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Judge Dismisses Suit Challenging Special Order 40

Judge dismisses suit challenging Special Order 40 LA Daily News Wire Services Article Last Updated: 06/25/2008 11:24:31 AM PDT A Los Angeles judge dismissed a taxpayer lawsuit today that sought to repeal a long-standing directive prohibiting Los Angeles police officers … Continue reading

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Horsham Firm Admits Guilt In Immigrant Scheme

Horsham firm admits guilt in immigrant scheme By BEN FINLEY Bucks County Courier Times The Intelligencer June 25, 2008 5:08 AM A Horsham company pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges that it hired illegal immigrants and provided them … Continue reading

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Nation’s Biggest Immigrant Law Firm Under Federal Scrutiny For Hiring Advice

Nation's Biggest Immigration Law Firm Under Federal Scrutiny for Hiring Advice FOXNEWS.COM Tuesday, June 24, 2008 WASHINGTON The nation's largest immigration law firm is under federal scrutiny over whether it helped major U.S. corporations disqualify American job applicants and give … Continue reading

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New Immigration Reforms Put Applications On Hold

New immigration reforms put applications on hold Ottawa officials are awaiting instructions from ministry about which candidates will be processed Nicholas Keung IMMIGRATION/DIVERSITY REPORTER The Toronto Star Jun 21, 2008 04:30 AM Newly passed immigration reforms, which the federal government … Continue reading

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Families Enlisted In Foreign Worker Search

Families enlisted in foreign worker search Alberta rules too tough, critics charge Kelly Cryderman Calgary Herald Published: Friday, June 20, 2008 The Alberta government will expand its fast-track immigration program to include families, but some say the new rules unfairly … Continue reading

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Mexicans Gather Papers, Just In Case

Mexicans gather papers, just in case In Raleigh, the Mexican consulate sees a run on documents Sarah Ovaska Staff Writer Newsobserver.com June 20, 2008 RALEIGH – Requests for passports, birth registration and consular identifications by Mexican citizens living in North … Continue reading

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Border Patrol Casts Wide Net For Recruits

Border Patrol casts wide net for recruits By Maria Sacchetti Globe Staff June 20, 2008 JACKSON, Tenn. – In a highway-side hotel crowded with enthusiasts attending the Miss Tennessee beauty pageant, the US Border Patrol is hunting for new agents … Continue reading

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Appeals Court To Examine HB 1804

Appeals court to examine HB 1804 A judge blocked some provisions of Oklahoma's immigration law; officials are appealing. By ROBERT BOCZKIEWICZ World Correspondent Tulsa World 6/20/2008 Last Modified: 6/20/2008 2:16 AM DENVER A federal appeals court on Thursday opened a … Continue reading

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Protests At Pre-Entry English Tests For Spouses Coming To UK

Protests at pre-entry English tests for spouses coming to UK Alan Travis, home affairs editor The Guardian, Friday June 20, 2008 Government plans to insist that spouses should have to learn English before they are allowed into Britain to join … Continue reading

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Rally Over Immigrant Centres Closing

Rally over immigrant centres closing Charlie Taylor The Irish Times Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2008, 21:47 Over 100 people have taken part in a protest in Dublin this afternoon over the planned closure of the States main language and … Continue reading

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Windsor Area A ‘Conduit’ For Illegal Guns, Police Say

Windsor area a 'conduit for illegal guns,' police say 38 arrested in connection to weapons with ties to Canada Chris Thompson The Windsor Star Published: Friday, June 20, 2008 A former Chicago-area gun dealer looking to divest himself of his … Continue reading

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Immigration Reform: Inspired By Aussies?

Immigration reform: inspired by Aussies? Report comparing two systems finds results Down Under John Ivison National Post Published: Thursday, June 19, 2008 OTTAWA -The Harper government's controversial immigration proposals passed into law yesterday but the hard work aimed at reducing … Continue reading

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Migrant Farmhands Face Abysmal Working Conditions, Study Finds

Migrant farmhands face abysmal working conditions, study finds ELIANNA LEV The Canadian Press June 19, 2008 VANCOUVER — Every spring for the past four years, Juan has come to British Columbia from Mexico to work on a farm. The 38-year-old, … Continue reading

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Canada To Take In More Karen Refugees

Canada to take in more Karen refugees AFP June 19, 2008 OTTAWA (AFP) Canada will welcome an additional 1,300 Karen refugees from the Thai-Myanmar border, Immigration Minister Diane Finley said Thursday. Since 2006, Canada has accepted 2,600 Karens for resettlement. … Continue reading

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Immigration Billboard Targeted Parties

Immigration billboard targeted parties By Tim Engstrom Albert Lea Tribune Published Thursday, June 19, 2008 An immigration organization founded in Albert Lea paid for a billboard that graced Rochester during the two major-party state political conventions. The Minnesota Coalition for … Continue reading

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Escape Blunder As Jacqui Smith Launches Immigration Crackdown

Escape blunder as Jacqui Smith launches immigration crackdown By Richard Edwards Crime Correspondent Telegraph.co.UK Last Updated: 8:37PM BST 19/06/2008 Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, faced embarrassment today after seven illegal immigrants broke out of a detention centre on the day … Continue reading

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France Says Tough Immigration Policies Are Working

France says tough immigration policies are working By Gerard Bon Reuters Thu 19 Jun 2008, 10:57 GMT PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) – Tougher immigration policies launched in President Nicolas Sarkozy's first year in office are working, with more illegal migrants … Continue reading

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Chavez Threatens To Stop Oil Exports Over New EU Immigration Laws

Chavez threatens to stop oil exports over new EU immigration laws AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Jun 19, 2008 CARACAS (AFP) President Hugo Chavez threatened Thursday to shut off oil exports to European countries that enforce tough new EU rules on illegal … Continue reading

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Spain To Extend Period Illegal Immigrants Can Be Held In Custody

Spain to extend period illegal immigrants can be held in custody EU Business 19 June 2008, 22:49 CET (MADRID) – Spain will extend the period under which illegal immigrants can be held in custody to 60 days from the current … Continue reading

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Sweden Rejects Chinese Uighur Man’s Asylum Plea

Sweden rejects Chinese Uighur man's asylum plea (PHOTO: The “Kokbayraq” flag. This flag is used by Uyghurs as a symbol of the East Turkestan independence movement. It is almost identical to the flag of Turkey except with a blue background. … Continue reading

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