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Mexican Data Say Migration To U.S. Has Plummeted

Mexican Data Say Migration to U.S. Has Plummeted By Julia Preston The New York Times, May 15, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/us/15immig.html Mexicali, Mexico — Census data from the Mexican government indicate an extraordinary decline in the number of Mexican immigrants going to … Continue reading

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Indians’ Surge In Silican Valley Continues Despite Downturn

Indians' surge in Silicon Valley continues despite downturn The Hindustan Times (India) May 15, 2009 http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=a6c8e63d-fdc7-4ce9-b25a-21f3f9469994&Headline=Indians%27+surge+in+Silicon+Valley+continues+despite +downturn The numbers of Indians and other Asians and Latinos in America's Silicon Valley continued to surge from 2007 to 2008 even as the … Continue reading

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Census Pick Rules Out Use Of Sampling In 2010 Census

Census pick rules out use of sampling in 2010 Census The Associated Press, May 15, 2009 http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-05-15-groves-census_N.htm Washington, DC (AP) — President Obama's pick to lead the Census Bureau on Friday ruled out the use of statistical sampling in the … Continue reading

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Mass Exodus From UK

Mass exodus from UK Catherine Deshayes The Move Channel.com Friday, May 15, 2009 New research has found that a whopping 11 million Brits are thinking of taking a job overseas within the next two years – a significant dent in … Continue reading

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East Candidate Seeks Block On Immigrants

East candidate seeks block on immigrants BRIAN KAVANAGH The Irish Times Friday, May 15, 2009 LIBERTAS CANDIDATE for Ireland East Raymond OMalley has called for Ireland to close its borders to workers from fellow EU states. Speaking on Today FMs … Continue reading

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Immigration Investigator Names MP In Pay-Off Suspicion

Immigration investigator names MP in pay-off suspicion By Patrick Gower New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Friday May 15, 2009 An Immigration Service investigator suspects National MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi or one of his supporters may have “paid off” the Indian woman … Continue reading

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Ministers Must Take Tougher Action To Fight Trafficking ‘Slave Trade’, Say MPs

Ministers must take tougher action to fight trafficking 'slave trade', say MPs Select committee says enforcement is patchy, prosecution rates are low, and there is little protection for victims Robert Booth and Rachel Williams guardian.co.uk, Thursday 14 May 2009 00.05 … Continue reading

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Rogue Immigration Advisers To face Tougher Rules

Rogue immigration advisers to face tougher rules Alan Travis, home affairs editor The Guardian Thursday 14 May 2009 Tougher rules to tackle rogue immigration advisers, including a “yellow card” warning system for firms that do not meet the requirements, are … Continue reading

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Italy Gives Libya 3 Boats To Patrol For Migrants

Italy gives Libya 3 boats to patrol for migrants Associated Press 2009-05-14 06:07 PM Italy has given three patrol boats to Libya as part of an agreement between the two countries to stem the flow of migrants illegally reaching Italian … Continue reading

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Mounties Arrest 4 For Smuggling Humans

Mounties arrest 4 for smuggling humans By Diana Graettinger Bangor Daily News BDN Staff May 14, 2009 ST. STEPHEN, New Brunswick—The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested four people Wednesday in what they characterize as an organized crime group involved in … Continue reading

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Fake Immigrant Papers Are Genuine Growth Industry

Fake immigrant papers are genuine growth industry Illegal immigrants seeking work don't get far without documents, and counterfeiters are getting rich through underground operations. By James Walsh The Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), May 14, 2009 http://www.startribune.com/local/44946752.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc: aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUsr Illegal immigrants in … Continue reading

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84% Say English Should Be America’s Official Language

84% Say English Should Be Americas Official Language Rasmussen Reports, May 14, 2009 http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/may_2009/84_say_english_should_be_america_s_official_language Eighty-four percent (84%) of Americans say English should be the official language of the United States. Only nine percent (9%) disagree, according to a new Rasmussen … Continue reading

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Report Citing Veteran Extremism Is Pulled

Report citing veteran extremism is pulled By Audrey Hudson The Washington Times, May 14, 2009 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/14/report-citing-vet-extremism-is-pulled/ A contentious 'Rightwing Extremism' report that warned of military veterans as possible recruits for terrorist attacks against the U.S. was not authorized, has been … Continue reading

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Feinstein Again Introduces Agricultural Guest-Worker Bill

Feinstein again introduces agricultural guest-worker bill By Michael Doyle The McClatchy Newspaper, May 14, 2009 http://www.thestate.com/business-wire/story/787099.html Washington, DC — Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Thursday introduced an ambitious agricultural guest-worker bill that faces a harder road than ever before. Feinstein's … Continue reading

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‘Club Class’ Illegal Immigrants Are Paying 10,000 Pounds To Fly To Britain

'Club class' illegal immigrants are paying 10,000 to fly to Britain on tourist planes By Peter Allen MAIL Online Last updated at 8:06 AM on 14th May 2009 Illegal immigrants posing as tourists are paying up to 10,000 each to … Continue reading

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Caregivers And Employers Tread Fine Line Over Duties

Caregivers and employers tread a fine line over duties Kathryn Blaze Carlson National Post Published: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 As Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla faces public allegations of mistreating three former caregivers, nannies and their employers across Canada are privately … Continue reading

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U.S. Customs And Border Protection Uses New High Tech Aircraft To Zero In On Atlantic Smugglers

U.S. Customs and Border Protection uses new high-tech aircraft to zero in on Atlantic smugglers Scan, point, click, zoom, identify and reel in the bad guys By Luis F. Perez The South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale), May 13, 2009 http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-anti-smuggling-planessbmay13,0,4086642.story … Continue reading

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Immigrant Homeownership Proves Resilient In The Face Of Slowdown

Immigrant Homeownership Proves Resilient in the Face of Slowdown; Boosted by Boom, Rate Virtually Unchanged During Bust By Alejandro Lazo The Washington Post, May 13, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/05/12/ST2009051201660.html The rate of homeownership in the United States is holding up better among … Continue reading

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Phil Woolas Admits Gov’t Got It Wrong Over Eastern Europe Immigration

Phil Woolas admits Government got it wrong over Eastern European immigration Phil Woolas, the Immigration Minister, has said the Government got it wrong by failing to judge the numbers of Eastern Europeans who would come to Britain following EU expansion … Continue reading

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Ten Arrested In Anti-Terrorism Raids ‘Linked To Al-Qaeda Planning’

Ten arrested in anti-terrorism raids 'linked to al-Qaeda planning' Fran Yeoman From The Times May 13, 2009 The men arrested during anti-terror raids across the North West last month included members of a British-based network linked to al-Qaeda attack planning, … Continue reading

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