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Critics Say Illegal Immigrant Voting Degrades Citizenship

Critics say illegal immigrants voting degrades citizenship By Liz Mineo The MetroWest Daily News (Framingham, MA), April 9, 2009 http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x430403178/Critics-say-illegal-immigrants-voting-degrades-citizenship Framingham, MA — Advocates praised state Rep. Pam Richardson's idea to give illegal immigrants voting rights in local elections, while … Continue reading

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Illegal Immigrant Voting A Reality In Some States

Illegal immigrant voting a reality in some states By John Hilliard The MetroWest Daily News (Framingham, MA), April 9, 2009 http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x430403184/Illegal-immigrant-voting-a-reality-in-some-states While voting rights for non-citizens sparks controversy here, other states allow residents without U.S. citizenship a chance to vote … Continue reading

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Court Gives Immigrant Drivers Break

Court gives immigrant drivers break By Peggy Fikac The San Antonio Express News (TX), April 9, 2009 http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Judge_agrees_to_block_new_driver_license_rules.html Austin — A state judge Thursday agreed to put on hold stringent new Texas driver license rules that were touted last year … Continue reading

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Canada Needs To Reduce Its Immigration Levels

Canada needs to reduce its immigration levels By Dan Murray Special to the Vancouver Sun April 8, 2009 In January, Canada lost 129,000 jobs. In February, another 83,000 disappeared. No one knows how many losses the coming months will bring, … Continue reading

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Canadian Imigration Extends Online Services For Foreign Students

Canadian immigration extends online services for foreign students by Ranjan Chakraborty Global Visas 08/04/2009 In a bid to continue to attract foreigners to study in Canada the Department of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism is expanding the services available online for … Continue reading

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Applications For Foreign Worker Visas Are Down

Applications for Foreign Worker Visas Are Down By Kirk Semple The New York Times, April 8, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/us/09visa.html?ref=global-home Federal immigration authorities said Wednesday that they were still accepting petitions by employers for temporary visas for foreign scientists and technology engineers … Continue reading

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Obama To Push Immigration Bill As One Priority

Obama to Push Immigration Bill as One Priority By Julia Preston The New York Times, April 8, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/us/politics/09immig.html?_r=1 While acknowledging that the recession makes the political battle more difficult, President Obama plans to begin addressing the countrys immigration system … Continue reading

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Governor Signs Illegal Immigrant Bill Into Law

Governor Signs Illegal Immigration Bill into Law By Christie Bett The KOLN News (Lincoln), April 8, 2009 http://www.kolnkgin.com/home/headlines/42708342.html Governor Dave Heineman plans to stop illegal immigrants from receiving public benefits. Governor Heineman signed LB 403 into law Wednesday. The law … Continue reading

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Border Deaths Up Despite Apparent Dip In Crossings

Border deaths up despite apparent dip in crossings By Arthur H. Rotstein The Associated Press, April 8, 2009 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hb3Y5EW7NWv-9hhqPXZM6aMINwPAD97EJAVG0 Tucson, AZ (AP) — Illegal immigrant deaths along the U.S.-Mexico border have risen in the past six months despite a nearly … Continue reading

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Border Service Looking For A Few (Thousand) Good Men And Women

Border service looking for a few (thousand) good men and women The San Diego Union Tribune, April 8, 2009 http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/apr/08/bn08cbpjobs124011/ At a time when many people are looking for employment, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has open positions, and the … Continue reading

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Immigration Critic Cries ‘McCarthyism’

Immigration Critic Cries McCarthyism By Anthony Weiss The Jewish Daily Forward, April 8, 2009 http://www.forward.com/articles/104679/ The Jewish communitys most vocal proponent of stricter immigration policies is accusing a national Jewish group of leading a 'McCarthyite effort' to silence him. Stephen … Continue reading

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McGuinty Says Parents Want Income, Immigration Data On Each Public School

McGuinty says parents want income, immigration data on each public school The Canadian Press April 7, 2009 TORONTO—Premier Dalton McGuinty is defending the use of data on income and immigration levels on a new Education Ministry website designed to help … Continue reading

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RCMP Targets Tamil Funding

RCMP targets Tamil funding Graeme Hamilton and Stewart Bell National Post Published: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 A non-profit organization shut down last year for financing terrorism paid three fundraisers in Montreal to collect money for the Tamil Tigers guerrillas, according … Continue reading

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Cardinal Mahony Says ‘Enforcement Only’ Immigration Policy Not Humane

Cardinal Mahony says enforcement-only immigration policy not humane By Robert Delaney The Boston Pilot, April 7, 2009 http://www.thebostonpilot.com/article.asp?ID=10225 Detroit — It was an event he witnessed while 'still in grammar school' that helped shape Los Angeles Cardinal Roger M. Mahony's … Continue reading

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Marriage Fraud Targeted

Marriage Fraud Targeted Lawsuit Filed; Group seeks immigration changes John Ivison National Post April 6, 2009 Reena Bhandari, a psychiatric nurse from Ottawa, feels she's been let down by Canada's immigration system. She married an Indian widower called Manjeet Singh … Continue reading

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Union Speaks Out Against Immigration Raids In Southern Ontario

Union speaks out against immigration raids in Southern Ontario UFCW Canada members join community groups in rally outside immigration holding centre on Sunday April 5 Attention: Agriculture Editor, Assignment Editor, City Editor, News Editor, Government/Political Affairs Editor TORONTO, ONTARIO/MEDIA ADVISORY–(Marketwire … Continue reading

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‘Canada Isn’t A Hotel’

'Canada isn't a hotel' Minister wants ethnic communities to embrace Canadian values By ALTHIA RAJ, NATIONAL BUREAU Toronto Sun Last Updated: 4th April 2009, 3:06am Canada needs to better integrate its ethnic minorities in order to combat the potential for … Continue reading

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Boat People Stranded In Torres Strait Were ‘Going To New Zealand’

Boat people stranded in Torres Strait were 'going to NZ' Tom Arup The Age April 4, 2009 A BOAT full of people stranded for four days in the Torres Strait now claiming asylum in Australia was heading for New Zealand … Continue reading

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Border Services, Police Arrest Dozens Of Alleged Illegal Immigrants

Border services, police arrest dozens of alleged illegal immigrants Jay Gutteridge Regional News April 03, 2009 09:26 AM Canada Border Services Agency and South Simcoe Police officers arrested 79 people in Bradford yesterday in an investigation into alleged illegal immigration. … Continue reading

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The Truth About Tamil Statistics

The truth about Tamil statistics Kathy English Toronto Star Apr 03, 2009 11:59 PM When a human chain of Tamil Canadian protesters circled Toronto's city core last month, the Star reported the “fact” that Greater Toronto is home to 200,000 … Continue reading

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