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GOP Platform Opposes Amnesty

GOP Platform Opposes Amnesty By Josiah Ryan The CNS News, August 28, 2008 http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=34747 A draft copy of the GOP platform, which was obtained by CNSNews.com on Wednesday, says We oppose amnesty for illegal immigrants. But Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), … Continue reading

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Kerry Takes Convention Stage Again, Rips McCain

Kerry takes convention stage again, rips McCain By Jeff Mason Reuters, August 28, 2008 http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/08/28/kerry-takes- convention-stage-again-rips-mccain/ Denver (Reuters) — John Kerry, the failed 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, took the stage at this years party convention on Wednesday to praise Illinois … Continue reading

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Advocates, Unions Fighting For Migrant Labourers’ Rights, Unite

Advocates, unions fighting for migrant labourers' rights Unite to prevent exploitation, improve conditions for Canada's rising number of temporary workers Nicholas Keung Immigration/Diversity Reporter The Toronto Star Aug 27, 2008 04:30 AM Last fall, in a dingy boardroom in Ottawa, … Continue reading

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Canada To Toughen Requirements For Ships In Arctic

Canada to toughen requirements for ships in Arctic By Allan Dowd REUTERS August 27, 2008 TUKTOYAKTUK, Northwest Territories (Reuters) – Canada, pushing its claims of Arctic sovereignty, said on Wednesday it would toughen reporting requirements for ships entering its waters … Continue reading

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The Speeches They Write Often Go Unspoken

The Speeches They Write Often Go Unspoken By Raymond Hernandez and Jeremy W. Peters The New York Times, August 27, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/us/politics/28speech.html?ref=us Denver — It seemed like a typical Democratic line, one that would play well with the partisan crowd … Continue reading

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Immigrant Community In Fear After Nearly 600 Detained In Southern Mississippi ICE Raid

Immigrant community in fear after nearly 600 detained in southern Miss. ICE raid By Holbrook Mohr The Associated Press, August 27, 2008 http://www.latimes.com/business/nationworld/wire/ats-ap- immigration-raidaug27,1,3485283.story Laurel, MS (AP) — A day after the largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history, Elizabeth … Continue reading

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Agents Find 62 Illegal Immigrants In Home

Agents find 62 illegal immigrants in home The San Angelo Standard-Times (TX), August 27, 2008 http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2008/aug/27/agents-find-62- illegal-immigrants-in-home/ Edinburg, TX — Federal agents found 62 illegal immigrants in a two-bedroom house after receiving a tip about suspicious activity in a quiet … Continue reading

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Employee Verification System Faulty, Some Say

Employee verification system faulty, some say By Earlsha Butler and Ben Piper The Hattiesburg American (MS), August 26, 2008 http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? AID=/20080826/NEWS01/808260303/1002 A new Mississippi law requiring employers to verify the identity of employees may have holes that don't protect employers … Continue reading

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Farmers Furious Over New Labour Restrictions

Farmers furious over new labour restrictions By Mitchell Hall National Business Review Tuesday August 26 2008 – 03:35pm The Department of Labour has tightened up requirements for recruitment of qualified farm workers from overseas, right at the start of the … Continue reading

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Early Fall–CIC Minister Will Reveal New Priorities For Immigration To Canada

Early fall – CIC Minister will reveal new priorities for immigration to Canada Canada Immigration News August 26, 2008 After months of deliberations and consultations, the details of what will govern the selection of skilled worker applicants for immigration to … Continue reading

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One Man’s China Crusade

One man’s China crusade Donna Jacobs The Ottawa Citizen Published: Monday, August 25, 2008 For Canadian diplomat Brian McAdam, it wasn’t that he had uncovered the lucrative sale of Canadian visas during his posting at Canada’s Hong Kong consulate. Both … Continue reading

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U.S. Agency Silent On Raid. But Officials Say Immigration Enforcement Is On Increase

U.S. agency silent on raid But officials say immigration enforcement is on increase By Doug Abrahms The Citizen Times (Asheville, NC), August 25, 2008 http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? AID=2008808250305 The recent immigration raid at Mills Manufacturing Corp. was part of stepped up enforcement … Continue reading

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Illegal College Students Dropping Out. Out-Of-State Tuition Cutting College Short.

Illegal college students dropping out Out-of-state tuition cutting college short By Mariana Alvarado Avalos The Arizona Daily Star (Tucson), August 24, 2008 http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/08/24/20080824dropouts .html Tucson — Changing laws have made life tougher for illegal immigrants in Arizona, including young people … Continue reading

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Vetted Judges More Likely To Reject Asylum Bids

Vetted Judges More Likely to Reject Asylum Bids By Charlie Savage The New York Times, August 24, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/washington /24judges.html?em Washington, DC — Immigrants seeking asylum in the United States have been disproportionately rejected by judges whom the Bush administration … Continue reading

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Academics Fear Speaking Freely In Canada

Academics fear speaking freely in Canada Political scientists worried about 'legal jeopardy' Kevin Libin National Post Published: Saturday, August 23, 2008 A group of U. S. professors launched a campaign this week protesting plans by a prominent political science organization … Continue reading

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Davis Warns Of A New Civil War With Southern States. Sees Policy Of Secession Due To Mexican Immigrants

Davis warns of a new civil war with Southern states Sees possibility of secession due to Mexican immigrants By Jerry Zremski The Buffalo News (NY), August 23, 2008 http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/421229.html Washington, DC — Congressional candidate Jack Davis, in a speech earlier … Continue reading

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Immigration Lawyers’ Misconduct Targeted In Federal Proposal

Immigration lawyers' misconduct targeted in federal proposal Rule changes would set new minimum standards for the attorneys and give greater disciplinary power to judges rather than state bar regulators. By Richard B. Schmitt Los Angeles Times, August 23, 2008 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/ … Continue reading

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Immigration Agency Vows More Enforcement

Immigration agency vows more enforcement By Amy Taxi The Associated Press, August 23, 2008 http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i5prhLj HvlhYqvnvbzyaGXUtL1WAD92NJNS81 Santa Ana, CA (AP) — Federal immigration officials vowed Friday to intensify efforts to track down illegal immigrants after scrapping a trial 'self-deportation' program … Continue reading

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Area’s Pricey Boats Catch Eye Of Thieves

Area's Pricey Boats Catch Eye of Thieves By Terry Tomalin The St. Petersburg Times (FL), August 23, 2008 http://www.tampabay.com/sports/article781597.ece A criminal ring thought to be working its way up Florida's west coast is suspected in the recent thefts of five … Continue reading

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8000 Migrants In Vetting Scandal Had National Insurance Numbers

8,000 migrants in vetting scandal had national insurance numbers By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 1:32 AM on 23rd August 2008 Almost 8,000 illegal workers at the centre of a security industry vetting scandal had National Insurance numbers, it … Continue reading

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