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Germany’s Jews Mull Future As Immigration Drops

Society | 27.11.2006 The Deutsche Welle Germany's Jews Mull Future as Immigration Drops Groansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: German Jews are worrying about their numbers again Germany's Jewish community has been one of the fastest growing in the world. … Continue reading

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Stricter Policy For Entry Fraud In Netherlands

Netherlands Immigration Service November 22, 2006 Stricter Policy For Entry Fraud In Netherlands THE HAGUE, 22/11/06 – Foreigners who lie or withhold information to enter the Netherlands will be dealt with more firmly, Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk announced yesterday in … Continue reading

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Dutch Bracing For Backlash On Proposed Ban On Burqas

Dutch bracing for backlash on proposed ban on burqas Embassies warned of possible Muslim outrage By Mike Corder The Associated Press, November 21, 2006 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/1121burqa-backlash1121.html The Hague, Netherlands (AP) — A Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday that the Dutch government … Continue reading

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Plain Speech By The Malmo Police: It’s All Going To Hell

http://www.folketsnyheter.se/?sida=artikel&aID=408 Plain speech by the Malm Police: It's all going to hell! When you are a policeman you see the consequences of the decisions made by our politicians in a very real way. The immigration policy of Sweden is basically … Continue reading

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Germany Agrees On Foreigners’ Residence Rights

Germany agrees on foreigners' residence rights 20 November 2006 Expatica News Nuremberg, Germany (dpa) – Interior ministers of Germany's 16 federal states agreed Friday on a compromise designed to end a simmering row over foreigners' rights to remain in the … Continue reading

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On A Voyage Of Peril To The Mirage Of Europe

On a voyage of peril to the mirage of Europe On a remote beach in west Africa, men clamour to board a boat for a 1,250-mile crossing to the Canaries. In a dramatic dispatch, Hannah Godfrey, in Diogue, Senegal, hears … Continue reading

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Interpol Database To Boost Italian Border Security

Interpol Database to Boost Italian Border Security The New York Jewish Times November 8, 2006 (Interpol) Border control officers in Rome are to be given direct access to Interpols Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) database, providing Italy with an … Continue reading

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Court Rejects Call To Suspend Immigrant Database

Court rejects call to suspend immigrant database Expatica News PARIS, Nov 8, 2006 (AFP) – A French court Wednesday rejected a rights group's demand that work be halted on a national database that would collect information on illegal immigrants. The … Continue reading

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European Immigration Plans Spark Bolivian Exodus

European immigration plans spark Bolivian exodus By Eduardo Garcia Reuters Tuesday, November 7, 2006; 8:08 AM SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (Reuters) – Every day, thousands of people pack the airport in Bolivia's eastern city of Santa Cruz to wave goodbye to … Continue reading

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Liberal Party Deputy Chairman Criticizes Immigration Policies

11/06/2006 | 12:28 The Iceland Review Online Liberal Party deputy chairman criticizes immigration policies Magns Thr Hafsteinsson, deputy chairman of Icelands Liberal Party, says it was a serious mistake for Icelandic authorities to open Iceland up to the free passage … Continue reading

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Where Have All The Germans Gone?

Where have all the Germans gone? By Tony Paterson in Berlin, The Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 12:13am GMT 05/11/2006 Its powerhouse economy once pulled in workers from across Europe, but Germany has been shocked to discover that its own highly … Continue reading

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Annan Praises Iberoamerican Leaders For Focus On Illegal Immigration

Posted on Sat, Nov. 04, 2006 16TH IBEROAMERICAN SUMMIT Annan praises Iberoamerican leaders for focus on illegal immigration BY BILL CORMIER Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan praised leaders at the 16th annual Iberoamerican summit Friday … Continue reading

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Paris Airport Bans 70 Muslim Workers

Paris airport bars 70 Muslim workers Staff and agencies Thursday November 2, 2006 Guardian Unlimited More than 70 Muslim workers at the main airport in Paris were today stripped of their security clearance after authorities claimed they posed a risk … Continue reading

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Romanian Influx Challenges Spain

Last Updated: Tuesday, 31 October 2006, 14:21 GMT Romanian influx challenges Spain By Danny Wood BBC News, Madrid “It's sarcastic, it's a joke and it's profoundly unjust.” Miguel Fonda, president of Spain's Federation of Romanian Associations (Fedrom), does not mince … Continue reading

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Chinese ‘Students’ Use Studies As Cover

Chinese 'students' use studies as cover 31 October 2006 BRUSSELS – Only a small proportion of the young Chinese nationals granted student visas for Belgium every year actually turn up at the universities. There is a tendency for them to … Continue reading

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Outreach Is Barcelona’s Tack With Latin Kings

chicagotribune.com >> Nation/World ———————————————————————- Outreach is Barcelona's tack with Latin Kings By Christine Spolar Tribune foreign correspondent Published October 29, 2006 BARCELONA — Spain's biggest cities, riding an economic boom, were eager for immigrant workers to build roads, clean offices … Continue reading

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France Tightens Transport Security On Riot Anniversary

France tightens transport security on riot anniversary Expatica News PARIS, Oct 27, 2006 (AFP) – French authorities ordered heightened security on public transport around Paris Friday one year after a wave of urban riots swept the country and days after … Continue reading

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Commemoration (Of) Schipol Fire (The Netherlands)

Commemoration Schiphol fire Asylum seeker victims of Schipol fire remembered one year later with visits by politicians and the unveiling of a memorial. Expatica News 27 October 2006 AMSTERDAM – Throughout the Netherlands the victims of the Schiphol fire have … Continue reading

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Germans Feel The Clutch Of Terrorist Threat

Germans feel the clutch of terrorist threat 61% surveyed believe Islamic extremists are targeting nation San Francisco Chronicle Eric Geiger, Chronicle Foreign Service Thursday, October 26, 2006 (10-26) 04:00 PST Munich, Germany — Early this month, Ibrahim R, an Iraqi … Continue reading

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France Mirrors Worldwide Immigration Problems

France mirrors worldwide immigration problems Expatica News BRUSSELS, Oct 26, 2006 (AFP) – The wave of riots which swept across France a year ago has rocked the international image of the land of “liberty, equality and fraternity” and held a … Continue reading

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