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Conservatives Release Television Ads As Canada Election Nears

Conservatives Release Television Ads as Canada Election Nears By Theophilos Argitis Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's governing Conservatives released new television ads today in an another sign that an election campaign is imminent. The three ads show … Continue reading

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Boosting Border Security Is Goal Of New UA Center

Boosting border security is goal of new UA center By Brady McCombs The Arizona Daily Star (Tucson), September 4, 2008 http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/border/256004 Imagine an invisible laser beam homed in on the carotid artery in your neck, reading your blood pressure, pulse … Continue reading

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Mexico-U.S. Frontier Culture Roughly Sundered

Mexico-US frontier culture roughly sundered By Adam Thomson The Financial Times (London), September 4, 2008 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aef4ebc6-7a19-11dd-bb93-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1 At the end of a narrow and rutted road beyond the isolated Texan settlement of Candelaria, two concrete blocks separated by a river are … Continue reading

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Cities Re-Think ID Cards For Undocumented

Cities rethink ID cards for undocumented By Matt O'Brien The Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), September 4, 2008 http://www.contracostatimes.com/politics/ci_10382752 Richmond, CA — After months of drumming up support for a plan to provide city ID cards to Richmond residents, … Continue reading

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Palin’s Alaska Record Short On Trade, Immigration Decisions

Palin's Alaska Record Short on Trade, Immigration Decisions By Matthew Benjamin and Nicholas Johnston Bloomberg News, September 4, 2008 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aNgqjbjq1iZ4& refer=home By now, many Americans know Sarah Palin's views on guns, gays and abortion. When it comes to matters like … Continue reading

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LAX Employee Arrested In Alleged Smuggling Plot

LAX employee arrested in alleged smuggling plot Federal officials say the man is seen on tape guiding Mexicana passengers out of the airport, avoiding immigration and customs inspectors. They believe he is part of a larger smuggling operation. By Anna … Continue reading

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Farm Bosses In Immokalee Plead Guilty In Slavery Scheme

Farm bosses in Immokalee plead guilty in slavery scheme By Jay Weaver The Miami Herald (FL), September 4, 2008 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/671209.html Five farm bosses have pleaded guilty to a scheme to enslave Mexican and Guatemalan nationals as agricultural workers in southwest … Continue reading

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Border Drug Wars Threaten U.S.

EXCLUSIVE: Border drug wars threaten U.S. 'Deadly force' spills over from Mexico Jerry Seper The Washington Times Wednesday, September 3, 2008 An escalating turf fight between warring drug cartels in Mexico is spreading into the United States with federal officials … Continue reading

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Bill Could Target Foreigners

Bill could target foreigners By KIM THOMAS The Press Thursday, 04 September 2008 Foreigners fleecing millions of dollars from the health system could be caught under a proposed data-matching law. Patients who were ineligible for free healthcare notched bills of … Continue reading

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Smith: Immigration Policy: Bring More Kiwis Home

Smith: Immigration Policy: Bring More Kiwis Home Voxy.co.nz (4 September 2008) National's immigration policy aims to stem the exodus of Kiwis and bring more home, as well as to create a climate that encourages skilled immigrants to our shores, says … Continue reading

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Detention Escapes An ‘Acceptable Risk’

Detention escapes an 'acceptable risk' Sarah Smiles The Age September 4, 2008 SOME unauthorised arrivals will inevitably escape into the community under the Federal Government's new policy of community detention, a ministerial advisory body says. But the Immigration Detention Advisory … Continue reading

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4 Missing Teens May Be Part Of Bigger Immigration Scam

4 missing B.C. teens may be part of bigger immigration scam Wendy McLellan Canwest News Service Published: Thursday, September 04, 2008 VANCOUVER – An immigration scam or a sinister case of human smuggling may have led to the disappearance of … Continue reading

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Immigrants Bypassing Toronto To Follow Money West, Study Finds

Immigrants bypassing Toronto to follow money West, study finds MARINA JIMENEZ Globe and Mail September 4, 2008 A new study shows immigrants earn more money in Calgary, Regina and Saskatoon than they do in Toronto, a significant trend that could … Continue reading

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‘Blood Diamond’ Smugglers Threaten Canada’s Northern Industry

'Blood Diamond' Smugglers Threaten Canada's Northern Industry Andrew Mayeda Canwest News Service September 4, 2008 OTTAWA – The diamond industry in Canada's Far North is vulnerable to smugglers looking to import “blood diamonds” or launder the proceeds of organized crime … Continue reading

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Kids Of Illegal Immigrants Skip School

Kids of illegal immigrants skip school Deportation fears keep them away By Tom Godfrey The Toronto Sun (Canada), September 3, 2008 http://torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2008/09/03/pf-6643771.html Hundreds of Toronto students who are in Canada illegally are too scared to go to school over fears … Continue reading

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Immigration Issues Re-Surface On Some State Ballots

Immigration issues resurface on some state ballots By Julia Silverman The Associated Press, September 3, 2008 http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gWcNQ3_0TCZu_dQoUjvEuGE3nO4QD92 VFTJ03 Portland (AP) — In a high school classroom, Xavier Chavez is trying to teach a group of restless teenagers about Manifest Destiny … Continue reading

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McClintock Says San Francisco Should Get No Funds For Sanctuary City Status

McClintock says S.F. should get no funds for sanctuary city status By Ben van der Meer PolitickerCA.com, September 3, 2008 http://www.politickerca.com/benvandermeer/2095/mcclintock-says -sf-should-get-no-funds-sanctuary-city-status San Francisco's status as a 'sanctuary city' should mean a cutoff of federal funds, congressional candidate State Sen. … Continue reading

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Judge Denies Injunction Against Border Fence Construction

Judge denies injunction against border fence construction By Diana Washington Valdez El Paso Times (TX), September 3, 2008 http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_10371881 El Paso, TX — U.S. District Judge Frank Montalvo denied a request for a preliminary injunction against the construction of the … Continue reading

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Expect Little, If Any, Immigration Talk From McCain To Republicans

Expect little, if any, immigration talk from McCain to Republicans By Todd J. Gillman The Dallas Morning News, September 3, 2008 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/local/ stories/090308dnpolimmig.3f4c516d.html St. Paul, MN — Its safe to say that if John McCain wants to get booed Thursday … Continue reading

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Australian Visa For Higher Education Gets Tougher For Indians

Australian visa for higher education gets tougher for Indians The Economic Times 3 Sep, 2008, 1852 hrs IST, IANS SYDNEY : Indian students enrolling in higher education, post graduate research and English language courses in Australia will now have to … Continue reading

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