foreign architects, locksmiths and aircraft engineers will find it easier to get work in Australia under changes to the country's skilled migration program. Migrants with skills in … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Would-Be Migrants Must Undergo Classes In What It Means To Be French

Would-be migrants must undergo classes in what it means to be French By Jon Frosch International Herald Tribune Published: August 9, 2007 PARIS: “How long is this going to be?” a middle-aged Moroccan woman whispered. She was one of about … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Centre Escapees Search Continues

Centre escapees search continues All of the escapees have spent time in jail BBC News August 9, 2007 Police are continuing to hunt for 11 detainees who escaped from an immigration centre in Oxford. Twenty-six men fled Campsfield House in … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Britain Employs 600 Iraqis Who Might Need Asylum, Not 20,000

Britain employs 600 Iraqis who might need asylum, not 20,000 Richard Beeston, Deborah Haynes and Michael Evans The Times Online August 9, 2007 Six hundred Iraqis would be eligible to settle in Britain if asylum regulations were relaxed for those … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Hearing Sought On Islamic, Mexican Ties

Hearing sought on Islamic, Mexican ties Rep. Ed Royce, California Republican, said recent reports expose U.S. vulnerability. By Sara A. Carter August 9, 2007 A ranking House Republican yesterday demanded a hearing based on recent reports that Islamic terrorists embedded … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Migrants Agree: It’s Harder To Get Jobs

Migrants agree: It's harder to get jobs The immigration debate is affecting migrant workers: A new poll showed it's getting more difficult to find work and discrimination is rising. Posted on Thu, Aug. 09, 2007 BY PABLO BACHELET AND CASEY … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Remittances To Mexico Slow

Remittances to Mexico Slow Fund Transfers to Relatives Hurt by Tougher U.S. Laws By Krissah Williams Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, August 9, 2007; Page D03 A new national survey of Latino immigrants suggests that recently adopted state and local … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Judge Slams Govt, Calls for immigration laws that allow local authorities to deal with illegal aliens.

Judge slams government Calls for immigration laws that allow local authorities to deal with illegal aliens. Thursday, August 09, 2007 By RUSS FLANAGAN The Express-Times PALMER TWP. | A Pennsylvania Superior Court judge ripped the federal government's enforcement of immigration … Continue reading

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Hispanics Taking Population Lead

Hispanics taking population lead Census shows they're edging out Anglos in Dallas, across Texas By DIANNE SOLS / The Dallas Morning News dsolis@dallasnews.com 01:24 PM CDT on Thursday, August 9, 2007 Hispanics for the first time outnumber non-Hispanic whites in … Continue reading

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FB (Farmers Branch, Texas) Sets Team For Immigration Fight

FB sets team for immigration fight City plans to hire firm with background in appellate cases By STEPHANIE SANDOVAL / The Dallas Morning News ssandoval@dallasnews.com Thursday, August 9, 2007 Farmers Branch plans to hire some big legal guns to take … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Census Measures Ethnic Shifts

Census measures ethnic shifts By Darnell Little Chicago Tribune staff reporter August 9, 2007 The Latino population in the Chicago area and throughout Illinois continues to soar, while growing numbers of whites are leaving Cook County for outer suburban counties … Continue reading

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Skills Top Family Ties (Australia)

Skills top family ties Article from: Herald Sun August 08, 2007 12:00am AUSTRALIA'S migrant intake has jumped 72 per cent over the last decade, with skills now more likely to get immigrants through the door than family ties. The Australian … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Citizenship Test Passes First Test (Australia)

Citizenship test passes first step The Age (Melbourne) August 8, 2007 – 9:54AM Federal parliament's lower house has approved plans to introduce a citizenship test, despite a Liberal backbencher splitting from his party over the move. Greek-born Victorian MP Petro … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Tough New Immigration Laws Planned (New Zealand)

Tough new immigration laws planned Immigration changes revealed TVNZ.co.nz Aug 8, 2007 6:21 PM Tough new powers to make it easier to deport unwarranted immigrants and refugees deemed a risk to New Zealand have been unveiled by the government. The … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Greatest Population Growth In 40 Years (Belgium)

Greatest population growth in 40 years (Belgium) Expatica News 8 August 2007 BRUSSELS The population of Belgium has grown by 73,152 people since last year. This is the largest increase in 40 years, according to figures from the federal ministry … Continue reading

Posted in European, News