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Gay Asylum Seekers Win Right To Stay In Britain

Gay asylum seekers win right to stay in Britain Homosexual asylum seekers can't be deported simply on the grounds that they could conceal their sexual orientation in their home countries, the Supreme Court has ruled. BBC NEWS Published: 10:22AM BST … Continue reading

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Pakistani Student Britain Couldn\’t Deport Was ‘Involved In Plotting Atack In US\’

Pakistani student Britain couldn't deport was 'involved in planning attack in US' A Pakistani student who could not be deported from Britian has been arrested after US investigators claimed he was involved in an al-Qaeda plot to blow up the … Continue reading

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Immigration Control At Welsh Ports ‘Risks UK Security’

Immigration control at Welsh ports 'risks UK security' BBC NEWS Page last updated at 06:06 GMT, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 07:06 UK Holyhead has no permanent immigration controls, the report noted Immigration control at some of Wales' ports is “limited” … Continue reading

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Sri Lanka Has Improved But People Still ‘Vulnerable’

Sri Lanka has improved but people still 'vulnerable' FARAH FAROUQUE AND MATT WADE The Age July 7, 2010 PRIME Minister Julia Gillard's revised approach to processing applicants from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan amounted to ''racial discrimination'', according to an asylum … Continue reading

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Fraser Backs Gillard’s Asylum Plan

Fraser backs Gillard's asylum plan ABC NEWS Updated Wed Jul 7, 2010 5:26pm AEST Former prime minister Malcolm Fraser has voiced his support for Julia Gillard's plan for asylum seekers. Mr Fraser set up Australia's first regional processing centres to … Continue reading

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Abbott Invokes Howard On Boats

Abbott invokes Howard on boats Matthew Franklin, Chief political correspondent From: The Australian July 07, 2010 12:00AM TONY Abbott has promised he would give his immigration minister the right to veto decisions on refugee status. The Opposition Leader has also … Continue reading

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The Case Of The Vanishing Groom—-Woman With Polio Fights For Spouse, Only To Find She’s Been Used

The case of the vanishing groom Woman with polio fights for spouse, only to find she's been used Raveena Aulakh Staff Reporter thestar.com Published On Tue Jul 06 2010 Ashpreet Badwal, 35, met Manjit Shahi online in 2006 and went … Continue reading

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NDP SAys Hydro Power Merger Comes After Unnecessary Seven-Year Split

NDP says Hydro power merger comes after unnecessary seven-year split By Camille Bains Associated Press Tuesday, July 06, 2010 http://pddnet.com/news-ap-ndp-says-hydro-power-merger-comes-after-unnecessar-070610/ The provincial government's decision to move the BC Transmission Corp. back under BC Hydro was a failed multimillion-dollar experiment, say … Continue reading

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70% Drop In Foreign Caregivers In Canada —Agencies

DUE TO CHANGES IN PROGRAM 70% drop in foreign caregivers in Canada—agencies INQUIRER.net First Posted 10:40:00 07/06/2010 Filed Under: Overseas Employment, Americas – Canada MANILA, PhilippinesThere has been a 70- to 90-percent drop in the number of placements for foreign … Continue reading

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New Zealand Yet To Hear Details Of Asylum Solution

NZ yet to hear details of asylum solution By Philippa McDonald in Auckland and staff ABC NEWS Updated Tue Jul 6, 2010 10:28pm AEST New Zealand's prime minister John Key says he is hoping to meet Australian Prime Minister Julia … Continue reading

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Act To Establish Canadian Museum of Immigration At Pier 21 Receives Royal Assent

Act to Establish Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Receives Royal Assent HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA–(Marketwire – July 5, 2010) – On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister … Continue reading

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Compensation For The Komagata Maru Makes No Sense

Compensation for the Komagata Maru makes no sense Adrian MacNair The National Post July 5, 2010 5:00 pm Its a story nearly 100 years old, and no one is still alive to confirm the details, but it still wont go … Continue reading

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Canada Spy Boss Grilled Over "Foreign Influence"

Canada spy boss grilled over “foreign influence” By David Ljunggren Reuters Mon Jul 5, 2010 3:10pm EDT OTTAWA (Reuters) – Angry Canadian legislators accused the country's spy chief on Monday of making a huge mistake by alleging some politicians were … Continue reading

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Arizona Governor To Obama : Do Your Job!

Arizona Gov. To Obama: Do Your Job! Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says she's not happy with the president's border response. WIBW.com Posted: 5:34 PM Jul 5, 2010 CNN – The same day President Obama is delivering a high profile speech … Continue reading

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Australia : East Timor Could Process Asylum Seekers

Australia: East Timor could process asylum seekers By ROHAN SULLIVAN AP July 5, 2010 SYDNEY—Australia's new leader launched a plan Tuesday to make East Timor a hub for processing asylum seekers fleeing war and persecution across Asia while a debate … Continue reading

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Indian Government To Seek $143 Million Over Immigrant Ship Rejected in 1914

Indian government to seek $143M over immigrant ship Canada rejected in 1914 By Cheryl Chan Canwest News Service July 4, 2010 9:47 AM The Punjab state government in India is contemplating asking Canada for close to $150 million for turning … Continue reading

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Immigration Loophole ‘Exploited’ By Companies

Immigration loophole 'exploited' by companies The Government's immigration cap has been labelled a “sham” as new figures reveal that companies will be able to bypass the restriction to bring in thousands of foreign workers. By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent … Continue reading

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We Should Thank Richard Fadden

We should thank Richard Fadden By Colin Kenny Citizen Special July 3, 2010 We all love spies. They're tight-lipped, elusive and ethereal as ghosts — thus their nickname: “spooks.” Spies' devious and mysterious intrigues have captivated the public's imagination for … Continue reading

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Labour Accused Of Pre-Election Cover-Up On Immigration

Labour accused of pre-election cover up on immigration Labour has been accused of a pre-election cover-up on immigration after it was revealed the previous government sat on a report which criticised its policies. By Patrick Hennessy, Political Editor Telegraph.co.uk Published: … Continue reading

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Australian PM’s Immigration Vows

Australian PM's immigration vows AFP July 3, 2010 SYDNEY Australia's new Prime Minister Julia Gillard Sunday vowed not to let “political correctness” get in the way of tackling immigration, signalling a tough line on the issue. Gillard, who ruthlessly deposed … Continue reading

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