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Bulgarians, Poles, Romanians Flock To NL

Bulgarians, Poles, Romanians flock to NL 28 November 2007 RIJSWIJK Almost 13,000 Bulgarians, Poles and Romanians settled in the Netherlands in the first nine months of this year. That is almost twice as many as in the same period in … Continue reading

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Hospital Staff Develop Cultural Understanding

Hospital staff develop cultural understanding Issued by Charlotte Farrar charlotte.farrar@midyorks.nhs.uk 28 November 2007 Nurses and other staff at Dewsbury and District Hospital are taking part in a training course to develop their cultural understanding as part of The Mid Yorkshire … Continue reading

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Immigrants Would Be Easier To Absorb In A Sovereign Quebec

BOUCHARD-TAYLOR COMMISSION Immigrants would be easier to absorb in a sovereign Quebec, commission hears INGRID PERITZ The Globe and Mail November 27, 2007 MONTREAL — Quebeckers need more immigrants to survive, but only sovereignty will give them the security they … Continue reading

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We’re Afraid To Say No: Teachers

We're Afraid To Say No: Teachers Want rules for health, schools. Officials fear ostracism if requests are turned down JEFF HEINRICH, The Gazette Published: Tuesday, November 27 Quebec schools and health-care institutions are afraid of being sued or condemned in … Continue reading

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Bogus OECS (Organization Of Eastern Caribbean States) Refugees In Canada

Bogus OECS refugees in Canada Do OECS nationals fit the refugee profile in Canada? BBC News November 27, 2007 Immigration officials in Canada are concerned about the number of OECS ( Organization of Eastern Caribbean States) nationals applying for refugee … Continue reading

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Le Paris Flambe

Le Paris flamb Once more Nicolas Sarkozy has faced rioting in the French suburbs Nov 29th 2007 | PARIS From The Economist print edition TWO years ago, it took three weeks and a state of emergency to end the riots … Continue reading

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Iraqis Get A Chilly Welcome As Refugees In Denmark

Iraqis get a chilly welcome as refugees in Denmark By Ivar Ekman Published: November 26, 2007 EBELTOFT, Denmark: Despite the bite in the air, the true winter cold has yet to arrive in this serene seaside town on the east … Continue reading

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7771 Bogus Weddings Stopped (Belgium)

7,771 bogus weddings stopped Expatica News 26 November 2007 BRUSSELS – The number of bogus marriages that were prevented from going through by local authorities across Belgium will have risen by some 70 percent by the end of this year. … Continue reading

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Illegal P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea) Immigrants To Be Deported

Illegal PNG immigrants to be deported The Age November 28, 2007 – 7:29AM Papua New Guineans living illegally on some of Australia's most remote territory will be flushed out by federal officers targeting the Torres Strait. Torres Strait community leaders … Continue reading

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Government Misled Nova Scotians On Immigration Fees

Gov't misled Nova Scotians on immigration fees: NDP Mentorship program BRIAN FLINN The Daily News 25/11/07 The Tory government learned it was charging the highest immigration fees in Canada only months after it set up its provincial nominee program. The … Continue reading

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UK Population Could Soar To 90 Million

UK population could soar to 90m By Ben Leapman, Home Affairs Correspondent The Telegraph Last Updated: 1:48am GMT 25/11/2007 The population of the United Kingdom could soar to 90 million by the middle of the century, government statisticians will say … Continue reading

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Howard’s Final Humiliation: Out Of Parliament As Well As Government

Howard's final humiliation: Out of Parliament as well as government The Associated Press Published: November 24, 2007 SYDNEY, Australia: Defeated Australia Prime Minister John Howard on Sunday looked likely to have suffered the final humiliation of being kicked out of … Continue reading

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Muslims Worry About ‘Tarnished" Image

Muslims worry about 'tarnished' image Rein in 'preachers of hate,' commission told JEFF HEINRICH, The Gazette Published: Friday, November 23 The burgeoning Muslim population in Quebec is organizing itself to avoid “exaggerated” demands for special treatment and to rein in … Continue reading

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Laws To Target Illegal Foreign Employees

Laws to target illegal foreign employees Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times November 23, 2007 All job applicants will be expected to prove that they are eligible to work in Britain, under government guidelines published yesterday to tackle illegal … Continue reading

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Rudd Takes Tough Stand On Boat People

Rudd takes tough stand on boat people The Age November 23, 2007 – 5:52AM Labor leader Kevin Rudd says he will take a tough stance on border security, including turning back boat people. In an interview with The Australian on … Continue reading

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National Australia Bank’s Hunt For Indians

National Australia Bank's hunt for Indians Craig Binnie Herald Sun November 22, 2007 12:00am MORE than 200 Indians who may have fraudulently secured residency through a scheme that allegedly defrauded the National Australia Bank may be deported. The alleged scam … Continue reading

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Navy Rescues 16 From Wooden Boat In Timor Sea

Navy rescues 16 from wooden boat in Timor Sea Ian McPhedran Herald Sun November 22, 2007 12:00am IT was about 8.30am on Tuesday when the crew of the converted oil tanker Jabiru Venture, tethered in the Timor Sea about 650km … Continue reading

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Young French See Opportunity In Canada

Young French see opportunity in Canada Turnout of frustrated work seekers surprises job fair organizers CanWest News Service Published: Thursday, November 22 PARIS – Hundreds of young French, frustrated with their country's flagging economy, voted with their feet here this … Continue reading

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Accommodation Road Show Rolls Into Montreal

Accommodation road show rolls into Montreal Language issue takes centre stage JEFF HEINRICH, The Gazette November 21, 2007 Loudly picketed by activists demanding jobs for immigrants, the Bouchard-Taylor commission went ahead with its first Montreal open-mike night yesterday in a … Continue reading

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McGuinty Government Calls On Ottawa To Meet Its Committment To Newcomers

McGuinty Government Calls on Ottawa to Meet its Commitment to Newcomers Federal Government Is Over $100 Million Behind on Promised Investments TORONTO, Nov. 21 /CNW/ – Ontario's new Minister of Citizenship and Immigration is calling on the federal government to … Continue reading

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