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Christmas Island Detention Crisis Threatens Kevin Rudd’s Team Unity

Christmas Island detention crisis threatens Kevin Rudd's team unity Ian McPhedran From: Herald Sun March 19, 2010 12:00AM DEEP divisions are emerging in the Rudd Government over the fate of hundreds of boat people as tensions at the Christmas Island … Continue reading

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International Student Sector Could Double To 1.8 Billion Euros —FG

International student sector could double to 1.8bn – FG SEN FLYNN Education Editor The Irish Times Friday, March 19, 2010 MORE THAN 6,000 jobs could be created if Ireland makes a concerted effort to bring international students her, according to … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Tighter Controls On Skilled Migrants Will Only Cut Numbers By 3000

Tighter controls on skilled migrants will only cut numbers by 3,000 Tighter rules designed to limit the number of skilled migrants entering Britain will only reduce numbers by 3,000 a year, the Home Office admitted yesterday. By Tom Whitehead, Home … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Report : Uncontrolled Immigration May Ruin The Environment

Report: Uncontrolled Immigration May Ruin the Environment The Personal Liberty Digest, March 19, 2010 http://www.personalliberty.com/news/report-uncontrolled-immigration-may-ruin-the-environment-19672750/ A newly released policy brief from Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR) contains a warning about the ecological impact of United States population growth. The report, … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Agencies Must Halt ‘Gatekeeper’ Approach : Kenney

Agencies must halt 'gatekeeper' approach: Kenney The Canadian Press Updated: Fri Mar. 19 2010 6:40:55 AM MONTREAL—Professional associations refusing to recognize the credentials of foreign workers are threatening to slow Canada's economic recovery, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Thursday. Professional … Continue reading

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Britain Announces New Immigration Rules

Britain announces new immigration rules Press Trust Of India STAFF WRITER 20:17 HRS IST New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Britain today announced new immigration rules for skilled and highly skilled migrants, including those from India, under which the criteria of … Continue reading

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Primary School Admissions ‘Crisis’ As Birthrates Soar

Primary school admissions 'crisis' as birthrates soar The equivalent of more than 2,000 new primary schools will be needed within the next eight years to cope with a massive increase in pupil numbers, figures suggest. By Graeme Paton, Education Editor … Continue reading

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Immigration And The SPLC—–New Report Finds Stopping ‘Hate’ Is Really About Stopping Debate

Immigration & the SPLC : New Report Finds Stopping 'Hate' Is Really about Stopping Debate Center for Immigration Studies Washington, D.C. Contact: Jerry Kammer, 202-466-8185, gjk@cis.org WASHINGTON (March 18, 2010) After the collapse of the Senate amnesty bill in 2007, … Continue reading

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Obama Backs Plan To Legalize Illegals

Obama backs plan to legalize illegals By Stephen Dinan The Washington Times, March 18, 2010 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/18/obama-endorses-immigration-blueprint/ President Obama gave a thumbs up Thursday to the outline of a plan to legalize illegal immigrants and create a flow of low-skilled foreign … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Tory Minister Faces Veil Controversy

Tory minister faces veil controversy By ELIZABETH THOMPSON, Parliamentary Bureau The Toronto Sun Last Updated: March 18, 2010 6:23am OTTAWA – Women who wear the niqab should have to show their faces when dealing with the federal civil service, says … Continue reading

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PM Kevin Rudd Backtracks On Mainland Processing Of Boat People

PM Kevin Rudd backtracks on mainland processing of boatpeople By Mark Dodd The Australian, March 17, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/pm-kevin-rudd-backtracks-on-mainland-processing-of-boatpeople/story-e6frgczf-1225841600727 Asylum seekers whose claims have not been finalised will be moved to the mainland, overturning the government's policy of insisting almost all … Continue reading

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College Records Hard To Find

College records hard to find By Bernard Lane The Australian, March 17, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/college-records-hard-to-find/story-e6frgcjx-1225841568961 A private college that protested its vast storeroom made it 'nearly impossible' to find student records has been rebuked by a federal tribunal. The Sydney-based International … Continue reading

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Immigrant Assimilation ‘Will Take Generations’

Immigrant assimilation 'will take generations' Expatica.com 17/03/2010 The children of Turkish and Moroccan immigrants practice their religion less rigorously than their parents. However, researchers from the University of Utrecht and the Social and Cultural Planning Office SCP say an overwhelming … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Irish At Home, Worldwide Cheer St. Patrick’s Day

Irish at Home, Worldwide Cheer St. Patrick's Day By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: March 17, 2010 Filed at 6:45 a.m. ET DUBLIN (AP) — Much of the world is turning green Wednesday for St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of … Continue reading

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UK Opens High Tech Hub To Screen Air Passengers

UK opens high-tech hub to screen air passengers Prasun Sonwalkar STAFF WRITER 17:45 HRS IST London, Mar 17 (PTI) A new hi-tech 'border targeting centre' that will electronically check passenger data before passengers arrive at British airports from India and … Continue reading

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Crackdown On Smuggling and Immigration Off Welsh Coast

Crackdown on smuggling and immigration off Welsh coast BBC NEWS March 17, 2010 A crackdown on organised crime, drug smuggling, illegal immigration and people smuggling on the Welsh coast is being launched. Coast Watch Wales brings together law enforcement bodies … Continue reading

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Quebec Body Rules Against Right To Wear Niqab

Quebec body rules against right to wear niqab Religious beliefs cannot trump gender equality, ruling says in health board case RHAL SGUIN QUEBEC From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2010 12:00AM EDT Last updated on Friday, … Continue reading

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Turn Off The Tap

Our latest bulletin: “Turn Off The Tap” is a copy of an OP ED which was written by James Bissett, former Executive Director of Canada’s entire Immigration Service and retired ambassador. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Turn Off The Tap It Doesn’t Make Sense … Continue reading

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Pinoy Senior Carers In UK To File For Judicial Review

Pinoy senior carers in UK to file for judicial review by Rose Eclarinal ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau 03/16/2010 12:38 PM Senior carers Evelyn Bolano and Mary Sorilla/Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau LONDON – It is time to extend compassion … Continue reading

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Turn Off The Tap

Turn off the tap It doesn't make sense to keep immigration levels high when so many in Canada cannot find employment By James Bissett Citizen Special March 16, 2010 Industry Minister Tony Clement has bemoaned the fact that Canada's unemployment … Continue reading

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