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Spain Wants To Lead Global Poverty Fight After Latest Migrant Tragedy

Spain vows to lead global poverty fight after latest migrant tragedy Daniel Silva AFP Published: Friday, July 11, 2008 MADRID – Spain will lead the global fight against poverty, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero vowed Friday after a third … Continue reading

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Africa Is Giving Nothing To Anyone—Apart From AIDS

Africa is giving nothing to anyone — apart from AIDS 'Africa's peoples are outstripping their resources, and causing catastrophic ecological degradation,' writes Kevin Myers. A sick child waits in line to be screened at Giara Clinic, Southern Ethiopia By Kevin … Continue reading

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Lisbon Highlights The Need For Debate

Lisbon highlights the need for a debate on immigration By Tom McGurk The Post.ie 06 July 2008 This column has been predicting it for some time and it may finally be about to happen: a debate about immigration and its … Continue reading

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Out Of Amsterdam

Out of Amsterdam By Erin Wildermuth The American Spectator Published 6/27/2008 12:07:49 AM Self-appointed spokesmen for the international community declared themselves shocked and outraged by immigration reforms passed by the European Union last week. Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has even … Continue reading

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Rally Over Immigrant Centres Closing

Rally over immigrant centres closing Charlie Taylor The Irish Times Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2008, 21:47 Over 100 people have taken part in a protest in Dublin this afternoon over the planned closure of the States main language and … Continue reading

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France Says Tough Immigration Policies Are Working

France says tough immigration policies are working By Gerard Bon Reuters Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:57 GMT PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) – Tougher immigration policies launched in President Nicolas Sarkozy's first year in office are working, with more illegal migrants … Continue reading

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Chavez Threatens To Stop Oil Exports Over New EU Immigration Laws

Chavez threatens to stop oil exports over new EU immigration laws AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Jun 19, 2008 CARACAS (AFP) President Hugo Chavez threatened Thursday to shut off oil exports to European countries that enforce tough new EU rules on illegal … Continue reading

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Spain To Extend Period Illegal Immigrants Can Be Held In Custody

Spain to extend period illegal immigrants can be held in custody EU Business 19 June 2008, 22:49 CET (MADRID) – Spain will extend the period under which illegal immigrants can be held in custody to 60 days from the current … Continue reading

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Sweden Rejects Chinese Uighur Man’s Asylum Plea

Sweden rejects Chinese Uighur man's asylum plea (PHOTO: The “Kokbayraq” flag. This flag is used by Uyghurs as a symbol of the East Turkestan independence movement. It is almost identical to the flag of Turkey except with a blue background. … Continue reading

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Spain Aims To Pay Jobless Migrants To Return Home

Spain aims to pay jobless migrants to return home By Mark Mulligan in Madrid and Andrew Bounds in Brussels Financial Times Published: June 18 2008 03:00 | Last updated: June 18 2008 03:00 Immigrants in Spain who lose their jobs … Continue reading

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Cabinet Positive On Immigration From Poland

Cabinet Positive On Immigration From Poland NIS NEWS BULLETIN THE HAGUE, 18/06/08 The cabinet is positive on the labour migration from Central and Eastern European countries. Their labour is needed, and there is no question of supplanting Dutch workers, according … Continue reading

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Greek Coastguard Picks Up 170 Illegal Immigrants In East Aegean

Greek Coastguard Picks Up 170 Illegal Immigrants In East Aegean The Earth Times June 17, 2008 Athens – The Greek coastguard said Tuesday it has picked up 170 illegal immigrants off the east Aegean islands of Agathonisi, Samos and Pharmakonisi … Continue reading

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EU Lawmakers To Vote On New Rules For Expelling Illegal Migrants

EU lawmakers to vote on new rules for expelling illegal migrants The Associated Press Published: June 17, 2008 STRASBOURG, France: European Union lawmakers will vote Wednesday on a new set of common rules for expelling illegal immigrants from the 27-nation … Continue reading

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EU Immigration Rules ‘Draconian’: Morales

EU immigration rules 'draconian': Morales 16 June 2008, 11:08 CET (LONDON) – Bolivian President Evo Morales called on European leaders to drop “draconian” new rules on immigration, and warned in a comment piece Monday that his country would impose the … Continue reading

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So You Want To Become A German Citizen ?

So you want to become a German citizen? Yahoo! News by Arnaud Bouvier Sun Jun 15, 3:34 AM ET BERLIN (AFP) – What is the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia? Why was Willy Brandt kneeling before a memorial in Poland in … Continue reading

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Swedish Anti-Immigration Far Right On The Rise : Poll

Swedish anti-immigration far-right on the rise: poll (AFP) Khaleej Times Online 15 June 2008 STOCKHOLM – A Swedish far-right, anti-immigration party is attracting levels of support that would be enough to win it parliamentary seats in the 2010 elections, according … Continue reading

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Integrating Germany Through The Classroom

Integrating Germany through the classroom By Souad Mekhennet International Herald Tribune Published: June 12, 2008 FRANKFURT: The first four years after Sara Tahir moved to Germany, she barely left her home because she could not speak the language. “I didn't … Continue reading

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Ecuador Urges EU To Abolish Laws Against Irregular Immigration

Ecuador urges EU to abolish laws against irregular immigration www.chinaview.cn [] 2008-06-10 10:13:25 QUITO, June 9 (Xinhua) — Ecuador announced Monday it will ask the European Union (EU) to abolish the laws it approved to punish undocumented foreigners in its … Continue reading

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Spain, Like U.S., Graples With Immigration

Spain, Like U.S., Grapples With Immigration By JASON DePARLE The New York Times Published: June 10, 2008 MADRID With the United States riven by calls to legalize millions of illegal immigrants, Americans might consider the possible effects by looking at … Continue reading

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More Immigrants Feeling Unwelcome In Europe

More immigrants feeling unwelcome in Europe By Jeffrey Stinson USA TODAY June 10, 2008 ROME For 35 years, Nura Hadzovic has lived in a gypsy camp on the edge of town, raising four children and working. Yet this month, for … Continue reading

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