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Ministers Push Through Ten New ‘Eco-Towns’

Ministers push through ten new eco-towns By Robert Winnett and Rosa Prince The Telegraph Last Updated: 12:01am BST 03/04/2008 Ministers have drawn up plans to force through the development of 10 eco-towns despite widespread local opposition. Your View: What is … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Author Set To Ignite Immigration Debate

Author set to ignite immigration debate By Tony Donnelly Evesham Journal April 3, 2008 A VALE man who was forced to quit as a Tory candidate after expressing support for Enoch Powell's notorious “rivers of blood” speech, is set to … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Borders Policing Body Begins Work

Borders policing body begins work BBC NEWS Page last updated at 12:22 GMT, Thursday, 3 April 2008 13:22 UK The new force is made up of staff from existing agencies The UK's new border agency has been officially launched – … Continue reading

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Two Unamalgamated Worlds–Germany’s Turks Do Not Properly Belong. But What Is It They Should Properly Belong To?

Two unamalgamated worlds Germany's Turks do not properly belong. But what is it that they should belong to? From The Economist print edition AP Apr 3rd 2008 | BERLIN HE DID not plan it that way. But when Recep Tayyip … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Departing Brits Make A Beeline For Australia

Departing Brits make a beeline for Australia Lots of Brits are heading to Australia, many seeing it as similar to the way Britain was 20 years ago. EPA/JAMES ALCOCK M&C NEWS Apr 3, 2008, 14:21 GMT Sydney – After Spain, … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Conservative New Zealand Party Wants Asian Immigration Curbed

Conservative NZ party wants Asian immigration curbed ABC NEWS Updated Thu Apr 3, 2008 10:38pm AEST Latest government figures indicate New Zealand's Asian community may outnumber indigenous Maoris by 2026. [ABC] Immigration is hotting-up as an election issue in New … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Anger Over Rising New Zealand Immigration

Anger over rising NZealand immigration YAHOO NEWS Wed Apr 2, 2:58 PM ET WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand's Asian population is growing faster than any other ethnic group and will outnumber indigenous Maori by 2026, government figures released Wednesday … Continue reading

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States Think Smaller, Slower On Immigration

States think smaller, slower on immigration By Daniel C. Vock Stateline.org Staff Writer Thursday, April 03, 2008 The headlong rush of states into immigration policy may be slowing. In legislative sessions this spring, ambitious proposals in state capitols have been … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Deadline Set On Citizenship Background Checks

Deadline set on citizenship background checks BY MARISA TAYLOR mtaylor@mcclatchydc.com Posted on Thu, Apr. 03, 2008 WASHINGTON — Federal officials vowed Wednesday to plow through thousands of languishing citizenship background checks in time for the upcoming presidential election. The pledge … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

The Most Dangerous Gang In America

The most dangerous gang in America By Piers Scholfield BBC News, Washington April 3, 2008 The suburbs of the US are no longer the same as those immortalised in 1950s movies, with white families living in big houses and the … Continue reading

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California Congressmen Lobby For Imprisoned Border Patrol Agents

California Congressmen Lobby For Imprisoned Border Patrol Agents Joe Murray The Bulletin 04/03/2008 Two California congressmen are renewing their efforts to ensure the safety of two jailed border patrol agents by encouraging the Bureau of Prisons to move Ignacio Ramos, … Continue reading

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Majority Of Canada’s Visible Minorities Live In Just Two Cities

Majority of Canada's visible minorities live in just two cities Meagan Fitzpatrick Canwest News Service Published: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 OTTAWA – Toronto and Vancouver are home to a majority of Canada's visible minorities, according to Statistics Canada's latest release … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Fixing Canada’s Broken Immigration and Refugee System

Fixing Canadas broken immigration and refugee system With overwhelming backlogs of applications for immigration into Canada–600,000 in the skilled worker class, and a total of 900,000–isn't it time we overhauled the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act? Joseph C. Ben-Ami Western … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Duped And Left With A Broken Heart : For Lainie Towell, Her Marriage Was A The Start Of A Life-Long Committment. But Her Husband Saw It As A ‘Business Transaction’.

Duped and left with a broken heart For Lainie Towell, her marriage last spring was the start of a life-long commitment. But her husband saw it as a 'business transaction.' By Laura Drake The Ottawa Citizen (Canada), April 2, 2008 … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Candidates’ Immigration Stances Unkmown To Voters

Candidates' Immigration Stances Unknown To Voters By: Bradley Vasoli The Philadelphia Bulletin 04/02/2008 A poll commissioned by the D.C.-based Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) found that American primary and caucus voters generally know little of the major presidential candidates' immigration … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Feds To Fly Drones Along U.S. Borders

Feds to Fly More Drones Along US Borders By ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN Associated Press Apr 2, 2008 SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) The pilot has gone through his checklist and taxied his plane into position for takeoff. He gets clearance from … Continue reading

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Arizona’s ‘Virtual’ Border Wall Gets A Reality Check

Arizona's 'virtual' border wall gets a reality check The viability of a high-tech barrier to detect illegal border crossers remains uncertain, after a pilot project struggles. By Daniel B. Wood Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor April 2, 2008 … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Obama Scoffs At Deportations

Obama scoffs at deportations By Christina Bellantoni The Washington Times April 2, 2008 Associated Press Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama campaigned at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., yesterday, three weeks before the crucial Pennsylvania primary on April 22. SCRANTON, … Continue reading

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Gordon Brown Sides With Business To Reject Peers’ Appeal For Curb On Migrants

Gordon Brown sides with business to reject peers appeal for curb on migrants Philip Webster, Richard Ford From The Times April 2, 2008 Gordon Brown led opposition yesterday to calls from a heavyweight Lords committee for a cap on non-European … Continue reading

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Immigration To Lift Game On Debt

Immigration to lift game on debt NEWS.com.au April 02, 2008 07:40am Article from: AAP THE Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has agreed it needs to lift its game over the administration of costs charged against detained illegal immigrants. It … Continue reading

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