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Labor Department Suspends Farm Worker Rules

Labor Department Suspends Farm Worker Rules By Sara Murray The Wall Street Journal, May 29, 2009 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124361995233566995.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Washington, DC — The Labor Department made it harder for farm employers to hire guest workers, suspending a last-minute Bush administration rule which … Continue reading

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Most U.S. Hispanic Kids Have Immigrant Parents

Most U.S. Hispanic Kids Have Immigrant Parents By N.C. Aizenman The Washington Post, May 29, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/28/AR2009052801506.html A majority of Hispanic children are now U.S.-born children of immigrants, primarily Mexicans who came to this country in an immigration wave that … Continue reading

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Hard Times Send Latinos Back Across Border

Hard times send Latinos back across the border By Jean Hopfensperger The Minnesota Star Tribune (Minneapolis), May 29, 2009 http://www.startribune.com/local/east/46421147.html?page=1&c=y A year ago, Primitivo Morales had a home in the suburbs, two children in college and two successful businesses on … Continue reading

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An Old Tradition For Tough Times : Money Sharing

An old tradition for tough times: Money sharing By Daniel Gonzalez The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), May 29, 2009 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/05/29/20090529cundinas0529.html Blanca Cordero fell and injured her back this year, putting her out of work for four months. The Mesa resident's bills … Continue reading

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Border Patrol Catches Illegal Canadian Citizens Who Come By Boat

Border Patrol catches illegal Canadian citizens who come by boat By Rob Ollikainen The Peninsula Daily News (Port Angeles, WA), May 29, 2009 http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090529/news/305299992 Port Angeles, WA — An anonymous tip led to the arrest of three Canadian citizens who … Continue reading

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Academics Boycott Visa ‘Snooping’

Academics boycott visa 'snooping' BBC NEWS Page last updated at 16:39 GMT, Friday, 29 May 2009 17:39 UK University academics say they will boycott new visa rules for overseas students that would make them into “immigration snoopers”. Delegates at the … Continue reading

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Finland Sees First Immigration Lawyers

Finland Sees First Immigration Lawyers UUTISET published Fri 09:56 AM, updated Fri 11:50 AM The increased need for legal assistance and advice has led to the establishment of Juridix – Finland's first law firm specialised in immigration affairs. The two … Continue reading

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Kiwis Firm In Asylum Standoff

Kiwis firm in asylum standoff Paul Maley The Australian May 29, 2009 NEW Zealand authorities warned a boatload of Sri Lankan asylum seekers stranded off the northern coast of Australia that their chances of gaining entry to New Zealand were … Continue reading

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Plenary Power: Should Judges Control U.S. Immigration Policy?

Plenary Power: Should Judges Control U.S. Immigration Policy? (CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES BACKGROUNDER FOR JUNE 8, 2009 PANEL DISCUSSION–ORIGINALLY PREPARED IN FEBRUARY, 2009) By Jon Feere February 2009 Backgrounders and Reports Federal policy on immigration has been founded on the … Continue reading

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Cuomo Widens A Probe Into Immigration Fraud

Cuomo Widens a Probe Into Immigration Fraud By Kirk Semple and Jenny Manrique The New York Times, May 28, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/nyregion/29immigration.html?hp Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo said Thursday that his office had issued more than 50 subpoenas to individuals and … Continue reading

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Malta Rejects Call By Amnesty On Immigration

Malta rejects call by Amnesty on immigration by di-ve.com – editorial@di-ve.com Current Affairs — 27 May 2009 — 21:25CEST Amnesty International has urged Malta to amend its laws to maintain the integrity of the search and rescue services and to … Continue reading

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Protest Against Work-Permit Changes

Protest against work-permit changes MICHAEL McHALE The Irish Times Last Updated: Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 15:46 More than 100 people attended a demonstration today to voice their dissatisfaction with the Governments proposed changes to the Work Permits Scheme. “No special … Continue reading

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Dutch Want To Limit Influx of EU Workers, Survey Shows

Dutch want to limit influx of EU workers, survey shows By Wilmer Heck and Annemarie Kas NRC Handelsblad Published: 27 May 2009 15:45 Changed: 29 May 2009 09:49 Dutch people want to reverse some of the power transferred to Brussels, … Continue reading

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True Finns Party Sparks Debate In Finland

True Finns party sparks immigration debate in Finland Terhi Kinnunen AFP/Expatica May , 2009 Despite its tiny immigrant population, Finland is engaged in a fierce debate over its immigration policies with some commentators drawing allegations of xenophobia. Finland has relatively … Continue reading

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Backlog Of Disputed Visa Cases ‘Growing’

Backlog of disputed visa cases 'growing' The Sydney Morning Herald May 27, 2009 There is a growing backlog of disputed visa decisions awaiting review, a Senate committee has heard. At the end of April there were 5,887 cases before the … Continue reading

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Parties ‘In Denial’ On UK Migrants

Parties in denial on UK migrants By James Boxell, Home Affairs Correspondent FT.com Published: May 27 2009 01:10 Last updated: May 27 2009 01:10 England is taking a far bigger share of immigrants than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, leading … Continue reading

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Processing Times Of Asylum Applications Drawn Out

Processing times of asylum applications drawn out Nearly 1,200 waiting for interviews with Immigration Service HELSINGIN SANOMAT INTERNATIONAL EDITION – HOME May 27, 2009 Asylum seekers are waiting up to 200 days before getting into an interview with the Finnish … Continue reading

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England Has Absorbed Virtually All Net Migration To UK, MP’s warn

England absorbs virtually all net migration to UK, MPs warn England has absorbed virtually all of the net immigration to the UK in 16 years, a cross party group of MPs warns. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor The Telegraph … Continue reading

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Libya Asks For More European Help To Stop Illegal Immigration

Libya asks for more European help to stop illegal immigration Deutsche Welle Immigration 26.05.2009 Libya has asked the European Union for more help in fighting illegal immigration. Libya often acts as a transit point for Africans trying to reach Europe … Continue reading

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Visa Changes An Invitation To Smugglers : Opposition

Visa changes an invitation to smugglers: Opposition ABC NEWS Posted Tue May 26, 2009 6:24am AEST The Federal Opposition says a proposed overhaul of the bridging visa system would further soften Australia's border protection policies, sending the wrong message to … Continue reading

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