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Food Aid For Migrants As Dream Move Sours

Food aid for migrants as dream move sours By Breda Heffernan Independent.ie Monday January 07 2008 Hundreds of immigrants are turning to a charity for help each week after their dream move turned sour. In one day centre alone almost … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Bishop Warns Of No-Go Zones For Non-Muslims

Bishop warns of no-go zones for non-Muslims By Jonathan Wynne-Jones and Robyn Powell The Telegraph Last Updated: 4:29pm GMT 06/01/2008 Islamic extremists have created “no-go” areas across Britain where it is too dangerous for non-Muslims to enter, one of the … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Travel Document Class-Action Suit Jumps First Hurdle

Travel document class-action suit jumps first hurdle Cost to the government could be more than $700 million in refunded fees Ian Mulgrew Vancouver Sun Saturday, January 05, 2008 A Coquitlam couple has won the first round in a $700-million-plus legal … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

New Arrivals Powering Britain’s Baby Boom

New arrivals powering Britain's baby boom Andy Imlach Special to The Regina Leader-Post Published: Saturday, January 05, 2008 Britain is in the midst of a population boom that may be solving one pressing social and economic problem, but is creating … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Bogus Asylum Seekers Escaping Deportation

Bogus asylum seekers escaping deportation By Tom Brady Security Editor Independent.ie Saturday January 05 2008 Almost four out of every five deportation orders for bogus asylum seekers over the past two years have not been enforced. The orders were signed … Continue reading

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January 3, 200*: Strike Could Ground Qantas—Airline Warned On Foreign ‘Scab’ Workers

Strike Could Ground Qantas Cath Hart The Australian January 03, 2008 QANTAS has ruled out importing temporary skilled workers on 457 visas to break the effect of a looming holiday season strike by 1700 Qantas maintenance workers. The national carrier's … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Court Gives Go Ahead For Immigration Class-Action Lawsuit

Court gives go ahead for immigration class-action lawsuit Richard Foot, CanWest News Service Published: Friday, January 04, 2008 The Federal Court of Canada has given the green light to a national, class-action lawsuit alleging that the Department of Citizenship and … Continue reading

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Industry Shake-Up ‘Could Push Out UK Workers’

Industry shake-up 'could push out UK workers' By Christopher Hope, Home Affairs Correspondent The Telegraph Last Updated: 2:23am GMT 04/01/2008 Thousands of British lawyers and accountants could lose out in the job market to rivals from developing countries under plans … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Homes Go To Asylum Families

Homes go to asylum families Peter Young Evening Chronicle Jan 4 2008 UP to 139 asylum seeker families will be allocated tenancies of the council houses they are already occupying in Newcastle if they are allowed to stay in the … Continue reading

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Asylum Applications Fall To Lowest Level In 10 Years

Asylum applications fall to lowest level in 10 years Independent.ie Friday January 04 2008 Asylum applications have dropped to their lowest level in 10 years, according to new figures from the Department of Justice. The department says less than 4,000 … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Lenihan Blames Barristers For Delays In Asylum Appeals

Lenihan blames barristers for delays in asylum appeals Ruadhan MacCormaic Migration Correspondent The Irish Times January 4, 2008 Minister of State for Integration Conor Lenihan has blamed cases taken by a “voracious group of barristers” for the “grief and difficulty” … Continue reading

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Dutch University Rejects Iranian Students For Nuclear Concerns

Dutch university rejects Iranian students for nuclear concerns www.chinaview.cn 2008-01-04 04:45:41 Special Report: Iran Nuclear Crisis BRUSSELS, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — A Dutch university will no longer enroll students from Iran because the Dutch government is concerned Iranians could gain … Continue reading

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102-Year-Old Heads For New Zealand

102-Year-Old Heads For New Zealand Reuters January 4, 2008 LONDON (Reuters) – A 102-year-old will become Britain's oldest emigrant this weekend when he leaves to start a new life with his wife in New Zealand. Eric and Doris King-Turner, 87, … Continue reading

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Border Agents Assaulted At "Unprecedented" Rate

Border agents assaulted at 'unprecedented' rate By Jerry Seper The Washington Times January 3, 2008 Increased efforts to secure the U.S.-Mexico border against illegal aliens and drug smugglers have spurred an “unprecedented” rise in violence against U.S. Border Patrol agents, … Continue reading

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Illegal Immigrants Walk Three Miles Through Channel Tunnel In Attempt To Sneak Into UK

Illegal immigrants walk three miles through Channel Tunnel in attempt to sneak into UK ThisIsLondon.co.uk Last updated at 22:22pm on 03.01.08 Four illegal immigrants who breached tight security to sneak into the French entrance to the Channel Tunnel were only … Continue reading

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New UK Immigration Arrangements Spark Concern For Identity Safety

New UK immigration arrangements spark concern for identity safety Radio Jamaica.com Thursday, 03 January 2008 As the British Government continues to tighten the reins on immigration, there is growing concern among some Jamaicans about the safety of their identity and … Continue reading

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New Asylum Scam Exposed

New asylum scam exposed Border dodgers using information packs to get past immigrant checks By Tom Brady Security Editor Thursday January 03 2008 Many bogus asylum applicants are arriving here armed with an information pack on how to beat the … Continue reading

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Public Forums On Illegal Immigration In The Works In Virginia Beach

Public forums on illegal immigration in the works in Virginia Beach By Susan White The Virginian-Pilot January 3, 2008 VIRGINIA BEACH A series of community forums on immigration issues will likely be held this spring in Virginia Beach. Fay Silverman, … Continue reading

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Brazilians Leave Florida For Home

Brazilians leave Florida for home Brazilians are returning to their homeland in record numbers after years of waiting and hoping to get their U.S. status legalized. BY JUAN CARLOS CHAVEZ El Nuevo Herald Posted on Thu, Jan. 03, 2008 Thousands … Continue reading

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Quinceanera Ritual Divides Catholics

Quinceanera Ritual Divides Catholics Posted at: 01/03/2008 12:04:58 PM By ERIC GORSKI (AP) DENVER – On the day she is to become a woman, Monica Reyes sits in front of the church for Mass. Her white dress _ sewn in … Continue reading

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