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Canada Begins Pilot Off-Campus Work Programme For Private Schools

Canada begins pilot off-campus work program for private schools 18 December 2006 WorkPermit.com Late last week, Canada's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Monte Solberg announced that the new government will begin discussions with interested provinces and territories to begin a … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Democrats Divided On Immigration Law Reform

Democrats divided on immigration law reform Web Posted: 12/17/2006 11:30 PM CST My San Antonio News Hernn Rozemberg Express-News Immigration Writer Claire McCaskill wants the government to ramp up security by building a new border fence, avoid giving undocumented immigrants … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Kids Also Caught Entering Illegally

Kids also caught entering illegally Hundreds languish in shelters By Lourdes Medrano Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona | Published: 12.17.2006 PHOENIX In House No. 7, teen Diego Moncayo sat pensively in a sunken living room, watching his 18 young roommates … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Cabinet Stays In Place, Ends Expulsion of Asylum Seekers

Cabinet stays in place, ends expulsion of asylum seekers 14 December 2006 (second update) AMSTERDAM–The caretaker Cabinet will remain in place and end the expulsion of long-term asylum seekers, Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said shortly after midnight on Thursday. … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

100 Million Pounds Translation Bill For Migrants Who Can’t Or Won’t Speak English

100m translation bill for migrants who can't or won't speak English By Amy Iggulden Last Updated: 4:04am GMT 14/12/2006 The Telegraph Public spending on interpreters and translation for immigrants is to be reviewed after figures revealed the yearly bill is … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

What I Meant By ‘Third World’ Miami

What I Meant by 'Third World' Miami by Rep. Tom Tancredo Posted Dec 14, 2006 The following remarks were prepared by Rep. Tom Tancredo for a speech at the Miami Rotary Club that he was forced to cancel because of … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Aspiring Citizens Should Know About Gallipoli: Robb (Australia)

Aspiring citizens should know about Gallipoli: Robb Jewel Topsfield and Michelle Grattan December 13, 2006 The Age (Melbourne) ASPIRING Australian citizens would not be required to know Don Bradman's batting average to pass the Government's citizenship test, according to the … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Le Pen Plays The Race Card Again. (France)

Le Pen plays the race card again. This time he hopes it will soften his image By Henry Samuel in Paris The Telegraph Last Updated: 2:35am GMT 13/12/2006 France's far-Right National Front party has launched a poster campaign featuring a … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

MP’s Pass No Confidence Motion Against Verdonk (The Netherlands)

MPs pass no confidence motion against Verdonk (The Netherlands) 13 December 2006 (second update) AMSTERDAM The Cabinet will discuss on Wednesday the motion of no confidence passed against Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk in the Dutch Parliament overnight. It is not … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Australian Sun Lures In The Brits

Last Updated: Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 10:21 GMT BBC News Australian sun lures in the Brits Brits Abroad By Nick Bryant BBC Sydney correspondent Christmas at the beach. How very, un-British With at least 1.3 million resident Britons, Australia is … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

(Nova Scotia) Tories Trying To Attract New Class Of Immigrant

Tories trying to attract new class of immigrant By MICHAEL LIGHTSTONE Business Reporter Halifax Chronicle Herald The MacDonald government Tuesday unveiled a new classification of immigrant in the hopes of attracting skilled labour to Nova Scotia and keeping foreign workers … Continue reading

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New Zealand Irked By Indian Men Demanding Dowry

New Zealand irked by Indian men demanding dowry 12 Dec, 2006 2352hrs IST WELLINGTON: The New Zealand government is considering making dowry illegal after the increasing trend of New Zealand born Indian men, or those with residency, travelling to India … Continue reading

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Massive Overhaul Of Immigration Has Been No Easy Task

Massive overhaul of immigration has been no easy task for Cunliffe (New Zealand) by Iain Gillies Tuesday, 12 December, 2006 New Zealand Herald Developing new policy in an area as contentious as immigration has been a tough ask for Immigration … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Migrants To Sit English Exams (Australia)

Migrants to sit English exams December 11, 2006 New migrants will have to sit English exams and commit to following Australian laws under a new citizenship test being introduced by the federal government. Prime Minister John Howard today said the … Continue reading

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France Sends Back 24,000 Immigrants In 2006

France sends back 24,000 immigrants in 2006 Expatica News PARIS, Dec 11, 2006 (AFP) – France will have repatriated some 24,000 illegal immigrants by the end of 2006 a 20 percent increase on 2005, Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday. … Continue reading

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5.5 Million Britons ‘Opt To Live Abroad’

5.5m Britons 'opt to live abroad' Brits Abroad By Dominic Casciani BBC News Almost one in 10 British citizens is living overseas, according to a study of people coming in and out of the UK. Studies by the Institute for … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Expat Figures Migration Warning

Last Updated: Monday, 11 December 2006, 06:48 GMT BBC News Expat figures migration warning Sir Andrew Green: Real issue is net migration A pressure group has said figures on emigration add weight to its concerns over the level of immigration … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Another Uproar Over Monster Houses

PRESS RELEASE Another uproar has risen over the issue of immigrants proposing to build monster houses in an old neighbourhood. The latest incident has raised a number of old questions about the conflicts that occur when major changes are proposed … Continue reading

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Treasury’s Growth Goal Banks On Immigration

Treasury's growth goal banks on immigration Heather Stewart Sunday December 10, 2006 The Observer Treasury number-crunchers are banking on an influx of about 185,000 immigrants every year to boost the economy's long-term growth rate, despite Bank of England governor Mervyn … Continue reading

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(British Labour Party Chair) Blears Warns Over ‘Explosive’ Immigration

The Sunday Times December 10, 2006 Blears warns over explosive immigration Isabel Oakeshott, Deputy Political Editor THE chairman of the Labour party, Hazel Blears, has warned that immigration is set to explode as an issue before the next general election … Continue reading

Posted in British, News