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French Immigration Minister Visits U.S.-Mexico Border Area

French immigration minister visits U.S.-Mexico border area Agence France Presse, March 9, 2009 http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=190765 Beverly Hills (AFP) — French immigration minister Eric Besson has visited a California section of the U.S.-Mexican border to examine the fence and other issues related … Continue reading

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SPLC Attorney Calls Latino Immigration Most Significant Civil Rights Issue

SPLC attorney calls Latino immigration most significant civil rights issue By James D. Davis The South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale), March 9, 2009 http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flmorris0309pnmar09,0,1838761.story Today's big issue, according to a veteran of civil rights wars: Latino immigrants. 'Latinos are … Continue reading

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Number of Illegal Migrants In Britain Is 80% More Than Official Estimates

Number of illegal migrants in Britain is 80 per cent more than official estimates The number of illegal immigrants living in Britain is 80 per cent more than the official Government estimates, new research suggests. By Christopher Hope, Whitehall Editor … Continue reading

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‘Big Rise’ In Illegal Immigrants

'Big rise' in illegal immigrants BBC NEWS March 9, 2009 The UK could be home to almost three-quarters of a million illegal immigrants, a study for London Mayor Boris Johnson suggests. A Home Office estimate in 2001 put the figure … Continue reading

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Future Bleak For Language Schools

Future bleak for language schools 4:00AM Monday Mar 09, 2009 By Lincoln Tan New Zealand Herald The number of international students in New Zealand may be up, but the future looks bleak for the industry as forward bookings in English … Continue reading

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Illegal Immigrants Might Get Stimulus Jobs

Illegal immigrants might get stimulus jobs, experts say By William M. Welch USA Today, March 9, 2009 http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/employment/2009-03-08- immigrant-jobs_N.htm Los Angeles — Tens of thousands of jobs created by the economic stimulus law could end up filled by illegal immigrants, … Continue reading

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U.S. Extends Stay Of Foreign Athletes

US extends stay of foreign athletes By Frederic J. Frommer The Associated Press, March 9, 2009 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h-2VYzhYH9aJcM86FnQ7uqYj9YDQD96QK5M00 Washington, DC (AP) — U.S. immigration officials have agreed to let foreign athletes extend their careers in the United States beyond a 10-year … Continue reading

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Quebec Docs Report Rise In Baby Tourism But Furious When Foreigners Skip On Bill

Quebec docs report rise in baby tourism but furious when foreigners skip on bill The Canadian Press Mar 8, 2009 MONTREAL Neither Ottawa nor Quebec has immediate plans to address complaints from Quebec doctors who cite a rise in maternity … Continue reading

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Border Arrests Drop To 1970’s Levels

Border arrests drop to 1970s levels With the economy in tatters and security beefed up at the U.S.-Mexico border, fewer people are willing to cross illegally. Arrests in the last five months are down 24% from the same period last … Continue reading

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Border Fence Nearly Finished : After Millions Spent, Opinions On Barricade Remain Mixed

Border fence nearly finished: After millions spent, opinions on barricade remain mixed By Ramon Bracamontes El Paso Times (TX), March 8, 2009 http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_11862456 San Elizario — Teresa Castillo has a unique perspective on the $2.6 billion fence being built between … Continue reading

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Adoptions Of Foreign Children Plunge

Adoptions of foreign children plunge By Erin Spiegel The Washington Times, March 8, 2009 http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/08/us-adoptions-from-abroad-plunge/ Adoptions of children abroad by Americans are plummeting, and the trend is likely to continue owing to new restrictions by foreign governments and diminishing financial … Continue reading

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The Rich Flee Mexico Drug Violence

The rich flee Mexico drug violence Fearing for their lives, affluent seek asylum in Houston, other Texas cities By James Pinkerton The Houston Chronicle, March 8, 2009 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6300615.html Mexican businessman Jorge Hernandez abruptly relocated his family to Houston last year, … Continue reading

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Pelosi : End Raids Splitting Immigrant Families

Pelosi: End raids splitting immigrant families By Kelly Zito The San Francisco Chronicle, March 8, 2009 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/07/BAHJ16BE8V.DTL House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined hundreds of families Saturday evening at a church in San Francisco's Mission District demanding an end to the … Continue reading

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Immigrants’ Children Look Closer For Love

Immigrants' Children Look Closer for Love More Young Adults Are Seeking Partners of Same Ethnicity By Annie Gowen The Washington Post, March 8, 2009; A01 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/07/AR2009030701841.html Katie Xiao emigrated from China when she was 4 and always thought of herself … Continue reading

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Foreign IT Workers Swamp UK At Three Times The Rate Of Dot-Com Boom

Foreign IT workers swamp UK at three times the rate of dot-com boom By Olinka Koster Last updated at 5:41 PM on 08th March 2009 Tripled: The number of foreign IT staff obtaining work permits has increased to more than … Continue reading

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Match 7, 2009: Ottawa Urged To Review Immigration Board Cases

Ottawa urged to review immigration board cases Arab group's chief accepted 100% of refugees from Middle East John Ivison National Post Published: Saturday, March 07, 2009 The government is being urged to re-examine all refugee cases heard by Khaled Mouammar, … Continue reading

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Cases Flood Immigration Courts In Houston

Cases flood immigration courts in Houston Despite rise in cases, number of judges has changed little By Susan Carroll The Houston Chronicle, March 7, 2009 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6299291.html In a cramped hallway in Houstons immigration court building, a toddler dressed in his … Continue reading

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Visitor Drought Hits Home

Visitor Drought Hits Home Paul Maley Article from: The Australian March 07, 2009 A SLUMP in business travellers, tourists and overseas workers threatens to deliver a new shock to Australia's economy, already facing sharply lower commodities exports and the international … Continue reading

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Recession Leads To Closing Down Of Indian Restaurants In UK

Recession leads to closing down of Indian restaurants in UK The Hindi March 6, 2009 London (PTI): Economic downturn has led to the closing down of nearly 150 Indian restaurants which tickle palates across the UK and urge the Labour … Continue reading

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Immigration’s Pacific ‘Fiefdom’ Facing Chop

Immigration's Pacific 'fiefdom' facing chop By Claire Trevett New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Friday Mar 06, 2009 The Minister of Immigration has ordered Immigration's Pacific division to be dismantled after a stinging report found a wide range of problems – from … Continue reading

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