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A Big Picture Citizenship Test

A big-picture citizenship test The exam will focus not on facts but on a deeper knowledge of ideals. By Nicole Gaouette, L.A. Times Staff Writer December 1, 2006 WASHINGTON Passing the test to become an American citizen soon will require … Continue reading

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EU Unveils New Immigration Plans

Nov. 30, 2006, 2:48PM EU Unveils New Immigration Plans By CONSTANT BRAND Associated Press Writer 2006 The Associated Press BRUSSELS, Belgium The EU's immigration chief on Thursday announced plans to attract skilled African labor while boosting efforts on the EU's … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Fewer Immigrants Than Predicted (Denmark)

Fewer immigrants than predicted The Copenhagen Post November 30, 2006 Lower immigration rates resulting from stricter policies will force the government to re-evaluate its social welfare reforms A new study by an independent analysis firm has found that predictions of … Continue reading

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Sharia Law Is Spreading As Authority Wanes

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/11/29/nsharia29.xml Sharia law is spreading as authority wanes By Joshua Rozenberg, Legal Editor Last Updated: 1:59am GMT 30/11/2006 The Telegraph Islamic sharia law is gaining an increasing foothold in parts of Britain, a report claims. Sharia, derived from several sources … Continue reading

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Unrest Aimed To ‘Sabotage’ Policy

Last Updated: Thursday, 30 November 2006, 11:47 GMT BBC News Unrest aimed to 'sabotage' policy—Mr Reid said the deportation of foreign nationals would continue Home Secretary John Reid has said that the unrest at an immigration centre in west London … Continue reading

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New Limits Planned On Access To Skilled Workers

New limits planned on access to skilled jobs Alan Travis, home affairs editor Thursday November 30, 2006 The Guardian Skilled jobs will have to be advertised to British and European workers first unless they are listed as shortage occupations, under … Continue reading

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Tories Demand More Action To Combat People Trafficking

Tories demand more action to combat people trafficking Hlne Mulholland Thursday November 30, 2006 Guardian Unlimited William Hague today called for stronger measures to protect victims of modern-day slavery in Britain as he warned that the trafficking of women and … Continue reading

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More Muslims Gaining Political Ground

More Muslims Gaining Political Ground Although Md. Delegate-Elect Doesn't Trumpet Faith, His Win Signals New Surge By Michelle Boorstein Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, November 30, 2006; Page A01 Since Gaithersburg software engineer Saqib Ali was elected to the Maryland … Continue reading

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Faced With Radical Islam, Europe Is In Danger Of Decay

Faced with Radical Islam, Europe Is in Danger of Decay Print Mail By Ayaan Hirsi Ali Posted: Thursday, November 30, 2006 ARTICLES Le Figaro (France) Publication Date: November 18, 2006 Two years ago, movie director Theo van Goghs throat was … Continue reading

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Green Plants, Fossil Fuels and Now, Biofuels

Editorial: Green Plants, Fossil Fuels, and Now Biofuels David Pimentel College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University Tad Patzek Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of CaliforniaBerkeley BioScience Volume 56: 875. November 2006 For 700 million years, green … Continue reading

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Judge: Refugees In U.K. Not Owed Clothes

Judge: Refugees in U.K. Not Owed Clothes By Associated Press November 29, 2006, 11:48 PM EST LONDON — The British government is not required to provide warm clothing to thousands of immigrants and their children who remain in Britain while … Continue reading

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Reid Launches Independent Committee To Advise On Immigration

Reid launches independent committee to advise on immigration Matthew Tempest and agencies Wednesday November 29, 2006 Guardian Unlimited John Reid today unveiled plans for a new, independent “migration advisory committee” which will advise the government on skills and job shortages … Continue reading

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Visa Waivers May Be Offered To More Nations

Visa Waivers May Be Offered To More Nations Associated Press Wednesday, November 29, 2006; Page A09 The Bush administration will ask Congress to change and expand a program that allows citizens of some countries to enter the United States without … Continue reading

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Immigration Officials Gird For Rush To Altar

Immigration officials gird for rush to altar By Brian Donohue Published November 29, 2006 Chicago Tribune Some people marry for love. Others for companionship. Some for money. And for a growing number of undocumented immigrants, marriage is for something else: … Continue reading

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Villawood Security To Be Reviewed (Australia)

Villawood security to be reviewed November 28, 2006 – 7:09AM The Age (Melbourne) Immigration officials will review security measures at Sydney's Villawood detention centre following a night of violence. Five male detainees and an officer were taken to hospital with … Continue reading

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‘Separatist’ Ethnic Body Under Attack (Australia)

'Separatist' ethnic body under attack Jewel Topsfield, Canberra The Age (Melbourne) November 28, 2006 THE future status of the Government's Muslim and multiculturalism advisory groups is in doubt, with the parliamentary secretary to the Immigration Minister to review their role … Continue reading

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Gang Used Women As Sex Slaves, Cocaine Mules

Gang used women as sex slaves, cocaine mules 28 November 2006 Expatica News MURCIA Spanish police arrested four members of a network specializing in sexual exploitation of Colombian women in brothels, police said on Tuesday. The women, who carried false … Continue reading

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Verdonk Decides Against VVD Leadership Challenge (The Netherlands)

Verdonk decides against VVD leadership challenge 28 November 2006 Expatica News AMSTERDAM Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk decided against challenging Mark Rutte for the Liberal VVD party leadership on Tuesday. Verdonk said she had the ambition to become the party's leader, … Continue reading

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How Santa Ana Became SanTana

How Santa Ana Became SanTana An Irrelevant Border by Steven Greenhut Immigration is like so many other political issues in modern America: The official debate is quashed by political correctness, so the real issues fester under the surface while politicians … Continue reading

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Immigrant Soldiers Serve The U.S.

Immigrant soldiers serve the U.S. More are taking quicker path to citizenship 06:58 AM CST on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 By DAVID McLEMORE / The Dallas Morning News They come from Mexico, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Colombia, Cambodia and a hundred other … Continue reading

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