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ESRI (Economic and Social Research Institute) Urges Curbs On EU Immigrants

Tue, Oct 03, 06 ESRI urges curbs on new EU immigrants The Irish Times Immigration from Bulgaria and Romania should be restricted through a system of work permits when the two states join the EU next year, the Economic and … Continue reading

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Movie About Italian Immigration To America Is Italy’s Entry In Oscar Race

Movie about Italian immigration to America is Italy's entry in Oscar race The Associated Press Published: October 2, 2006 (ROME) A movie depicting the voyage of a Sicilian family from their homeland to America at the beginning of the last … Continue reading

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Ground Breaks On Paris "Immigration Museum"

Ground breaks on Paris 'immigration museum' Expatica News PARIS, Oct 2, 2006 (AFP) – Work officially opened Monday on a new museum of immigration to open next year in Paris in keeping with a campaign promise by President Jacques Chirac. … Continue reading

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IND Meets Deadline Over 26,000 Asylum Seekers (The Netherlands)

IND meets deadline over 26,000 asylum seekers Expatica News 29 September 2006 AMSTERDAM Almost every asylum seeker who entered the Netherlands prior to April 2001 has been given a definitive assessment on his or her request for a residence permit. … Continue reading

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France Urges EU Immigration Curbs

Last Updated: Friday, 29 September 2006, 12:45 GMT 13:45 UK France urges EU immigration curbs Mr Sarkozy has adopted a tough line on immigration French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has called for EU nations to adopt a common, tough standard … Continue reading

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Merkel Warns Against Bowing To Fear Of Muslim Violence (Germany)

Merkel warns against bowing to fear of Muslim violence By Madeline Chambers Reuters Wednesday, September 27, 2006; 12:39 PM BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans on Wednesday not to bow to fears of Islamic violence after a Berlin … Continue reading

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Le Pen Says ‘Zero Immigration’ Will Be Key Theme Of Presidential Bid

Le Pen says 'zero immigration' will be key theme of presidential bid Pravda Front page / World 09/26/2006 19:03 Source: Far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen said Tuesday that his push for “zero immigration” would be one of the central … Continue reading

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Swiss Asylum, Immigration Laws Ratified

Swiss Asylum, Immigration Laws Ratified By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER The Associated Press Sunday, September 24, 2006; 12:32 PM GENEVA — Swiss voters ratified new asylum and immigration laws Sunday making it more difficult for refugees to receive assistance and effectively … Continue reading

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EU Nations Clash Over Immigration

Last Updated: Friday, 22 September 2006, 10:35 GMT 11:35 UK EU nations clash over immigration Africans are making treacherous sea journeys to reach Europe EU ministers have expressed sharp differences over how to deal with an influx of illegal immigrants … Continue reading

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Rioting In Amsterdam After Fatal Stabbing

Rioting in Amsterdam after fatal stabbing 21 September 2006 Expatica News AMSTERDAM Street disturbances hit the east of Amsterdam on Wednesday evening after a Moroccan man was fatally stabbed. Police said the Moroccan troublemakers suspected a Surinamese person of the … Continue reading

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Le Pen Rallies Those ‘French By Heart and Spirit’

Le Pen rallies those 'French by heart and spirit' Expatica News VALMY, France, Sept 20, 2006 (AFP) – Veteran French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen fired an opening salvo in his fifth bid for the presidency in characteristically provocative style … Continue reading

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Swedes Concerned Over Rise Of Anti-Immigration Party In Local Elections

Swedes concerned over rise of anti-immigration party in local elections The Associated Press Published: September 20, 2006 STOCKHOLM, Sweden A small anti-immigration party doubled its support in Sweden's elections and won dozens of seats on local councils but failed to … Continue reading

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Italian Unemployment Falls To Record On Immigration

Italian Unemployment Falls to Record on Immigration Bloomberg News By Sheyam Ghieth Sept. 20 (Bloomberg) — Italy's unemployment rate fell to the lowest in more than 14 years, a government report showed today. The news isn't as good as it … Continue reading

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Finnish Greens Demand Probe Of Immigration Directorate

Finnish Greens demand probe of immigration directorate Newsroom Finland 20.9.2006 at 16:01 Finland's Green League on Wednesday called for an investigation into the procedures of the Directorate of Immigration (UVI) and the appellate courts. The Greens feel there have been … Continue reading

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France To Amnesty 7000 Immigrant Families

France to amnesty 7,000 immigrant families Expatica News PARIS, Sept 18, 2006 (AFP) – French authorities Monday announced an amnesty for 7,000 illegal immigrants with school-age children after a high-profile campaign to block their deportation, but ruled out a blanket … Continue reading

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Rights Groups Say France Targetting Ethnic Groups

Rights groups say France targeting ethnic groups Expatica News PARIS, Sept 17, 2006 (AFP) – Rights groups have accused France of carrying out targeted arrests of foreign migrants to fill chartered deportation flights to China and Romania, in possible breach … Continue reading

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Fury At Spain’s Backflip On Migrants (Spain)

Fury at Spain's backflip on migrants (Would-be immigrants are intercepted off the Canary Islands. Photo: REUTERS) The Age (Melbourne) Anthony Ham, Madrid September 15, 2006 STRICT new measures by the Spanish Government to combat illegal immigration have prompted an angry … Continue reading

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Sharia Could Come Via Democracy: Dutch Minister (The Netherlands)

Sharia could come via democracy: Dutch minister 13 September 2006 Expatica News AMSTERDAM Dutch Justice Minister Piet Hein Donner has provoked an angry response by stating it has to be possible for Sharia Law to be introduced in the Netherlands … Continue reading

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Seven Hundred Illegal Immigrant Mafias Smashed (Spain)

Seven hundred illegal immigrant mafias smashed 13 September 2006 MADRID More than 700 human trafficking gangs involved in shipping illegal immigrants to Spain have been broken up, the deputy prime minister said on Wednesday Mara Teresa Fernndez de la Vega … Continue reading

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Government Admits Illegal Immigrants Saturating Economy (Spain)

Gov admits illegal migrants saturating economy 11 September 2006 Expatica News MADRID The ruling socialist party believes the country cannot take any more illegal immigration, it was reported on Monday. Jos Blanco, secretary of the socialist party, told the Spanish … Continue reading

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