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Immigration Cases Take Over From E.I.

Immigration cases take over from EI Saint John MP Paul Zed says he opens up new file 'every single day' By Rob Linke Canadaeast News Service Stumble Upon August 12, 2008 OTTAWA – Some MPs in southern New Brunswick are … Continue reading

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Hunger Strike At Immigration Centre

Hunger strike at immigration centre The Press Association August 12, 2008 Around 60 detainees at an immigration detention centre have gone on hunger strike, an inmate said. The strike was started three days ago by a group of 13 Iraqi … Continue reading

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World Youth Day Pilgrims Apply For Asylum

World Youth Day pilgrims apply for asylum Nicola Berkovic The Australian August 12, 2008 AT least 18 pilgrims who arrived in the country for World Youth Day have applied for asylum. Most are from African nations, including Zimbabwe, Burundi and … Continue reading

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Rogue College Faces Melbourne Audit

Rogue college faces Melbourne audit Chris Johnston The Age August 12, 2008 A NOTORIOUS trades college for international students that has been the subject of a federal immigration investigation in NSW may be forced to shut its lucrative Melbourne operation. … Continue reading

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Refugee Lawyer Shortage At Crisis Level, Says Authority (N.Z.)

Refugee lawyer shortage at crisis level, says authority Radio New Zealand Updated at 8:25pm on 12 August 2008 A shortage of lawyers for refugee appeals has reached “near crisis levels”, says a government review board. The Refugee Status Appeals Authority … Continue reading

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Police Shooting Sparks Montreal Riot

Police shooting sparks Montreal riot UPI.com Published: Aug. 11, 2008 at 10:18 AM Close MONTREAL, Aug. 11 (UPI) — Provincial police in Quebec, Canada, were investigating weekend racial riots that overtook a north Montreal neighborhood after a youth was shot … Continue reading

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Spain Sees More Migrants Since Mauritania Coup

Spain sees more immigrants since Mauritania coup Agence France Presse Aug 11, 2008 LOS CRISTIANOS, Spain (AFP) The number of illegal immigrants traveling to Spain's Canary Islands has increased sharply since last week's coup in Mauritania, a rescue official said … Continue reading

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Overseas Students Flout Work Rules

Overseas students flout work rules Richard Kerbaj The Australian August 11, 2008 INTERNATIONAL students are making a mockery of immigration laws by flouting visa conditions which limit them to 20-hour working weeks, with those driving taxis in Victoria clocking up … Continue reading

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Danes See Strict Immigration Laws Under Threat By EU

Danes see strict immigration laws under threat by EU Posted : Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:19:20 GMT Author : DPA Copenhagen – Nothing in Denmark is as popular politically as the strict policy on foreigners to which the prime minister, … Continue reading

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Immigration Not A Charity

Immigration not a charity The Ottawa Citizen Published: Sunday, August 10, 2008 Re: We are a land of immigrants, Aug. 6 With, no doubt, the best of intentions, Carl Nicholson and Tyler Meredith treated Citizen readers to a plethora of … Continue reading

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U.S. Is Out $51 Million For Flying 64,000 Illegals To Mexico

U.S. is out $51M for flying 64,000 illegals to Mexico By Brady McCombs Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona Published: 08.10.2008 The U.S. government has spent more than $51 million over the past four summers flying nearly 64,000 illegal immigrants home … Continue reading

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Foreign Enrolment Soars In Colleges

Foreign enrollment soars in colleges By Connie Llanos The Los Angeles Daily News, August 10, 2008 http://www.dailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_10153476 Colleges across the Southland are expecting a surge in international students this year, part of a nationwide trend that many experts attribute to … Continue reading

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Law Shuts Out Some Students—Some illegal immigrants drop out or consider moving because of Prop. 300

Law shuts out some students Some illegal immigrants drop out or consider moving because of Prop. 300 By Mariana Alvarado Avalos The Arizona Daily Star (Tucson), August 10, 2008 http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/border/252100 Changing laws have made life tougher for illegal immigrants in … Continue reading

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Man Deported For Fifth Time—Similar Cases On Rise

Man deported for fifth time; similar cases on rise By Jason Cato Pittsburgh TRIBUNE-REVIEW Saturday, August 9, 2008 Javier Ixtlapale-Teozo was an old pro at being detained by law enforcement officers when Pittsburgh police stopped him in June. He told … Continue reading

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U.S. Will Have To Remove Nogales Tunnel Barrier

U.S. will have to remove Nogales tunnel barrier The Associated Press August 9, 2008 http://ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=928908&r=1 A barrier and gate the U.S. Border Patrol built in a flood tunnel in Nogales will have to be torn down after officials determined it … Continue reading

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Immigrant Boatload Brought In To Tenerife By Rescuers

Immigrant boatload brought in to Tenerife by rescuers Agence France Presse Aug 9, 2008 TENERIFE, Spain (AFP) A fresh wave of 84 African would-be immigrants were brought in to Spain's Tenerife, after they were picked up in their crowded boat … Continue reading

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Seaborne Immigrant Invasion Racks Holiday Island Of Lampedusa

Seaborne immigrant invasion racks holiday island of Lampedusa From The Times August 9, 2008 About 15,000 migrants have arrived so far, double last years figure. The Mayor of Lampedusa has called for EU help as tourism is hit and water, … Continue reading

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Immigration Policies Need Serious Review

Immigration policies need serious review The Ottawa Citizen Published: Friday, August 08, 2008 Re: We are a land of immigrants, Aug. 6 . It was to be expected that Margret Kopala's excellent column calling for a moratorium on immigration would … Continue reading

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Canada Sheds 55,000 Jobs In July

Canada sheds 55,000 jobs in July Financial Post Published: Friday August 08, 2008 Canada's labour market shed 55,000 in July to post the worst two-month decline in seventeen years, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. Combined with June's job losses, the … Continue reading

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Canada Tops OECD’s List Of Countries Headed For Decline

Canada tops OECD's list of countries headed for decline Reuters Published: Friday, August 08, 2008 PARIS – A sharper economic slowdown lies ahead for 29 countries in the OECD, the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said on Friday. … Continue reading

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