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Wanting A Job In UK Just Got Harder

Wanting a job in UK just got harder Couriermail.com.au May 01, 2009 12:00am AUSTRALIANS wanting to work in Britain face cuts to the number of skilled jobs open to them under plans to curb local unemployment levels. The UK government … Continue reading

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House Panels Approve E-Verify, Photo ID Measures

House panels approve E-Verify, photo ID measures By Steve Peoples The Providence Journal, April 30, 2009 http://www.projo.com/news/content/IMMIGRATION_BILLS_04-30-09_NOE786G_v10.3940fce.html Providence — The issues have drawn fire from all sides. But Wednesday, there were no fireworks as separate General Assembly committees voted quickly … Continue reading

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Greenspan Backs Increase In Foreign Skilled Workers

Greenspan Backs Increase in Foreign Skilled Workers By Fawn Johnson The Wall Street Journal, April 30, 2009 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124112017018574119.html Washington, DC — Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Thursday that increasing skilled foreign workers in the U.S. could mollify housing-price … Continue reading

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Federal Officials Pressured To Tighten Border Crossings Under Outbtrak

Federal officials pressured to tighten border crossings under outbreak By Jim Landers The Dallas Morning News, April 30, 2009 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-fluborder_30bus.ART.State.Edition2.4a5fdbd.html Washington, DC — Pressure mounted on federal officials Wednesday to tighten health screening or even close border crossings with Mexico … Continue reading

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Health Officials In U.S. Warn Migrants About Flu

Health officials in US warn migrants about flu By Garance Burke The Associated Press, April 30, 2009 http://www.centredaily.com/swine-flu/story/1261262.html Cutler, CA (AP) — As migrant workers from Mexico begin their journey north to take summer jobs in fields and construction sites … Continue reading

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Skilled Migrant Jobs To Be Cut By A Third

Skilled migrant jobs to be cut by a third Positions open to non-EU workers slashed Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times April 30, 2009 The number of skilled jobs open to immigrants from outside the EU should be cut … Continue reading

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Gurkhas Force Brown Into Yet Another Retreat

Gurkhas force Brown into yet another retreat By Andrew Grice and Michael Savage The Independent Thursday, 30 April 2009 Gordon Brown's authority took another battering yesterday when he suffered his first Commons defeat as Prime Minister amid growing criticism of … Continue reading

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Two More Boats Intercepted: 79 On Board

Two more boats intercepted: 79 on board Yuko Narushima Sydney Morning Herald April 30, 2009 ANOTHER two boatloads of suspected asylum seekers are heading to Christmas Island after they were found in Australian waters yesterday, intensifying calls for an inquiry … Continue reading

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Islanders Aim For A Future In Tourism

Islanders aim for a future in tourism Thewest.com.au 30th April 2009, 6:00 WST Christmas Island must develop a significant tourism industry quickly or face becoming nothing more than an immigration detention island, community leaders said yesterday. They say developing a … Continue reading

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Canada To Welcome Hundreds Of Afghan Employees

Canada to welcome hundreds of Afghan employees The Canadian Press April 30, 2009 OTTAWA Canada is set to open its doors to hundreds of Afghans who face life-threatening risks after having worked with our military and diplomats, The Canadian Press … Continue reading

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Vancouver Street Racer Whose Actions Killed Woman Deported To India

Vancouver street racer whose actions killed woman deported to India The Canadian Press April 30, 2009 VANCOUVER, B.C. A street racer involved in a crash that killed a Vancouver woman almost nine years ago has been deported to India. Sukhvir … Continue reading

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Temporary Foreign Workers: Should They Stay Or Go?

Temporary foreign workers in crisis: Should they stay, or go? DOMINIQUE GROSS Globe and Mail April 30, 2009 at 12:00 AM EDT Canada's temporary foreign worker program, until 2002, allowed only skilled workers, seasonal agricultural workers and live-in caregivers to … Continue reading

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Report: Immigrant Unemployment At Record High

Report: Immigrant Unemployment at Record High Rate now exceeds native-born, a change from recent past Center for Immigration Studies Washington, D.C. Contact: Steven Camarota, sac@cis.org, (202) 466-8185 WASHINGTON (April 30, 2009) A new report from the Center for Immigration Studies … Continue reading

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Governent Going After Companies Hiring Illegal Workers

Gov't going after companies hiring illegal workers By Eileen Sullivan The Associated Press, April 30, 2009 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i4nY72M0hFVOHUzIrqYpD67DoBxgD97SRTB84 Washington, DC (AP) — An Obama administration policy to go after employers who knowingly hire and exploit illegal workers is not significantly different … Continue reading

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Hispanics Rally For Law To Ease Path For Students

Hispanics rally for law to ease path for students By Angela Mapes Turner The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (IN), April 30, 2009 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20090430/LOCAL/304309989/1002/LOCAL Local Hispanic groups gathered Wednesday to support legislation that would grant citizenship to some children of illegal … Continue reading

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Advocates Calling For Changes In The Nation’s Immigration Laws Holding Rallies And Events Across The Country

Immigrant rally planned for Friday; more events this weekend Advocates calling for changes in the nation's immigration laws holding rallies and events across the country, including in South Florida By Luis F. Perez The South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale), … Continue reading

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Ottawa To Speed Up Tamil Family Immigration

Ottawa to speed up Tamil family immigration Assertion intellectually dishonest, Liberal MP retorts CAMPBELL CLARK From Wednesday's Globe and Mail April 29, 2009 at 4:17 AM EDT OTTAWA The federal government is speeding up the immigration applications of those in … Continue reading

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Canada To Tighten Policies For Permanent Residency

Canada to tighten policies for permanent residency Posted By CHRISTINA SPENCER, NATIONAL BUREAU Northern News Canoe.ca April 29, 2009 Citizenship and Immigration Canada plans to tighten its policies for preventing people from gaining permanent residency though marriage fraud. Spokesman Nicolas … Continue reading

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300 PC Students Silently Protest Tom Tancredo

300 PC students silently protest Tom Tancredo By Karen Lee Ziner The Providence Journal, April 29, 2009 http://newsblog.projo.com/2009/04/hold-until-upda.html Providence, RI — An estimated 300 Providence College students protested Wednesday afternoon outside the school gates against former Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo, … Continue reading

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New Law May Give Asylum To 22,500 Refugees

NEW LAW MAY GIVE ASYLUM TO 22,500 REFUGEES By Nick Fagge The Express Wednesday April 29,2009 Thousands more asylum seekers will be given the right to live, work and claim benefits in Britain. Controversial plans will require the UK to … Continue reading

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