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Quake Brings Hardship To Italy’s Immigrants

Quake brings hardship to Italy's immigrants By VANESSA GERA April 13, 2009 L'AQUILA, Italy (AP) Among the thousands of people hard-hit by Italy's earthquake last week are a large number of immigrants who have seen the lives they built for … Continue reading

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New Rules To Speed Up Deportations

New rules to speed up deportations Review of immigration system aims to tackle abuse of asylum process and cut costs From The Sunday Times April 11, 2009 The Department of Justice plans to introduce rules that will allow the state … Continue reading

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We Cannot Make Demands Of U.S. On Immigration—Cowen

We cannot make demands of US on immigration – Cowen MARIE O'HALLORAN The Irish Times April 2, 2009 IRELAND CANNOT make demands for the undocumented Irish in the US, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has told the Dil. He said that we … Continue reading

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Immigrant ID Cards Set For June Launch

Immigrant ID cards set for June launch The Local Published: 3 Apr 09 10:07 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/18654/20090403/ Immigrants living in Sweden will be able to receive national identification cards from the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) from June 1st, it was … Continue reading

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MEP’s Seek Voting Rights For Immigrants

MEPs seek voting rights for immigrants Ivan Camilleri, Brussels The Times Of Malta Wednesday, 1st April 2009 A report drafted by Nationalist MEP Simon Busuttil on a common EU immigration policy was yesterday adopted by the European Parliament's Civil Liberties … Continue reading

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German Police Accuse Kurdish Men of ‘Honor Killing’

German police accuse Kurdish men of 'honour killing' Posted : Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:42:00 GMT Author : DPA Category : Europe (World) Europe World News | Home Kleve, Germany – German police charged Thursday that the grisly death of … Continue reading

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Italy Pushes For Steps To End Illegal Immigration Problem

Italy Pushes For Steps to End Illegal Immigration Problem By Sabina Castelfranco VOA NEWS Rome 31 March 2009 (PHOTO: Italian Coast Guard boat carrying some would-be immigrants, rescued at sea, reaches port of tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, 29 Mar … Continue reading

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Italian Minister Sets May 15 For Start Of Italy-Libya Patrols

Italian minister sets May 15 for start of Italy-Libya patrols Ivan Camilleri, Brussels Times Of Malta Tuesday, 31st March 2009 The problem of illegal immigrants reaching Malta from Libya could be resolved come May 15 if a declaration made by … Continue reading

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Most Migrants In Vienna Schools

Most migrants in Vienna schools Wiener Zeitung March 31, 2009 Aufzählung Vienna. A report issued by the Ministry of Education states that almost all students are migrants in a fifth of primary schools in some Vienna districts. The 474-page report, … Continue reading

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Spanish Police Smash Illegal Chinese Immigration Ring

Spanish police smash illegal Chinese immigration ring Agence France-Presse 03/30/2009 7:59 PM MADRID – Spanish police said Monday they had smashed an illegal immigration ring with the arrest of over 50 Chinese nationals in the northeastern Barcelona region. The group, … Continue reading

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More Irish Considering Emigrating To Australia In Economic Downturn

More Irish considering emigrating to Australia in economic downturn Visa Bureau 30 March 2009 The number of Irish considering emigrating to Australia has increased as a result of the worsening economic condition in Ireland, reports Euronews. Emigrating to Australia exhibitions … Continue reading

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Muslim Island Mayotte Votes Itself Into The Arms Of France

Muslim island Mayotte votes itself into the arms of France Charles Bremner From The Times March 30, 2009 Mayotte—Voters in the tiny island of Mayotte, between Madagascar and Mozambique, voted to become a fully fledged part of the French Republic. … Continue reading

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Sharp Drop In Asylum Applications To Sweden

Sharp drop in asylum applications to Sweden Published: 20 Mar 09 14:03 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/18352/20090320/ Fewer people are seeking asylum in Sweden, with the number of applications dropping 33 percent last year, according to new statistics. “During 2008, 24,342 persons … Continue reading

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Hijab Debate Lifts Veil On Limits Of Norway’s Tolerance

Hijab debate lifts veil on limits of Norway's tolerance A Muslim woman's request to wear a hijab with her police uniform has sparked national controversy. By Valeria Criscione Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor from the March 20, 2009 edition … Continue reading

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Europe Falls Out Of Love With Labor Migration

DRAWING UP THE DRAWBRIDGES Europe Falls Out of Love with Labor Migration By SPIEGEL Staff 03/18/2009 With unemployment soaring, many European Union countries want the migrant workers they once attracted to go home as quickly as possible. They are sparing … Continue reading

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Anglo-French Detention Centre To Thwart Would-Be Illegal Immigrants

Anglo-French detention centre to thwart would-be illegal immigrants Migrants queue for free food near the centre of Calais Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times March 18, 2009 A joint Anglo-French detention centre is being planned for Calais to hold … Continue reading

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French Ask: Should It Be A Crime To Help Illegal Immigrants?

French ask: Should it be a crime to help illegal immigrants? High-profile cases and a new movie have sparked debate about the boundaries between compassion and civic duty. By Susan Sachs Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor from the March … Continue reading

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Detyention Centre Planned For Illegal Immigrants In Calais

Detention centre planned for illegal immigrants in Calais A detention centre is being planned for Calais to hold hundreds of illegal immigrants trying to sneak in to the UK, immigration minister Phil Woolas has said. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs … Continue reading

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Halonen and Ahtisarri Differ Slightly On Immigration

Halonen and Ahtisaari differ slightly on immigration President Halonen and predecessors attend Presidential Forum Tuesday HELSINGIN SANOMAT INTERNATIONAL EDITION – HOME March 17, 2009 Finnish President Tarja Halonen says that she is not surprised at the recent growth in anti-foreigner … Continue reading

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Fewer Danes Migrate To Sweden

Fewer Danes migrate to Sweden Published: 14 Aug 08 17:56 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/13706/ The number of people moving from Denmark to Skne in southern Sweden has more than halved over the last year, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. … Continue reading

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