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To Save The Economy, Feds Need To Close Door To Immigrants

To save the economy, feds need to close door to immigrants Posted By RICHARD ROHMER, O. C., Q. C. Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin November 28, 2008 Notwithstanding yesterday's attempt by Jim Flaherty, the federal Minister of Finance, to paint an optimistic … Continue reading

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Setting Fire To Sister-In-Law No Barrier To Immigration

Setting fire to sister-in-law no barrier to immigration Katie Rook National Post Canwest News Service November 27, 2008 Published: 3:31 am TORONTO – A man convicted of killing his sister-in-law in India 11 years ago by dousing her in kerosene … Continue reading

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Census Spending Cuts Raise Concerns On Count

Census Spending Cuts Raise Concerns on Count By N.C. Aizenman Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, November 26, 2008; Page A11 The Census Bureau plans to cut spending on advertising and community outreach for the 2010 census by at least a … Continue reading

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Case For Retirement Visa In U.S. May Gain New Traction

Case for retirement visa in United States may gain new traction By Kevin Brass The International Herald Tribune (France), November 26, 2008 http://blogs.iht.com/tribtalk/properties/roof/?p=576 Estate agents in the United States hope a new administration in Washington D.C. will kick start talks … Continue reading

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Thousands Of Jobs Could Be Filled By Foreign Workers Because Of Loopholes

Thousands of jobs could be filled by foreign workers because of loophole Thousands of jobs in the UK could be filled by foreign workers rather than Britons because of a loophole in a new visitor visa coming in to force, … Continue reading

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Aussies Abandon Credit Crunch UK

Aussies Abandon Credit Crunch UK Enda Brady Sky News reporter 2:31am UK, Wednesday November 26, 2008 Not so long ago, one corner of west London was home to so many young Australians it became known as Kangaroo Valley. Kasey Rushton … Continue reading

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Secret Police On Campus

Secret police on campus Robert Sibley The Ottawa Citizen Published: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 In the 2006 movie The Lives of Others, there is a scene where two senior Stasi agents are having lunch and they overhear a junior colleague … Continue reading

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Canada Refuses To Extradite Croatian War Criminal

Canada Refuses To Extradite Croatian War Criminal The Osijek County Court has sentenced Josip Budimcic to 15 years in prison for war crimes committed in 1991. Javno.hr – Zagreb,Croatia November 26, 2008 Josip Budimcic, who was sentenced in absentia to … Continue reading

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B.C. Man Not Connected "To War Crimes"

B. C. man not connected 'to war crimes' Refugee Status Stands; Evidence against Josip Budimcic flawed, board rules Stewart Bell National Post Published: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 The federal government lost a high-profile war crimes case yesterday after the Immigration … Continue reading

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Cystic Fibrosis And The Disgrace Of Carleton University’s Students’ Association

Jonathan Kay on cystic fibrosis, and the disgrace of Carleton University's Students Association The National Post Posted: November 25, 2008, 5:22 PM by Jonathan Kay Cystic fibrosis is a horrible disease. A congenital ailment, CF affects the mucus glands of … Continue reading

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Cystic Fibrosis Is Too ‘White’ For Ottawa Fundraiser

Cystic fibrosis too 'white' for Ottawa fundraiser Carleton University students drop support for debilitating disease Joanne Laucius Canwest News Service Published: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 OTTAWA – The Carleton University Students' Association has voted to drop a cystic fibrosis charity … Continue reading

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Company Gets Tracking Deal

Company gets tracking deal By Jane Larson The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), November 25, 2008 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/ 2008/11/25/20081125biz-sr-alanco1125.html Alanco Technologies Inc. of Scottsdale has won a subcontract to provide wireless tracking systems for 19 immigration detention facilities. The firm would not disclose … Continue reading

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New Unit Protects Border Crossings

New unit protects border crossings A new investigative unit was formed By Rob Macko The WIVB News (Buffalo, NY), November 25, 2008 http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/new_unit_protects_border_ crossings_20081125 Buffalo, NY — Keeping the border safe is a 24 hour a day job. When it … Continue reading

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New Laws Against Forced Marriages

New laws against forced marriages BBC NEWS November 25, 2008 A special government unit tackles the issue of forced marriages Laws to prevent forced marriages and protect those who have already fallen victim have been introduced in England, Wales and … Continue reading

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British Gov’t’s Identity Card Plan Begins

British government's identity card plan begins By GREGORY KATZ The Associated Press November 25, 2008 LONDON (AP) The British government began its identity card program for foreign nationals Tuesday six years after heated debate over whether the costly plan is … Continue reading

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New Migrant Class Draws Few

New migrant class draws few Program to retain skilled immigrants attracts just 210 applicants since its launch in September Nov 24, 2008 04:30 AM Nicholas Keung Immigration/Diversity Reporter Toronto Star.com A highly touted new immigration program has been hit by … Continue reading

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Immigration Minister Brands Boris Johnson A ‘Naive Nincompoop’ For Suggesting Illegal Immigrant Amnesty

Immigration Minister brands Boris Johnson a 'naive nincompoop' for suggesting illegal immigrant amnesty By Kirsty Walker MAILOnline Last updated at 2:49 AM on 24th November 2008 Boris Johnson was last night labelled a 'naive nincompoop' by a Government minister after … Continue reading

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Gordon Brown’s Promise Of ‘British Jobs For British Workers’ Rings Hollow, ONS Figures Show

Gordon Brown's promise of 'British jobs for British workers' rings hollow, ONS figures show Migrant workers have more than accounted for the increase in employment in the last two years while the number of Britons in work has plummeted. By … Continue reading

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Canada Wants Immigration Despite Crisis

Canada wants immigration despite crisis REUTERS 22 Nov 2008, 2204 hrs IST KIEV: Canada will maintain its current policy of encouraging immigration to meet identified labour shortages in key areas despite the world-wide financial crisis, Jason Kenney, the minister for … Continue reading

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Rural Communities Struggling To Cope With Immigration, Prince Charles Report Warns

Rural communities struggling to cope with immigration, Prince Charles report warns Rural communities are struggling to cope with unprecedented immigration that is putting increasing strain on local services, a report by one of the Prince of Wales's official charities has … Continue reading

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