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Overflowing Fairfax Homes Split Neighbourhoods

Overflowing Fairfax Homes Split Neighbors Issue Stirs Debates Over Economics, Race By Bill Turque and Karin Brulliard Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, May 13, 2007; Page A01 Harry Gault doesn't think of the small ranch home next door as a … Continue reading

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New Jersey Terror Case Fuels Debate On Residency

N.J. terror case fuels debate on residency Critics of immigration law point to brothers' illegal status as proof of flaw. By Jennifer Moroz Inquirer Staff Writer Posted on Sat, May. 12, 2007 It took an alleged terror plot for federal … Continue reading

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U.S. Denies Any Delay In Border Passport Rule

U.S. denies any delay in border passport rule By Devlin Barrett The Associated Press Tucson, Arizona | Published: 05.12.2007 WASHINGTON The new rule that anyone driving across the Canadian or Mexican border must have a passport or passcard will “absolutely” … Continue reading

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Plan To Track HIV Positive Visitors

Plan to track HIV-positive visitors Annabel Stafford, Canberra The Age (Melbourne) May 11, 2007 HIV-POSITIVE visitors to the country could have their movements monitored or be prevented from coming altogether, under policy options being considered by the Government. Prime Minister … Continue reading

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Peters Names Immigraton As Key Driver Of Inflation

Peters names immigration as key driver of inflation NZ Government Story 5:00AM Friday May 11, 2007 By Paula Oliver The New Zealand Herald Winston Peters says urgent action is needed to get New Zealand's savings rate up. New Zealand First … Continue reading

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Senate Plan Favours Immigrants Wih Skills

Senate plan favors immigrants with skills The proposal shifts away from the traditional focus on family By MICHELLE MITTELSTADT Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau May 11, 2007, 12:37PM WASHINGTON The importance of blood ties would be sharply reduced under an immigration … Continue reading

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Airline Industry Balks At U.S.-VISIT Fingerprint Plan

Airline industry balks at US-VISIT fingerprint plan By Alice Lipowicz Washington Technology 05/11/07 — 06:01 PM The airline industry is strongly opposed to the Homeland Security Departments latest plan to put airlines in charge of fingerprint checks for foreign passengers … Continue reading

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City (San Francisco) Is Sued For Failure To Report Noncitizens Arrested For Drugs

City (San Francisco) is sued for failing to report noncitizens arrested for drugs Activist contends police are breaking California law Leslie Fulbright, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer Friday, May 11, 2007 A San Francisco illegal immigration opponent has sued the … Continue reading

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28 Accused In Marriage-Citizenship Scam

28 Accused in Marriage-Citizenship Scam By SUSANNE M. SCHAFER The Associated Press Friday, May 11, 2007; 12:37 AM COLUMBIA, S.C. — More than two dozen men and women are accused of arranging or participating in marriages with Bulgarians to help … Continue reading

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Swap Deal Sparks Surge In Refugees

Swap deal sparks surge in refugees Mark Dunn May 10, 2007 12:00am Article from: Herald-Sun THE Opposition and refugee advocates have demanded the Howard Government scrap its asylum-seeker exchange program with the US after news that hundreds of Haitians are … Continue reading

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Immigration Bill Backed By MP’s

Immigration bill backed by MPs Scotsman.com News May 10, 2007 TOUGH new laws aimed at tightening the government's grip on immigration cleared the Commons last night. The UK Borders Bill will introduce compulsory biometric ID cards for non-EU nationals and … Continue reading

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Amnesty Demanded For 500,000 Migrants

Amnesty demanded for 500,000 immigrants Last Updated: 2:05am BST 10/05/2007 The Telegraph A mass rally yesterday called for a one-off amnesty to allow hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in the UK to become full citizens. (Photo: Thousands of demonstrators, … Continue reading

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Cost Of ID Cards Rockets By 840 Million Pounds

Cost of ID cards rockets by 840m Alan Travis, home affairs editor Thursday May 10, 2007 Guardian Unlimited The official estimated cost of the controversial national identity card scheme has soared in the last six months by an extra 840m … Continue reading

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50,000 A Month Arrive From Two New EU Nations

50,000 a month arrive from two new EU nations By STEVE DOUGHTY, Social Affairs Correspondent – Daily Mail Last updated at 09:21am on 10th May 2007 The number of visitors from Eastern Europe has risen by a quarter since Romania … Continue reading

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Immigration Judges Have Wildly Varying Rates For Granting Asylum

Immigration judges have wildly varying rates for granting asylum By Ruth Morris South Florida Sun-Sentinel Posted May 10 2007 Most came from the same coastal town in Haiti, and many are related to one another. But when the Haitians who … Continue reading

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Immigrant Tuition Break Survives

Immigrant tuition break survives Technical glitch halts vote to repeal rules on students illegally in the U.S. By PEGGY FIKAC Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau May 10, 2007, 2:00AM AUSTIN A bill to repeal in-state tuition for illegal immigrants was knocked … Continue reading

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Immigration Deal Called "Sellout"

Immigration deal called 'sellout' By Stephen Dinan and Sean Lengell THE WASHINGTON TIMES May 10, 2007 Immigrant-advocacy groups yesterday said Senate Democrats are selling out their principles on families and workers' rights if they agree with Republicans and President Bush … Continue reading

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Canada Needs An Accurate Inventory Of Its Labour Needs, Not More Hysteria About A So-Called "Labour Shortage".

PRESS RELEASE Canada needs an accurate inventory of its labour needs, not more hysteria about a so-called “labour shortage”. This is the real issue that the House of Commons Standing Committee on Immigration has to deal with—-not the issue of … Continue reading

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Would-Be Citizens To Face A New Test

Would-be citizens to face a new test By Sarah Smiles The Age (Melbourne) May 9, 2007 THE Commonwealth has pledged $123.6 million to delivering a new citizenship test to be introduced this year. It has set aside $209.2 million to … Continue reading

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Criticisms In Immigration Audit

Criticisms in immigration audit Andra Jackson The Age (Melbourne) May 9, 2007 THE Department of Immigration and Citizenship has been criticised for record-keeping deficiencies and inconsistent management reporting in a government audit report. An Australian National Audit Office report into … Continue reading

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