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Howard’s Migrant Test To Be Dumped

Howard's migrant test to be dumped Nicola Berkovic The Australian November 22, 2008 THE Rudd Government will dump John Howard's citizenship test for migrants and replace it with a new, simpler test based on Australia's democratic values rather than obscure … Continue reading

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New Test Line-Up And The Don Is Out

New test line-up and The Don is out Sarah Smiles, Canberra The Age November 22, 2008 THE citizenship test will be overhauled by the Federal Government to make it less difficult for refugees and disadvantaged migrants. Applicants will no longer … Continue reading

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"Legal Immigration" Too Often Means Fraud—And Fraud Is Illegal

Legal Immigration Too Often Means Fraud And Fraud Is Illegal By Joe Guzzardi VDARE November 21, 2008 During the mid-1980s, just after the Immigration Reform and Control Act amnesty passed, I taught an English as a second language class at … Continue reading

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Canada’s Struggle To Attract Foreign Students Becomes Charest Campaign Focus

Canada's struggle to attract foreign students becomes Charest campaign focus The Canadian Press November 21, 2008 MONTREAL Canada's struggle to attract foreign students became a focus of Jean Charest's election campaign Friday as the Liberal premier of Quebec promised new … Continue reading

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Immigration Flood An Economic Strain On Peel

Immigration flood an economic strain on Peel By: Radhika Panjwani The Missassauga News November 21, 2008 09:02 AM A snapshot of the latest census report reveals housing and poverty are poised to become even more troublesome issues in Peel due, … Continue reading

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12 Canada-Bound Pinays Held At NAIA

12 Canada-bound Pinays held at NAIA abs-cbnNEWS.com 11/21/2008 10:55 AM Twelve Filipinas recruited by an alleged human trafficking syndicate for Canada were held at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, radio dzMM reported Friday. Security personnel at the airport's Terminal 1 … Continue reading

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Gangster Pleads To Stay In Canada

Gangster pleads to stay in Canada Tells hearing he's changed By NADIA MOHARIB, SUN MEDIA The Calgary Sun November 21, 2008 CALGARY — Abandoned by his father and struggling to make ends meet, a man fighting deportation and identified by … Continue reading

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U.S. Homes Attracting Interest From Foreign Buyers

U.S. homes attracting interest from foreign buyers By Steve Brown The Dallas Morning News, November 21, 2008 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/112108 dnbusforeignbuyers.39ead23.html?npc Americans have sharply reduced home purchases during the last two years, but there's been an uptick in foreign buyers. Offshore purchasers … Continue reading

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Police Chief Kills "Don’t Tell" Policy

Police chief kills dont tell immigration policy By Allison Hanes, National Post Posted: November 20, 2008, 6:52 PM by Rob Roberts Police Chief Bill Blair today convinced the Toronto Police Services Board to kill a proposal that would have prohibited … Continue reading

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A Napolitano Nomination Could Signal Shift In Focus At Homeland Security

A Napolitano Nomination Could Signal Shift in Focus at Homeland Security (TWO ARTICLES + LINKS TO OTHERS) By Matthew Johnson, Rob Margetta and Caitlin Webber The Congressional Quarterly (Washington, DC), November 20, 2008 http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&docID=news-000002989141 The potential appointment of Arizona Gov. … Continue reading

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Arizona Governor Napolitano Contender For Homeland Security Chief

Arizona governor Napolitano contender for Homeland Security chief Sheldon Alberts, Washington Correspondent Canwest News Service Published: Thursday, November 20, 2008 WASHINGTON — Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, a centrist Democrat who has pursued stronger economic ties with Canada, emerged Thursday as … Continue reading

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UN : Economic Meltdown Sends Large Number Of Migrants Home

UN: Economic meltdown sends large number of migrants home Deutsche Presse Agentur, November 20, 2008 http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/business/news/article_ 1444156.php/UN_Economic_meltdown_sends_large_number_of_migrants_ home_ New York (DPA) — Significant numbers of migrants have returned home from host countries hit by financial crisis and economic difficulties, the … Continue reading

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Far Right Posting Gains In England

Far right posting gains in England Fueled by the recession, the groups have won members and seats in recent elections. By Ben Quinn | Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor London from the November 20, 2008 edition – http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1120/p04s01-wogn.html For … Continue reading

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Up To 400 Criminals Involved In A Foreign Prisoner Scandal

Up to 400 criminals involved in a foreign prisoner scandal, including some of the worst offenders, have been told they can stay in Britain, the Home Office has disclosed. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor Telegraph.co.uk Last Updated: 5:36PM GMT … Continue reading

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Falling Pound ‘A Barrier To Immigrants’ As New Arrivals Hit Half A Million

Falling pound 'a barrier to immigrants' as new arrivals hit half a million Francis Elliott, Deputy Political Editor From The Times November 20, 2008 Ministers were left predicting yesterday that a falling pound would help to curb immigration as figures … Continue reading

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Fewer Brits Moving Down Under : Survey

Fewer Brits moving Down Under: survey Sydney Morning Herald November 20, 2008 – 9:05AM The number of British migrants moving Down Under has dropped, but Australia still remains the destination of choice for those leaving the UK, a new survey … Continue reading

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Fruit Pickers And Information On Pacific Islander Workers Thin On Ground

Fruit Pickers And Information On Pacific Islander Workers Thin On Ground Paul Maley The Australian November 20, 2008 FRUIT growers are frustrated that almost four months after a scheme to bring more than 2500 Pacific Island guest workers to work … Continue reading

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Minister’s Immigration Comments Run Against The Rule Of Law, Says Law Society

Ministers immigration comments run against the rule of law, says Law Society The Sikh Times November 19, 2008 The rule of law must remain the central tenet of Britains immigration system, says the Law Society following claims by Immigration Minister, … Continue reading

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Poles Biggest Group As Net Migration Rises

Poles biggest group as net migration rises By Kylie MacLellan REUTERS Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:09pm GMT LONDON (Reuters) – Net migration to Britain rose by nearly 50,000 people last year, figures released on Wednesday showed, with Poles the biggest … Continue reading

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy Not Feasible

Don't ask, don't tell policy not feasible By DON PEAT Toronto Sun Last Updated: 19th November 2008, 2:34am Don't ask but do tell. That's the message the Toronto Police Services Board is planning to reinforce to its officers when it … Continue reading

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