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Britain and France Join Forces On Immigration

Britain and France join forces on immigration By Nigel Morris Independent.co.uk Tuesday, 25 March 2008 Plans for a joint drive by Britain and France against illegal immigration could backfire by forcing “soft targets” to return to dangerous countries, refugee groups … Continue reading

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No Coyote Needed: New Paper Examines Visa Overstays

No Coyote Needed New Paper Examines Visa Overstays Contact: David Seminara Dave.Seminara@gmail.com WASHINGTON (March 2008) While presidential candidates promise to secure the border, the other major source of illegal immigration is largely ignored lax visa policies. Visa overstays account for … Continue reading

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Teachers Struggle With Immigrant Pupil Influx

Teachers struggle with immigrant pupil influx By Graeme Paton Education Editor The Telegraph Last Updated: 1:55am GMT 22/03/2008 Schools are struggling to cope with an influx of thousands of immigrant children, teachers said yesterday. They need more money to cater … Continue reading

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HIV Immigration Policy Takes Flak

HIV Immigration Policy Takes Flak By BILL KAUFMANN SUN MEDIA Fri, March 21, 2008 CALGARY — Ottawa needs to tighten up its admission of HIV-carrying immigrants who are a drag on the country's strained medical system, a leading taxpayers' advocate … Continue reading

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Uganda: Fake UK Visa Applicants Get 10 Year Ban

Uganda: Fake UK Visa Applicants Get 10-Year Ban Conan Businge Kampala New Vision (Kampala) 20 March 2008 Posted to the web 21 March 2008 A TEN-YEAR ban will be imposed on UK visa applicants who submit forged documents. The new … Continue reading

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There Will Be No Second Sangatte Refugee Camp, Says New Mayor of Calais

There will be no second Sangatte refugee camp, says new mayor of Calais By IAN SPARKS Daily Mail Last updated at 00:14am on 21st March 2008 The new hardline mayor of Calais has scrapped plans for a refugee camp dubbed … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Push To Tackle ‘White Flight’

Push to tackle 'white flight' Jewel Topsfield THE AGE March 21, 2008 REFUGEES should be housed across a wider spread of suburbs to halt the so-called “white flight” from some government schools, according to a senior Federal Government MP. Laurie … Continue reading

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Bonds For Residency Scheme Axed

Bonds for residency scheme axed Harriet Alexander Higher Education Reporter The Sydney Morning Herald March 21, 2008 UP TO 5000 international students and skilled workers who sold their homes and borrowed large sums of money to become Australian residents have … Continue reading

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Move On Budget Bill Could Force Election—NDP Against Including Immigration Changes

Move on budget bill could force election NDP against including immigration changes GLORIA GALLOWAY Globe and Mail March 20, 2008 OTTAWA — The New Democrats are preparing to force Stphane Dion's Liberals to take the country into an election or … Continue reading

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Ottawa To Double Iraqi Refugees Accepted This Year

Ottawa to double Iraqi refugees accepted this year The Toronto Star Mar 20, 2008 04:30 AM VANCOUVER–Canada intends to accept more than double the number of refugees from Iraq this year, says Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley. Finley announced … Continue reading

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Immigration Consultant Guilty Of Misconduct —Truck Driver Clients Didn’t Get Jobs

Immigration consultant guilty of misconduct Truck driver clients didn't get Canadian jobs Nicholas Keung IMMIGRATION/DIVERSITY REPORTER Globe and Mail Mar 20, 2008 04:30 AM A Toronto immigration consultant has been found guilty of professional misconduct for failing to secure jobs … Continue reading

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MP Demands Review Of Immigration Rules

MP demands review of immigration rules By Lucy Tatchell Worcester News March 20, 2008 A WORCESTERSHIRE MP has demanded a review of immigration rules after it was revealed Joao De Oliveira had killed before he moved to Worcester. A jury … Continue reading

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Muslims In Europe ‘Menace To Peace’, Says Ambassador

Muslims in Europe 'menace to peace', says ambassador ADNKRONOS INTERNATIONAL Rome, 20 March(AKI) – Muslim immigrants are a serious threat to peace and democracy in Europe, according to the Israeli Ambassador to the Vatican Oded Ben-Hur. “[Muslims] have a different … Continue reading

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LABOUR SHORTAGE : Quebec pledges nearly $1-billion to boost work force

Quebec pledges nearly $1-billion to boost work force RHAL SGUIN Globe & Mail March 19, 2008 QUEBEC — The Quebec government is turning to welfare recipients and the unemployed to fill the huge gap in the province's labour shortage. Premier … Continue reading

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Czech Asylum Bids Watched In Ottawa—Spike In Applications, Mostly By Roma Since Visa Requirement Ended

Czech asylum bids watched in Ottawa Spike in applications, mostly by Roma, since visa requirement ended Nicholas Keung IMMIGRATION/DIVERSITY REPORTER The Toronto Star Mar 19, 2008 04:30 AM Canada has seen a rising number of Roma asylum seekers since lifting … Continue reading

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Secrecy About Anti-Koran Film Worries Dutch Gov’t

Secrecy about anti-Koran film worries Dutch govt Emma Thomasson REUTERS Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:10pm GMT AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Secrecy about the content and release date of a film about the Koran by a Dutch right-wing politician is making the … Continue reading

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Evans Moves To Act On Overseas Doctors

Evans moves to act on overseas doctors THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD March 19, 2008 – 5:37PM Immigration Minister Chris Evans has asked for a departmental briefing after a review identified concerns about overseas-trained doctors working in Australia. Senator Evans told … Continue reading

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UN Criticizes Sweden’s Iraqi Refugee Policy

UNHCR criticizes Sweden's Iraqi refugee policy THE LOCAL Published: 18 Mar 08 20:41 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/10576/ The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Tuesday criticized Sweden's policy of deporting rejected Iraqi asylum seekers to the southern and central regions of … Continue reading

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Immigrants Out-Earning Aussie Colleagues

Immigrants out-earning Aussie colleagues AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION Posted Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:42am AEDT Updated Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:08am AEDT New figures show temporary skilled workers being brought into Australia are earning above-average wages. The figures released by the … Continue reading

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Immigration Our Biggest "Eco" Problem

Immigration our biggest 'eco' problem Dan Murray Special to the Vancouver Sun Tuesday, March 18, 2008 As others have said, EcoDensity is not an ecological initiative and it will not make housing more affordable. The major assumption in the EcoDensity … Continue reading

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