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State Senator To Introduce Immigration Bill

State senator to introduce immigration bill By Kevin Rader The WTHR TV News (Indianapolis), January 20, 2009 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28738764/ Indianapolis — An Indiana lawmaker is introducing what he calls the toughest immigration bill in the country. Illegal immigration has been a … Continue reading

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Catholic Leaders Hopeful That Obama Will Change U.S. Immigration Policy

Catholic leaders hopeful that Obama will change US immigration policy By David Agren The Catholic News Service, January 20, 2009 http://www.catholiccourier.com/tmp1.cfm?nid=76&articleid=105224 Mexico City (CNS) — Senior Catholic leaders participating in the Sixth World Meeting of Families expressed optimism that the … Continue reading

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Border Patrol Radar Camera System In Arizona Detects Migrants

Border Patrol radar-camera system in Arizona detects migrants The Associated Press, January 20, 2009 http://www.newschannel10.com/Global/story.asp?S=9704290&nav=menu 429_2 Tucson, AZ (AP) — A mobile radar and camera system in Arizona lets Border Patrol agents observe areas nearly seven miles away. The $500,000 … Continue reading

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52% More Young Irish Granted Work Holiday Visas For Australia

52% more young Irish granted work holiday visas for Australia The Government has announced a 37 per cent increase in funding to provide services to Irish in Australia CONOR POPE The Irish Times January 20, 2009 THE NUMBER of young … Continue reading

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Anti-Terror Bosses Last Night Hailed Their Latest Ally In The War On Terror—-The Black Death

ANTI-TERROR bosses last night hailed their latest ally in the war on terror the BLACK DEATH. By ALEX WEST The Sun Published: 19 Jan 2009 At least 40 al-Qaeda fanatics died horribly after being struck down with the disease that … Continue reading

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Toronto Immigration Key To Growing University Applications

Toronto immigration key to growing university applications Posted: January 19, 2009, 1:17 PM by Shane Dingman Joanne Laucius, Canwest News Service OTTAWA — More Ontario high school students have applied to university this year than in any other than 2003, … Continue reading

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Obama Poised To Give Insurance To Illegals

Obama poised to give insurance to illegals President-elect calls SCHIP expansion '1 of first measures I sign into law' By Chelsea Schilling The World Net Daily News, January 19, 2009 http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=86549 Shortly after taking office, President Obama is expected to … Continue reading

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Immigration Tops Latinos’ Wish List At D.C. Meeting

Immigration Tops Latinos Wish List at D.C. Meeting By Fernanda Santos The New York Times, January 19, 2009 http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/19/immigration-tops-latinos-wish-list-at-dc-meeting/ A new president takes office on Tuesday. It is time to ask for favors, to settle debts accrued during the campaign … Continue reading

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African Immigrants Feel Special Link With Obama

African immigrants feel special link with Obama Civil-rights movement is source of historic journeys The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), January 19, 2009 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/01/19/20090119obama-immigration0119.html Much attention has been paid to Barack Obama becoming the nation's first Black president, but his ties to … Continue reading

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Foreign Advert Ban Puts British Workers First

Foreign advert ban puts British workers first Sam Coates, Chief Political Correspondent From The Times January 19, 2009 Employers will be prevented from advertising jobs overseas under plans being drawn up to ensure that British workers fill vacancies during the … Continue reading

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Could Mexico Collapse? As Drug Wars Worsen, Some Americans Worry For Neeighbours’ Stability

Could Mexico collapse? As drug war worsens, some Americans worry for neighbor's stability By Traci Carl The Associated Press, January 18, 2009 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-lt-mexico-besieged,1,6681631.story Mexico City (AP) — Indiscriminate kidnappings. Nearly daily beheadings. Gangs that mock and kill government agents. This … Continue reading

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Immigration Takes Back Seat To Big Issues

Immigration takes back seat to big issues By Brady McCombs The Arizona Daily Star (Tucson), January 18, 2009 http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/276450 Don't count on immigration overhaul reaching the Senate floor anytime soon. With an economy in a shambles and a host of … Continue reading

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Nation Keeping Eye On California Illegal Student Case

Nation keeping eye on California illegal-student case By Matt Krupnick The Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), January 18, 2009 http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_11486469?nclick_check=1 Several states are keeping an eye on a California court case that could be a bellwether for colleges that … Continue reading

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In San Francisco And Beyond, Asian-Americans Gaining Political Ground

In San Francisco and beyond, Asian-Americans gaining political ground By Juliana Barbassa The Associated Press, January 18, 2009 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-asian-american-politics,1,355677.story San Francisco (AP) — When three newly elected Chinese-American city supervisors climbed on stage in Chinatown, flanked by dragon dancers and … Continue reading

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Make Skilled Migration Cut For Environment : ACF

Make skilled migration cut for environment: ACF By Online parliamentary correspondent Emma Rodgers Posted Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:00pm AEDT http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/18/2468629.htm The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has urged the Federal Government to make a “substantial reduction” to its skilled migration … Continue reading

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Villawood To Be Knocked Down

Villawood to be knocked down Yuko Narushima Sydney Morning Herald January 18, 2009 THE ageing and cramped Villawood detention centre will be knocked down, with a new facility to be built on Commonwealth land either close to the existing site … Continue reading

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Christmas Island Refugees To Go To South Australia

Christmas Island refugees to go to SA Sydney Morning Herald January 17, 2009 Australian authorities are moving swiftly to resettle the first intake of Iranian and Afghan refugees since the easing of once tough rules on asylum seekers. The immigration … Continue reading

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Gov’t Of Punjab Commits To Do More In Fight Against Bogus Immigration Consultants

Government of Punjab Commits to do More in Fight Against Bogus Immigration Consultants Citizenship and Immigration Canada Jan 16, 2009 09:56 ET CHANDIGARH, INDIA–(Marketwire – Jan. 16, 2009) – During a meeting with Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney, … Continue reading

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Limit Migrant Workers During Recession, CIPD Chief Tells MP’s

Limit migrant workers during recession CIPD chief tells MPs Greg Pitcher PersonnelToday.com 16 January 2009 08:51 CIPD chief economist John Philpott has called for further restrictions on migration into the UK during the economic downturn. Philpott told MPs on the … Continue reading

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New Migrants Laws Won’t Stem The Flood

NEW MIGRANTS LAWS WON'T STEM THE FLOOD Sunday Express By Macer Hall Friday January 16,2009 A tougher Home Office test for immigrants wanting to become British citizens will not stem the massive flow of newcomers into the country, critics warned … Continue reading

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