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Calais Opens Shelter For Immigrants Bound For Britain

Calais opens shelter for immigrants bound for Britain A shelter has been opened in Calais for hundreds of illegal migrants trying to get to Britain. By Peter Allen in Paris Telegraph.co.uk Last Updated: 5:13PM GMT 29 Dec 2008 They are … Continue reading

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Businesses Raided Over Migration Fraud

Businesses raided over migration fraud Chris Johnston The Age December 29, 2008 IN ONE of the largest migration scams involving international students in Melbourne, nine businesses have been raided over claims that some charged up to $20,000 for fake education … Continue reading

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Increases In Immigrant Settlement Support From Citizenship, Immigration And Multiculturalism Canada

Increases in immigrant settlement support from Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada Office of CIMC Sunday, 28 December 2008 Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada (CIMC) Minister Jason Kenney has pledged to continue working with provincial governments to increase the uptake of … Continue reading

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Child Maid Trafficking Spreads From Africa To U.S.

Child maid trafficking spreads from Africa to US By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI Associated Press Writer Rukmini Callimachi Sun Dec 28, 2008 3:16 pm ET IRVINE, Calif. Late at night, the neighbors saw a little girl at the kitchen sink of the … Continue reading

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New Zealand "Denies Visa For Deformed Samoan Baby"

New Zealand 'denies visa for deformed Samoan baby' AFP Friday Dec 28 17:16 AEDT A severely deformed Samoan baby, whose parents were told not to feed her because she would not survive, has been refused a visa to go to … Continue reading

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Report’s Claims About Racism Need To Be Challenged

Report's Claims About Racism Need To Be Challenged Dan Gardner Reprinted In The Vancouver Sun December 27, 2008 Few things are as predictable as the reaction to a claim that racism is getting worse. There will be some who say, … Continue reading

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New Immigration System ‘Won’t Work’, Experts Warn

New immigration system 'won't work', experts warn Efforts by the government to curb Britain's population reaching 70 million through a new points based immigration system won't work, experts say. By Urmee Khan Telegraph.co.uk Last Updated: 9:16AM GMT 27 Dec 2008 … Continue reading

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Thousands Of Foreign Prisoners Freed Early—-With Compensation

Thousands of foreign prisoners freed early with compensation Thousands of foreign prisoners have been released from jail before the end of their sentence and given cash to compensate for the loss of food and board. By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent … Continue reading

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U.S. Homeland Security Forecasts 5-Year Threat View

US Homeland Security forecasts 5-year threat view The Associated Press December 25, 2008 Washington, DC (AP) — The terrorism threat to the United States over the next five years will be driven by instability in the Middle East and Africa, … Continue reading

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Mohamed Haneef Seeks Hefty Compo

Mohamed Haneef seeks hefty compo Susanna Dunkerley The Herald Sun December 25, 2008 12:00am INDIAN doctor Mohamed Haneef will seek substantial compensation for being wrongfully charged and detained over a British terrorist plot. Dr Haneef also wants an apology after … Continue reading

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Boat People Won’t Miss Out On Festive Cheer

Boat people won't miss out on festive cheer Nicolas Perpitch The Australian December 24, 2008 MORE than 100 asylum-seekers and illegal boat crew will be given special meals, “culturally appropriate” presents, play soccer and volleyball and sing karaoke as they … Continue reading

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Go Ahead And Say It : Merry Christmas

Go ahead and say it: Merry Christmas The Gazette December, 24, 2008 The debate over Quebec's Christmas tree lasted less than a day. The National Assembly tradition is that a tree is decorated outside the building, a press release is … Continue reading

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P.E.I. Minister Speaks On Immigrant Program—-Province Not On Hook For $400 Million

P.E.I. minister speaks on immigrant program Province not on the hook for $400 million of immigrant investment funds: innovation minister The Times and Transcript Published Wednesday December 24th, 2008 CHARLOTTETOWN – Innovation Minister Richard Brown broke his silence on the … Continue reading

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Border Security Will Loom Large For Obama Administration

Border security will loom large for Obama administration By Katherine McIntire Peters The Government Executive (Washington, DC), December 23, 2008 http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1208/122308kp1.htm Two years ago, some Republican lawmakers floated a proposal to require all undocumented workers wishing to become Americans to … Continue reading

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Mexico Consulate Gives Free Health Care To Illegal Aliens In Texas

Mexico Consulate Gives Free Health Care to Illegal Aliens in Texas Vaccinations and AIDS tests. By Patricia Giovine The Latin American Herald Tribune (Venezuela), December 23, 2008 http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=323935&CategoryId=14091 El Paso, TX — At least 600 immigrants, most of them undocumented, … Continue reading

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‘Lost’ Foreign Children Revealed

'Lost' foreign children revealed by Nic Rigby BBC News, Norwich December 23, 2008 Nearly 140 children from foreign countries cared for by East of England councils over the past four years have subsequently gone missing. A BBC investigation found that … Continue reading

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Gurkhas ‘Face Further Delays’

Gurkhas 'face further delays' The Press Association Dec 23, 2008 Gurkhas who retired before 1997 face further “unacceptable” delays before finding out if they will be allowed to settle in the UK, a campaign group has said. The Gurkha Justice … Continue reading

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Feds Confirm Santa Is A Canadian Citizen

Feds confirm Santa is a Canadian citizen LUKE SIMCOE Moose Jaw Times Herald Saskatchewan News Network SASKATOON 22-12-2008 Less than three weeks after the Canadian government proposed legislation to expand the countrys sovereignty over Arctic waters, its citizenship minister is … Continue reading

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U.S. Set To Expand DNA Collections

U.S. set to expand DNA collections By Tom Ramstack The Washington Times, December 22, 2008 http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/22/us-set-to-expand- dna-collections/ The government is expanding collection of DNA samples beginning Jan. 9 to include anyone arrested on federal charges and many immigrants detained by … Continue reading

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Marriage Fraud The Latest Front In The Immigration Battle

Marriage Fraud the Latest Front in the Immigration Battle By Caitlin Webber, CQ Staff The Congressional Quarterly (Washington, DC), December 22, 2008 http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=hsnews-000003000258 With illegal immigration moving off the public policy front burner for the time being, advocacy groups have … Continue reading

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