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Immigrant Issue Key In Italy’s Elections

Immigrant issue key in Italy's elections By Elisabetta Povoledo International Herald Tribune Published: April 25, 2008 ROME: A crackdown on crime and tighter immigration controls have emerged as key issues in runoff elections this weekend after two women were recently … Continue reading

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Mom Facing Deportation To China Fears For Daughters

Mom Facing Deportation To China Fears For Daughters By TOM GODFREY Toronto Sun SUN MEDIA April 25, 2008 A pregnant mother with two Canadian daughters says she faces a life of hardship if deported to China, owing to the Communist … Continue reading

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Immigration As A Quick Fix

Immigration as a quick fix By Tim Murray Canada Free Press Thursday, April 24, 2008 Is Canadas perpetual shortage of skilled labour real, perceived or conjured up for the purposes of creating a glut? In the case of engineers, the … Continue reading

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Pennsylvania House Race Mirrors Maze Of Immigration Issue

Pa. House race mirrors maze of immigration issue By Kathy Kiely USA TODAY April 24, 2008 HAZLETON, Pa. In a year when veteran House Republicans are rushing for the exits rather than attempt re-election, Lou Barletta represents something of rarity: … Continue reading

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County Declares English Its Official Language

County declares English its official language By Meg Bernhardt The Frederick News Post (MD) April 24, 2008 http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1392854 Frederick, MD — A resolution proclaiming English as the official, primary and common language of Frederick County Government has been approved Thursday. … Continue reading

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Immigration Minister Threatened Over Bill On Strippers: Reports

Immigration minister threatened over bill on strippers: reports Canwest News Service Published: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 OTTAWA — Reports that Federal Immigration Minister Diane Finley may have been threatened over her efforts to keep foreign strippers out of Canada drew … Continue reading

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B.C. Man Charged With Human Trafficking Sentenced To 15 Months

BC man charged with human trafficking sentenced to 15 months The Canadian Press April 23, 2008 VANCOUVER– A Vancouver man convicted of smuggling women into this country to work as prostitutes was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in jail. Michael … Continue reading

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Finley Defends Immigration Reforms

Finley defends immigration reforms Kelly Cryderman Calgary Herald Published: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Promoting her controversial immigration legislation, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley says the government has an obligation to the country and businesses to bring workers with needed … Continue reading

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Agents May Use Paintball Guns At Border

Agents may use paintball guns at the border By Delane Cleveland The KMSB News (Tucson), April 23, 2008 http://www.fox11az.com/news/topstories/stories/ KMSB_20080423_dc_jh_paintball.938aae71.html Its a popular weekend activity paintball games. But now it may become the next weapon along the border to protect … Continue reading

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Gov’t Of Canada Releases Progress Report Of The Foreign Credentials Referral Office

Government of Canada releases progress report of the Foreign Credentials Referral Office Calgary, April 22, 2008 The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today released the Progress Report of the Foreign Credentials Referral Office (FCRO). The FCRO is … Continue reading

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Immigration Department Rejoices As ‘Lost Canadians’ Citizenship Bill Is Passed

Immigration Dept rejoices as Lost Canadians citizenship bill is passed MIGRATION EXPERT Tuesday, 22 April 2008 95% of the cases of Lost Canadians will be resolved, said Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley, thanks to Bill C-37. People who are … Continue reading

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The Engine Of Change

The Engine Of Change Reading, Pa., Has Proven It's Deft at Switching Tracks. As Residents Head to Polls, the Question Is: Where to Next? By David Montgomery Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, April 22, 2008; Page C01 This election is … Continue reading

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Capitol Hill Sparks Fly Over Guest Workers

Capitol Hill Sparks Fly Over Guestworkers The Frontera NorteSur News (New Mexico State University) April 22, 2008 With thousands of foreign workers granted H2-B visas to work legally in the US hospitality and other industries every year, debate over the … Continue reading

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White House Defends NAFTA As Bush Meets With Heads of Mexico, Canada

White House Defends NAFTA as Bush Meets With Heads of Mexico, Canada By Michael Abramowitz Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, April 22, 2008; Page A03 NEW ORLEANS, April 21 — With the North American Free Trade Agreement taking a pounding … Continue reading

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"Catch The Illegal Immigrant" Roils Tech Campus

'Catch the Illegal Immigrant' roils Tech campus By Marlena Hartz Morris News Service Web-posted Tuesday, April 22, 2008 LUBBOCK – “ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT” read the T-shirts' fronts. “CATCH ME IF YOU CAN” read the backs. Students in the Texas Tech chapter … Continue reading

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The Cost Of Care

The cost of care By JOSHUA MELVIN jmelvin@hcnonline.com 04/21/2008 There are 47 million Americans who don't have health insurance. One way they seek medical care is through emergency rooms. In hospitals across the nation illegal immigration is a reality not … Continue reading

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Immigration Tops Agenda At N.A. Summit

Immigration Tops Agenda at North American Summit By Greg Flakus New Orleans 21 April 2008 President Bush is in New Orleans, playing host to his North American counterparts, Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. As VOA's … Continue reading

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Is Immigration Helping Us? A Stunning British Study Suggests That Maybe It Isn’t

Is immigration helping us? A stunning british study suggests that maybe it isn't MARGRET KOPALA Canwest News service The Montreal Gazette Published: Monday, April 21 Family-class immigrants, at 28.5 per cent of the total in 2002, are the other dominant … Continue reading

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Gov’t Makes It Easier For International Students

Government makes it easier for international students Janet Steffenhagen Vancouver Sun Published: Monday, April 21, 2008 VANCOUVER – The federal government is making it easier for international students to work in Canada. As of today, those who graduate from certain … Continue reading

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On Temporary Visas, Skilled Workers Are Putting Down Real Roots

On temporary visas, skilled workers are putting down real roots By Tyrone Beason The Seattle Times, April 21, 2008 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2004344992_pacificpvisas13.html Seattle — The American Dream can sneak up on people. Take Naresh Bhatt and his wife, Bansri, who moved to … Continue reading

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