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PM’s Adviser Was Fixer For Viking Stand-Off

PM's adviser was fixer for Viking stand-off By Paul Maley The Australian, May 13, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/pms-adviser-was-fixer-for-viking-stand-off/story-e6frg6nf-1225865735014 Kevin Rudd's national security adviser, Duncan Lewis, co-ordinated the government's response to the month-long stand-off with the 78 asylum-seekers aboard the Oceanic Viking Customs … Continue reading

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EU Asylum Seekers’ Applications On Fast Track

EU Asylum Seekers' Applications on Fast Track YLE (Finland), May 13, 2010 http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2010/05/eu_asylum_seekers_applications_on_fast_track_1678468.html The Finnish Immigration Service intends to continue the speedy processing of asylum seekers' applications from the EU. In April, the agency began the quick processing on a … Continue reading

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Times Square Bomber’s Immigration History

Times Square Bomber's Immigration History Center for Immigration Studies Offers Analysis, Recommendations Center for Immigration Studies Contact: Jessica Vaughan, (202) 466-8185, jmv@cis.org Washington, D.C. May 13, 2010 WASHINGTON—-The Center for Immigration Studies has prepared a synopsis of the information that … Continue reading

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Leap In Temporary Foreign Workers Will Hurt Canada Long-Term, Critics Say

Leap in temporary foreign workers will hurt Canada long-term, critics say Temporary migrants now outnumber permanent immigrants and lack of ties to this country could cause social unrest Joe Friesen Demographics Reporter From Friday's Globe and Mail (Includes Correction) Published … Continue reading

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Longest-Serving Detainee Still In Limbo

Longest-serving detainee still in limbo By Bonny Symons Brown The Australian Associated Press, May 12, 2010 http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/longestserving-detainee-still-in-limbo-20100512-uxev.html The case of Australia's longest-serving detainee shows no signs of being resolved, the immigration ombudsman has found. The woman, referred to in public … Continue reading

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Costly Exercise: Asylum Seekers’ Private Jet Flights Cost $5.6 Million

Costly exercise: asylum seekers' private jet flights cost $5.6m By Andrew Heasley and Yuko Narushima The Sydney Morning Herald, May 12, 2010 http://www.smh.com.au/national/costly-exercise-asylum-seekers-private-jet-flights-cost-56m-20100511-uuus.html The federal government is spending millions of dollars on private VIP jets to fly asylum seekers between … Continue reading

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Indian Migrants In UK To Oppose Cap On Immigration

Indian migrants in UK to oppose cap on immigration The Economic Times (India), May 12, 2010 http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/services/travel/visa-power/Indian-migrants-in-UK-to-oppose-cap-on-immigration/articleshow/5922850.cms London — An influential group representing skilled professionals from India and outside the European Union today said that any attempt to impose an … Continue reading

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Identity Cards Set To Be Scrapped

Identity cards set to be scrapped The BBC News (U.K.) May 12, 2010 Identity cards will be scrapped under plans announced by the new Conservative and Lib Dem coalition government, new Home Secretary Theresa May has said. Their abolition is … Continue reading

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Immigration Vs. Teen Employment : Study Finds Immigrant Competition Contributes To Decline In Work

Immigration vs. Teen Employment Study Finds Immigrant Competition Contributes to Decline in Work Center For Immigration Studies Washington, D.C. May 12, 2010 WASHINGTON The summer of 2010 is shaping up to be worst summer ever for the employment of U.S.-born … Continue reading

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Genocide’s Legacy Lingers In Alberta

Genocide's legacy lingers in Alberta By Andrew Hanon The Calgary Sun, May 12, 2010 http://www.calgarysun.com/comment/columnists/2010/05/12/13915766.html Sixteen years after its horrific peak, the Rwandan genocide is still claiming victims. Some are here in Alberta, like Charlotte Umutesi, a 35-year-old who has … Continue reading

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Cost Of Christmas Island Blows Out To Almost $1 Billion

Cost of Christmas Island blows out to almost $1b The Australian Associated Press, May 11, 2010 http://www.smh.com.au/business/federal-budget/cost-of-christmas-island-blows-out-to-almost-1b-20100511-uurg.html The Rudd government has outlayed more than $1 billion to boost border protection as it continues to deal with a flood of asylum … Continue reading

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Anti-Gang Funds Won’t Stem Tide Of Somali Homicides In Alberta : Critic

Anti-gang funds won't stem tide of Somali homicides in Alberta: Critic By Cigdem Iltan The Edmonton Journal (Canada), May 11, 2010 http://www.canada.com/Anti+gang+funds+stem+tide+Somali+homicides+Alberta+Critic/3014455/story.html Edmonton — A $2-million commitment by the Alberta government to fighting gang crime in immigrant families is being … Continue reading

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Huge Hike In Asylum Funding

Huge hike in asylum funding By Paul Maley The Australian, May 10, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/budget/huge-hike-in-asylum-funding/story-e6frgd66-1225864263586 The Immigration Department will receive a multi-million-dollar funding boost in tomorrow's budget in an attempt to meet the rising cost of detaining asylum-seekers. The funding comes … Continue reading

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Terror Suspect Allowed To Stay In Britain ‘Because Deporting Him Would Be Unfair On His Children’

Terror suspect allowed to stay in Britain 'because deporting him would be unfair on his children' By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:24 AM on 10th May 2010 An Algerian terror suspect who fought deportation for five years has … Continue reading

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Irish Job Seekers Hope For Greener Pastures In Canada

Irish job-seekers hope for greener pastures in Canada Young Irish professionals driven to Canada by dismal job prospects back home Nicholas Keung, Immigration Reporter TheStar.com Published On Mon May 10 2010 Like the many Irish migrants who arrived years before, … Continue reading

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Canada Must Address Worker Shortfall

Canada: Must address worker shortfall Canadian Construction Association head Wayne Morsky says more than 300,000 new construction employees will be needed within the next decade By Kevin Doyle Construction Digital, May 10, 2010 http://www.constructiondigital.com/sectors/general-contracting/canada-must-address-worker-shortfall Regina businessman Wayne Morsky, now serving … Continue reading

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UK Policy On Gay And Lesbian Asylum Seekers Challenged In Supreme Court

UK policy on gay and lesbian asylum seekers challenged in supreme court Laws that mean gay and lesbian asylum seekers can be deported to countries where they face persecution under scrutiny By Afua Hirsch The Guardian (U.K.), May 9, 2010 … Continue reading

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The Oriental Question–Part 2

“The Oriental Question” is the title of the second in a series of three books on Chinese and Japanese immigrants to Canada. It was written by Dr. Patricia Roy, retired Professor of History at the University of Victoria and published … Continue reading

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May 4, 2010L City’s Poles Say ‘No’ To More Migrants

City's Poles say 'no' to more migrants By Val Sweeney The Inverness Courier (U.K.), May 4, 2010 http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/12299/City_s_Poles_say__no__to_ more_migrants.html A Polish community leader has branded comments made by Lib-Dem leader Nick Clegg that Inverness needs more overseas workers as 'irresponsible'. … Continue reading

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What Illegal Migrants Think About The General Election

What illegal migrants think about the general election By Dominic Casciani The BBC News, May 5, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8661336.stm Women holding hands at the Crossroads Women's Centre in London In it together: Women at the Crossroads Centre One of the top … Continue reading

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