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UK Home Office Stands By Visa And Immigration Changes

UK Home Office stands by visa and immigration changes 16 February 2007 The Guardian The British government has defended changes to its immigration and visa rules for Indians and other non-European nationals, even as Indian doctors lodged a legal appeal … Continue reading

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Growth In 457 Visa Numbers (Australia)

Growth in 457 visa numbers FEBRUARY 12, 2007 Australian IT News SKILLED migrants are coming to Australia in ever increasing numbers for temporary work, a parliamentary committee has been told. Department of Immigration and Citizenship deputy secretary Abdul Rizvi told … Continue reading

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Judge Asks, " Why Can’t We Deport This Identity Cheat?"

Judge asks: Why can't we deport this identity cheat? By Elaine Jinks Published Date: 12 February 2007 Location: Halifax The Evening Courier A JUDGE has slammed the immigration system which has prevented him from deporting a convicted criminal. Judge Jonathan … Continue reading

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Heroville, Canada

PRESS RELEASE The tumultuous entry (now broadcast around the world) of Herouxville, Quebec into Canada's immigration debate demonstrates the great divide that exists in Canada on the immigration issue. On one side are the majority of Canadians who instictively feel … Continue reading

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Indian Doctors In Britain Lose Legal Battles Against Immigration Changes

Indian doctors in Britain lose legal battle against immigration changes February 9, 2007 By Prasun Sonwalkar, Indo-Asian News Service London, Feb 9 (IANS) Thousands of doctors of Indian origin Friday lost their legal case against changes in immigration rules that … Continue reading

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Immigration Still Climbing (New Zealand)

Immigration still climbing The New Zealand Herald Saturday February 03, 2007 By Brian Fallow The net inflow of migrants was still running strong in December with a gain of 1160 pushing the total for the whole of 2006 to 14,610, … Continue reading

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Immigration Conspiracy Against Maori?

Immigration conspiracy against Maori? The News Talk 2B (N.Z.) 2/02/2007 8:08:03 Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia believes the increase in immigration is part of a government attempt to prevent Maori from getting too much political power. There will be no … Continue reading

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Action Plan To Settle Migrants Targets Young Refugees

Action plan to settle migrants targets young refugees Thursday February 01, 2007 By Simon Collins The New Zealand Herald A youth worker to work with young refugees is being placed into Auckland's most multicultural suburbs as part of a regional … Continue reading

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Asylum Chief’s Service Concerns

Asylum chief's service concerns BBC News February 1, 2007 Dawn raids have led to numerous protests in Scotland The senior civil servant in charge of removing failed asylum seekers from Scotland has conceded his department is still not “fit for … Continue reading

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Muslim Extremists Are Mirror Image Of BNP, Says (Tory Leader) Cameron

Muslim extremists are mirror image of BNP, says Cameron Hlne Mulholland Monday January 29, 2007 Guardian Unlimited David Cameron today compared British Muslim extremists to the British National party, claiming that they were the “mirror image” of the racist organisation. … Continue reading

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Officers To Be Given Powers Of Arrest And Detention

Officers to be given powers of arrest and detention Alan Travis, home affairs editor Saturday January 27, 2007 The Guardian New legislation which will in effect turn the immigration service into a quasi-police force, with powers of arrest and detention … Continue reading

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Can "A Better Life" For Newly-Arrived Mean "A Worse Life" For Many Residents? Mackenzie King’s 1907 Royal Commission Report (The Methods By Which Oriental Labourers Have Been Induced To Come To Canada) Showed That It Did.

PRESS RELEASE Mackenzie King’s 1907 Royal Commission, “The Methods By Which Oriental Labourers Have Been Induced To Come To Canada”,investigated why unusually high numbers (about 11,500) of Japanese, Chinese and East Indians suddenly arrived in Canada in 1907. One of … Continue reading

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Citizenship Classes ‘Not British Enough’

Citizenship classes 'not British enough' By Graeme Paton, Education Correspondent The Telegraph Last Updated: 2:28am GMT 26/01/2007 Children should learn about the British Empire and the European Union in new lessons designed to convey a sense of national identity, the … Continue reading

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ID Cards For Foreigners Under New Immigration Rules

ID cards for foreigners under new immigration rules David Byers and agencies Times Online January 26, 2007 Foreigners from outside Europe who live in Britain will be forced to carry identity cards or face a 1,000 fine and deportation in … Continue reading

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Government To Tighten Border Controls

Government to tighten border controls LONDON (Reuters) – Immigration officers at airports and harbours will have new powers to arrest people smugglers or criminals under proposals unveiled on Friday aimed at fighting terrorism and curbing illegal immigration. Foreign nationals living … Continue reading

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Integration Is Howard’s Aim

Integration is Howard's aim Jewel Topsfield The Age (Melbourne) January 24, 2007 FIRST it was described as “mushy” by Treasurer Peter Costello, then it was branded “a vague term that meant different things to different people”, by former Immigration parliamentary … Continue reading

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PM Dumps Vanstone From Cabinet

PM Dumps Vanstone From Cabinet The Age (Melbourne) Jewel Topsfield January 24, 2007 WHEN she was asked if she should resign as Immigration Minister after a scathing report on wrongfully deported Australian citizen Vivian Alvarez Solon, Amanda Vanstone joked that … Continue reading

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Job Rule For Migrants Not Working, Carter Admits

Job rule for migrants not working Carter admits (New Zealand) Tuesday January 23, 2007 By Simon Collins The New Zealand Herald Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter has conceded a policy requiring borderline skilled immigrants to get jobs within six months … Continue reading

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Mail and Express Deny Asylum Bias

Mail and Express deny asylum bias Stephen Brook, press correspondent Tuesday January 23, 2007 MediaGuardian.co.uk The Daily Mail and the Daily Express have both denied pressuring their journalists to write inflammatory stories about asylum seekers. The Daily Express editor, Peter … Continue reading

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Shame

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2557613_1,00.html The Sunday Times January 21, 2007 Shame Jasvinder Sanghera has made many enemies by fighting for abused Asian women in Britain. Now she reveals how she was herself a victim in an immigrant family rent by ancient prejudices. Her … Continue reading

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