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Indian Chefs Welcome, But No IT Workers, Says UK Panel

Indian chefs welcome but no IT workers, says UK panel The Times Of India 9 Sep 2008, 1709 hrs IST,PTI LONDON: Indian chefs will be allowed to work in Britain's multi-million pound Indian restaurant industry but Indian IT workers are … Continue reading

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Non-Citizen Voting : Is It In America’s Future?

Non-Citizen Voting: Is It in Americas Future? The Center for Immigration Studies Washington, D.C. September 9, 2008 WASHINGTON (September 2008) In this contentious election season, one thing thats taken for granted is that American citizens will be the ones choosing … Continue reading

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Feds Need Extra $400 Million To Finish Border Fence

Feds need extra $400 million to finish border fence By Eileen Sullivan The Houston Chronicle, September 9, 2008 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/5992767.html Washington, DC — The Bush administration needs an extra $400 million to complete its fence along the country's southwestern border, and … Continue reading

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Lord Carey Joins Cross-Party Call For Overhaul Of British Immigration Policy

Lord Carey joins cross-party call for overhaul of British immigration policy by David Williamson Western Mail Sep 9 2008 THE former Archbishop of Canterbury has called for an overhaul of Britains immigration policies. Lord Carey has joined a cross-party group … Continue reading

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Plan Limits Work Of Non-EU Doctors

Plan limits work of non-EU doctors The Press Association Sep 9, 2008 Doctors from outside Europe will no longer be able to work in Britain as salaried GPs, under an official plan. The Home Office's Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) also … Continue reading

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Former Diplomat Says West Has ‘Fantasy’ View Of China

Former diplomat says West has 'fantasy' view of China Donna Jacobs The Ottawa Citizen Published: Monday, September 08, 2008 Canadians have fallen for a Chinese government “charm offensive,” says a former Canadian diplomat and specialist on Chinese mafia “Triad” gangs … Continue reading

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Hard To See Which Programs Help Newcomers

Hard to see which programs help newcomers, study finds Report says better assessment needed to steer resources into most useful initiatives Nicholas Keung Immigration/Diversity Reporter Star.com Sep 08, 2008 04:30 AM Ottawa and Ontario have implemented myriad programs from language … Continue reading

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Common Sense Says We Must Call A Halt To Mass Immigration

COMMON SENSE SAYS WE MUST CALL A HALT TO MASS IMMIGRATION OPEN-DOOR POLICY: The Government lacks the will meaningfully to control our borders By Leo McKinstry Monday September 8, 2008 http://www.express.co.uk/search/Leo%20McKinstry/1/score/40 LABOUR'S policy on immigration has been a wrecking ball … Continue reading

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New Poll Indicates Balanced Migration A Vote Winner

New Poll Indicates Balanced Migration a Vote Winner Labour and BME voters want much lower immigration Migration Watch UK September 8, 2008 A new poll out today demonstrates there is massive backing for a substantial cut in immigration levels from … Continue reading

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Parable Of The Co-Dependent Green Wife

PARABLE OF THE CO-DEPENDENT GREEN WIFE Tim Murray Quadra Island, BC September 7/08 There once was a Canadian couple who lived in denial. They believed they could live the Californian dream with a Green conscience too, retro-fitted with snug windows … Continue reading

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Appointments To The Immigration And Refugee Board

Appointments to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Last update: 12:28 p.m. EDT Sept. 5, 2008 OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Sep 05, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today announced two full-time … Continue reading

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Report Says Fraud, Abuse Are Possible Under Iraqi Visa Law

Report Says Fraud, Abuse Are Possible Under Iraqi Visa Law By Walter Pincus The Washington Post, September 5, 2008; A19 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/ AR2008090403251.html A new law that permits up to 5,000 Iraqis who previously worked for the U.S. government or its … Continue reading

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Immigration Issue Hardly Mentioned At GOP Convention

Immigration issue hardly mentioned at GOP convention During the Republican convention, immigration was no longer the hot issue that it was during GOP primaries. By Lesley Clark The Miami Herald (FL), September 5, 2008 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/campaign-2008/story/672917. html The issue that helped … Continue reading

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GOP Hispanics Aim To Secure Votes For McCain

GOP Hispanics Aims to Secure Votes for McCain By Bart Jansen The Congressional Quarterly (Washington, DC), September 5, 2008 http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002944392 Hispanic Republicans are adding a little salsa to the political recipe that makes the Rocky Mountain West a battleground this … Continue reading

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Labor Slow On Asylum Claims

Labor slow on asylum claims Mark Davis and Yuko Narushima Sydney Morning Herald September 5, 2008 LABOR is failing to comply with legal deadlines for deciding whether to allow asylum seekers to stay, despite having criticised the Coalition's treatment of … Continue reading

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Guest Worker Loophole To Be Closed

Guest worker loophole to be closed The Australian September 05, 2008 THE Federal Government is moving to close a loophole that allows companies to employ short-term foreign guest workers for as little at $4.20 an hour. Regulations will be introduced … Continue reading

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National’s Plans For Business Investors ‘Chequebook Immigration’

National's plans for business investors 'chequebook immigration' By Claire Trevett New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Friday September 05, 2008 National's plans to allow wealthy foreigners to retire to New Zealand and to loosen the rules for business investors is “chequebook immigration”, … Continue reading

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Missing Students May Be Here Illegally

Missing students may be here illegally Four Chinese youths could have used student visas to gain entry into Canada or the U.S. Mary Frances Hill Vancouver Sun Published: Friday, September 05, 2008 VANCOUVER – An investigation into the disappearance of … Continue reading

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T.O. Open To Attack

T.O. open to attack: Report Hezbollah has moved in, former CSIS expert says, amid Israeli reports they are tracking El Al Airlines staff By BEN SPENCER SUN MEDIA September 5, 2008 A former Canadian Security Intelligence Service official says Toronto … Continue reading

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Not Wanted After The Voyage : The Politics Of Immigration In France And Canada

Not wanted after the voyage: The politics of immigration in France and Canada by Aaron Lakoff Global Research September 5, 2008 Briarpatch Magazine September/October 2008 It's a Tuesday evening in Paris, and in the predominantly immigrant neighbourhood of Belleville, people … Continue reading

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