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Saskatchewan Fastest Growing Province As Canada’s Population Passes 33 Million

Saskatchewan fastest growing province as Canadian population passes 33 million The Canadian Press December 19, 2007 OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says Canada's population has exceeded the 33-million mark. And Saskatchewan, with more than a million people for the first time … Continue reading

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New Zealanders Moving To Australia At 19 Year High

New Zealanders moving to Australia at 19-year high www.chinaview.cn [] 2007-12-19 16:34:22 WELLINGTON, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — The number of New Zealanders moving to Australia in the year to November jumped to the highest in 19 years as higher wages … Continue reading

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Why We Should Count Canadians Abroad

Why we should count Canadians abroad YUEN PAU WOO AND KENNY ZHANG Special to Globe and Mail Update December 19, 2007 at 12:59 AM EST The recent release of 2006 census data has reinforced Canada's image as a nation of … Continue reading

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Alleged Remark Stirs Ire Of B.C. Delegation

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071218. woppalsbgta18/BNStory/National/ Alleged remark stirs ire of B.C. delegation Canada's low admission rate for Indians is a concern, B.C. Attorney-General says IAN BAILEY AND UNNATI GANDHI From Tuesday's Globe and Mail December 18, 2007 VANCOUVER, TORONTO British Columbia's Attorney-General says … Continue reading

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100,000 Lose Out To Migrants In Hunt For Work

100,000 lose out to migrants in hunt for work By Robert Winnett, Deputy Political Editor The Telegraph Last Updated: 12:01am GMT 18/12/2007 More than 100,000 young Britons may have been pushed into unemployment by the new wave of Eastern European … Continue reading

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Government Accused Over Migrants

Govt accused over migrants The Irish Times Last Updated: 18/12/2007 17:50 The Government was today accused of promoting contradicting policies over the issue of undocumented migrants. While ministers lobby for citizenship for 50,000 Irish people in the US, the Migrants … Continue reading

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Ireland Says Immigrants Make It Fastest Growing EU Population

Ireland says immigrants make it fastest-growing EU population AFP 18 December 2007, 16:23 CET (DUBLIN) – Ireland's population is at its highest for nearly 150 years and the fastest-growing in the EU thanks to an influx of new immigrants and … Continue reading

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Czech Republic: North Koreans Must Go

Czech Republic: North Koreans Must Go By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE December 18, 2007 All North Koreans living and working in the Czech Republic under a program that has allowed them to work in local factories as a source of cheap labor, … Continue reading

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Asylum Not Required, Say Boat People

Asylum not required, say boat people Mark Forbes, Jakarta The Age December 18, 2007 THEY are the asylum seekers who never were. The 16 Indonesian boat people rescued last month amid claims of a new Tampa incident said they did … Continue reading

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457 Visa Pair Celebrate Deal For Back Pay

457 visa pair celebrate deal for back pay Malcolm Knox The Age December 18, 2007 TWO Chinese 457 visa workers who claimed their employer stole their wages have reached a settlement with him. The amount of the settlement, reached through … Continue reading

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British Paxpayers Pay For Failed Asylum Seekers To Set Up Ostrich Farm In Iran

British taxpayers pay for failed asylum seekers to set up ostrich farm in Iran By JAMES SLACK Daily Mail Last updated at 08:13am on 17th December 2007 Failed asylum seekers have been handed 36million to open businesses, including a beauty … Continue reading

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Home Office Guard Was Illegal Immigrant

Home Office guard was illegal immigrant Haroon Siddique and agencies Monday December 17, 2007 Guardian Unlimited A Home Office security worker has been arrested after being exposed as an illegal immigrant, it was revealed today. The breach was uncovered after … Continue reading

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Dutch Study: Schizophrenia Risk Higher In Mixed Neighbourhoods

Dutch study: Schizophrenia risk higher in mixed neighbourhoods ISP.com 2007-12-17 06:39:00.0 Amsterdam (dpa) – Migrants in the Netherlands who live in neighbourhoods with a mixed Dutch-migrant population run a higher risk of developing schizophrenia than those in migrant-only neighbourhoods, according … Continue reading

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Europe Celebrates Expansion Of Borderless Zone In The Tiny Town Where It Was Founded

Europe celebrates expansion of borderless zone in the tiny town where it was founded The Associated Press Published: December 17, 2007 SCHENGEN, Luxembourg: In a small cafe overlooking the river where a landmark EU agreement abolishing border checks was signed … Continue reading

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Unions Call For Inquiry Into Deaths Of Workers

Unions call for inquiry into deaths of workers Andrew West Industrial Relations Reporter Sydney Morning Herald December 17, 2007 BUILDING unions are demanding the Rudd Government hold a judicial inquiry into the exploitation of guest workers, after a report revealed … Continue reading

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More Than A Quarter Of All Palestinians Seek Immigration, Poll Finds

More than a quarter of Palestinians seek immigration, poll finds M&C News Dec 17, 2007, 15:56 GMT Ramallah – More than a quarter of West Bank and Gaza Palestinians or some 27 per cent say they cannot take current conditions … Continue reading

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Protestors Fail To Support Disabled Refugee Claimant

Protesters fail to support disabled refugee claimant Temple president disappointed at lack of funds for paralysed man Kim Bolan, Vancouver Sun Published: Monday, December 17, 2007 Just last week, supporters of a paralysed refugee claimant vowed to care for him … Continue reading

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Families Told To Pay Bond For Relatives To Visit Them In Britain

Families told to pay bond for relatives to visit them in Britain Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times December 17, 2007 Curbs on foreign visitors to Britain, which include making families pay a cash bond to ensure that their … Continue reading

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Supermarket Supplier Raided In Labour Probe

Supermarket supplier raided in labour probe Christopher Thompson From The Sunday Times December 16, 2007 BEHIND the brightly coloured packaging of supermarket shelves lies a shadowy world of cheap labour and dubious business practices – even in Britain. Last week … Continue reading

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Foreign Workers "Keep Jobless On Welfare"

Foreign workers 'Keep jobless on welfare' David Smith From The Sunday Times December 16, 2007 Immigrant workers trap British-born people in unemployment, according to research to be published this week by Frank Field, the former welfare reform minister. The research, … Continue reading

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