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Border Agency Can’t Find 41,000 Deportees

Border agency can't find 41,000 deportees Tracking system inadequate; Day to pursue 'exit controls' Andrew Mayeda The Ottawa Citizen Published: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 The Harper government hopes to implement tighter “exit controls” on deportees, Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day … Continue reading

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Tax Dodgers–U.S. & Canada

Tax dodgers — U.S. Canada May 05, 2008 Diane Francis Financial Post Read this and weep If you sent off your taxes last week as most of us did, read this but only if you are sitting down. I have … Continue reading

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Business Immigration Falls Short Of Target

Business immigration falls short of target Despite reduced requirements, investors shy away from B.C. Joanne Lee-Young Vancouver Sun Published: Monday, May 05, 2008 When B.C. first started trying to attract business immigrants through its so-called provincial nominee program, it set … Continue reading

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Border Runners Turn To Pacific

Border runners turn to Pacific As wall rises on land, illicit traffic hits sea By Michael Martinez Tribune correspondent May 5, 2008 DEL MAR, Calif.–Surf's up, but Aaron Dorsey fears what he may find paddling out to sea. A body? … Continue reading

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Experts: Poor Economy Raises Immigrant Backlash

Experts: Poor economy raises immigrant backlash BY DAVE MARCUS dave.marcus@newsday.com May 5, 2008 As the economy sinks, hostility against undocumented workers ratchets up. That's the conclusion of immigration experts from different political viewpoints who spoke yesterday at a panel discussion … Continue reading

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Consulting Firm Settles H-1B Discrimination Case

Consulting firm settles H-1B discrimination case iGate case is tip of visa-abuse iceberg, lobbyist claims Rick Merritt EE Times 05/02/2008 SAN JOSE, Calif. The U.S. government fined a consulting firm $45,000 for placing online job ads for computer programmers that … Continue reading

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AZ Governor Gets Bill Targeting Drop House Providers

AZ governor gets bill targeting drop house providers Associated Press May 5, 2008 4:54 PM ET PHOENIX (AP) – A bill headed to the governor would make it a crime in Arizona to help provide locations for use as drop … Continue reading

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Gov’t Presents New Labour Immigration Rules

Government presents new labour immigration rules Online: http://www.thelocal.se/11562/ Published: 5 May 08 18:05 CET Starting December 15th, 2008, it will be easier for non-EU citizens to come to Sweden to work, according to a new proposal put forward by the … Continue reading

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Call To Create A Supra-Immigration Service In Finland

Call to Create a Supra-Immigration Service in Finland YLE NEWS Published 06.05.2008, 15.01 (updated 06.05.2008, 21.09) Immigration to Finland could be made more efficient if all immigration services were centralised and housed under one roof, says Ole Norrback, an ambassador … Continue reading

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Soft On Refugee Crimes, Hard On Thought Crime

Soft on Refugee Crime, Hard on Thought Crime By Tim Murray Canada Free Press Sunday, May 4, 2008 Imagine a household that permitted a stranger to walk in without an invitation, assault its occupants, raid the refrigerator, steal the silverware, … Continue reading

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Why So Angry About Illegal Immigration?

Why so angry about illegal immigration? Dennis Welch East Valley Tribune May 4, 2008 The rage and anger surrounding illegal immigration is visible everywhere. In the outright racist comments posted on the Internet. In blistering arguments on television. And in … Continue reading

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Bill Would Punish Nations That Reject Own Emigrants

Bill would punish nations that reject own emigrants By Eunice Moscoso Cox News Service Tucson, Arizona Published: 05.04.2008 WASHINGTON The United States is facing a major obstacle in its efforts to deport thousands of illegal immigrants, including many convicted felons: … Continue reading

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"We’re Fed Up With The Cold Weather And The NHS," Say Asylum Seekers Trying To Break Out Of Britain.

'We're fed up with the cold weather and the NHS,' say asylum seekers trying to break OUT of Britain By JAMES SLACK Daily Mail 3rd May 2008 Illegal immigrants are leaving the country in search of warmer weather and better … Continue reading

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Language Test Angers Lawyers

Language test angers immigration lawyers Nicholas Keung IMMIGRATION/DIVERSITY REPORTER May 03, 2008 04:30 AM The Toronto Star All immigrants applying to come to Canada as skilled workers even those who grew up speaking English or French could soon be required … Continue reading

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The Niqab and The Burqa As Security Threats

The Niqab and Burqa as Security Threats by Daniel Pipes Sat, 4 Nov 2006 updated Sat, 3 May 2008 at 4:55 PM http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2006/11/the-niqab-and-burqa-as- security-threats.html I wrote a week ago, in a blog for National Review Online, that the niqab and … Continue reading

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GOP Convention To Mull Immigration Resolution

GOP convention to mull immigration resolution By Deborah Bulkeley Deseret News Published: Friday, May 2, 2008 12:16 a.m. MDT – Resolutions dealing with illegal immigration, energy independence and transparency in education will be on the table at the upcoming Salt … Continue reading

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Cases Of Drug-Resistant TB Have Doubled, Study Shows

Cases of drug-resistant TB have doubled, study shows Ian Sample The Guardian Friday May 2 2008 Health officials are blaming a rise in drug-resistant tuberculosis in Britain on immigration and inadequate measures to control outbreaks among prisoners and drug users. … Continue reading

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The Death Of A Muslim Woman : "The Whore Lived Like A German"

THE DEATH OF A MUSLIM WOMAN “The Whore Lived Like a German” By Jody K. Biehl in Berlin Der SPIEGEL ON-LINE May 2, 2008 In the past four months, six Muslim women living in Berlin have been brutally murdered by … Continue reading

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Swedes Start To Question Refugee Policy

Swedes start to question refugee policy By Robert Anderson Sdertlje 02 May 2008 (Financial Times) Nader will not give his real name but he does not hide why he chose Sweden as a refuge after Islamic gunmen threatened to murder … Continue reading

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CIA Chief Seees Unrest Rising With Population

CIA Chief Sees Unrest Rising With Population By Joby Warrick Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 1, 2008; A15 Swelling populations and a global tide of immigration will present new security challenges for the United States by straining resources and … Continue reading

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