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Critics: Revised ‘No Match’ Worker Rule Still Flawed

Critics: Revised 'no-match' worker rule still flawed Kent Hoover Washington Bureau Chief Birmingham Business Journal March 31, 2008 The Department of Homeland Security revised its regulations outlining what employers should do if they are notified that employee Social Security numbers … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Devastating Demolition Of The Case For Mass Immigration

Devastating demolition of the case for mass immigration By SIR ANDREW GREEN Last updated at 23:16pm on 31st March 2008 Migrationwatch: Sir Andrew Green Today's report on immigration from the House of Lords Economic Committee strikes a devastating blow against … Continue reading

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Brazilians Start Heading For Spain Instead Of Portugal

MIGRATION: Brazilians Start Heading to Spain Instead of Portugal By Mario de Queiroz LISBON, Mar 31 (IPS) Portugals economic crisis and extremely strict border policing, and the availability of cheaper flights from South America to Madrid, are the main reasons … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

France Eases Labour Migration Rules For Filipinos

France eases labor migration rules for Filipinos — envoy IT, health workers preferred By Veronica Uy INQUIRER.net First Posted 12:21:00 03/31/2008 MANILA, Philippines — Want to work in gay Paris? That would become much easier as France eases its labor … Continue reading

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Controversial Anti-Muslim Film Sparks Worldwide Condemnation

Controversial Anti-Muslim Film Sparks Worldwide Condemnation FOX NEWS Monday, March 31, 2008 (PHOTO: A screen capture from the film 'Fitna' shows a verse from the Koran and the attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.) If a … Continue reading

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Young French Muslims Vent Frustration On Iraq’s Battlefields, And Come Here To Recruit (France)

Young French Muslims vent frustrations on Iraq's battlefields, and come home to recruit March 30, 2008 PARIS (AP) — Boubakeur el Hakim traded his Paris neighborhood of boulangeries and halal butcher shops for the insurgent camps of Iraq. When he … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Swedes’ Tolerance Tested As Refugee Crisis Bites

Swedes' tolerance tested as refugee crisis bites After years of welcoming asylum seekers with open arms, Swedes have begun to question the changing nature of their society. Now, as the country moves to the right, Iraqis and Somalis are increasingly … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Official Rejects Immigration-Law Concerns

Official rejects immigration-law concerns BILL CURRY AND OMAR EL AKKAD The Globe and Mail March 29, 2008 OTTAWA — A government official has rejected concerns that Conservative immigration changes would see race, religion or country of origin used as grounds … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Businesses Applaud Proposed Immigration Law

Businesses applaud proposed immigration law OMAR EL AKKAD AND BILL CURRY AND DANIEL LEBLANC From Friday's Globe and Mail March 28, 2008 OTTAWA, MONTREAL With the Olympics coming to town and a massive building boom, British Columbia will have about … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

‘Running Out Of Sympathy’

'Running out of sympathy' Refugee claimant Laibar Singh had support of the Sikh community, but he's running out of friends Brian Hutchinson National Post Published: Friday, March 28, 2008 Failed refugee claimant Laibar Singh is propped up in bed, a … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

More Anglo-French Teamwork Makes Entente Formidable

More Anglo-French teamwork makes entente formidable Two countries agree widespread coordination of policies Julian Borger and Patrick Wintour The Guardian, Friday March 28 2008 Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday tried to put substance into their new “entente formidable” with … Continue reading

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More Than One In Five Babies Born In UK Is Born To A Migrant Mother

More than one in five babies in the UK is born to a migrant mother By STEVE DOUGHTY Daily Mail 28th March 2008 More than 20 per cent of babies in Britain are born to immigrant mothers, figures revealed yesterday. … Continue reading

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Greece Eases Immigration For Non-EU Nationals

Greece eases immigration for non-EU nationals The main stipulations in guidelines in response to an EU directive, extended families of immigrants to Greece will find it easier to obtain residence visas. By Kathy Tzilivakis Spero News Friday, March 28, 2008 … Continue reading

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Mapping London’s Immigration

Mapping London's immigration By Chris Vallance BBC News March 27, 2008 Sitting in front of two computer screens at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at University College London, researcher Pablo Mateos is able to look at the ethnic make … Continue reading

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English Test Approved For UK Immigration System

English test approved for UK immigration system The Hindu March 27, 2008 New Delhi (PTI): An international English test, run by educators in Australia and the UK, has been approved for use in the UK Immigration System. The International English … Continue reading

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Effects Of Immigration ‘Too Fast’ In Some Parts Of UK, Says Minister

Effects of immigration 'too fast' in some parts of UK, says minister Anil Dawar guardian.co.uk, Thursday March 27 2008 A government minister today said that the effects of immigration were moving too quickly for some areas of the UK and … Continue reading

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Dutch: Mass Immigration Our Biggest Mistake Ever

NIS News Bulletin Dutch: Mass Immigration Our Biggest Mistake Ever AMSTERDAM, 27/03/08 – The majority of the Dutch are negative on Islam and immigration. Additionally, their knowledge of Dutch history is meagre, according to a survey by three history professors. … Continue reading

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Immigration Agreement For Greens and Government

Immigration agreement for Greens and government Published: 27 Mar 08 08:49 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/10728/ The Swedish government and the Green Party are to present a joint proposal on Thursday for new rules governing labour force immigration. Under the terms of … Continue reading

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40,000 Marriage Visas A Year Are Going Unchecked, Minister Admits

40,000 marriage visas a year are going unchecked, minister admits By JAMES SLACK Daily Mail Last updated at 00:41am on 26th March 2008 An estimated 40,000 marriage visas are approved every year were going unchecked At least 40,000 migrants are … Continue reading

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Successful Visa Appeals Mean Courts Give Green Light To Forced Marriages

Successful visa appeals mean courts give green light to forced marriages Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times March 26, 2008 British courts are overturning decisions taken by immigration officers that would have protected men and women from being forced … Continue reading

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