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"One Culture, One Race": Foreigners Need Not Apply (Japan)

'One culture, one race:' Foreigners need not apply Despite a shrinking population and a shortage of labour, Japan is not eager to accept immigrants or refugees GEOFFREY YORK The Globe and Mail October 9, 2007 TOKYO — In the Turkish … Continue reading

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Persecuted Iraqis May Be Granted Sanctuary

Persecuted Iraqis may be granted sanctuary Brendan Nicholson The Age October 9, 2007 THE Government is considering offering sanctuary to dozens of Iraqis working as interpreters and support staff for Australian troops and diplomats in Iraq if the Australians are … Continue reading

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Miscommunications Led To Arrest, American Refugee Advocate Says

Miscommunications led to arrest, American refugee advocate says October 8, 2007 The Canadian Press MONTREAL-Cracking down on refugee advocates is unlikely to stop an influx of refugees at the Canadian border, says an American immigration consultant who was arrested last … Continue reading

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UK Independence Party Demands Immigration "Freeze"

UKIP demands immigration freeze The BBC News (U.K.), October 8, 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7028849.stm The UK Independence Party says it would halt all immigration to the UK for five years if it won a general election. Leader Nigel Farage told the party's … Continue reading

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Tories Call For Immigration Limits After Survey

Tories call for immigration limits after survey By Andrew Porter, Political Editor The Telegraph 08/10/2007 Immigrants are being blamed for driving up house prices, according to a new survey. The Conservatives immediately seized on the evidence to push their policy … Continue reading

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Immigration, Black Sheep And Swiss Rage

Immigration, Black Sheep and Swiss Rage By ELAINE SCIOLINO The New York Times October 8, 2007 SCHWERZENBACH, Switzerland, Oct. 4 The posters taped on the walls at a political rally here capture the rawness of Switzerlands national electoral campaign: three … Continue reading

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Swiss President Calls For Calm After Pre-Election Violence In Capital

Swiss president calls for calm after pre-election violence in capital The Associated Press Published: October 7, 2007 BERN, Switzerland: The Swiss president on Sunday condemned the violence that erupted a day earlier when extreme-left groups halted a nationalist party's election … Continue reading

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Giving Peace A Chance In Muslim Suburbia

Giving Peace a chance in Muslim suburbia Peter Kuitenbrouwer National Post Saturday, October 06, 2007 VAUGHAN -Before dawn in this sprawl north of Toronto, McDonald's is locked and Tim Hortons is empty. The fake mountain of Canada's Wonderland, the amusement … Continue reading

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Austrian Deportations Stir Asylum Debate

Austrian Deportations Stir Asylum Debate Saturday October 6, 2007 2:01 PM By VERONIKA OLEKSYN Associated Press Writer VIENNA, Austria (AP) – In the video, 15-year-old Arigona Zogaj's voice broke as she threatened to kill herself unless her family was reunited … Continue reading

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Minister Scoffs At Tampa Talk

Minister scoffs at Tampa talk The Age (Melbourne) October 6, 2007 Kevin Andrews tells Jewel Topsfield that he is bemused by the political storm over his remarks on African immigration. THE row over the drastic cut in African refugees escalated … Continue reading

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VB Protests New Mosque In Deurne

VB protests new mosque in Deurne (Belgium) Expatoca News 5 October 2007 ANTWERP Followers of right wing party Vlaams Belang gathered on Thursday evening to protest the construction of a new mosque in the Antwerp district of Deurne. Police say … Continue reading

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Toronto Mayor Warns City Can’t Handle Refugee Influx (C)

Toronto mayor warns city can't handle refugee influx CBC News October 5, 2007 The recent influx of Mexicans into Canada may pose a problem for Toronto's already overcrowded shelter system. The city, says the mayor, just doesn't have the capacity … Continue reading

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Globalization, According To The World, Is A Good Thing. Sort Of.

Globalization, According to the World, Is a Good Thing. Sort Of. By BRIAN KNOWLTON The New York Times Published: October 5, 2007 WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 Buoyed and battered by globalization, people around the world strongly view international trade as a … Continue reading

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Threatened Dutch Author Back In The Netherlands At Centre Of Firestorm

Threatened Dutch author back in the Netherlands at center of firestorm The Associated Press Published: October 5, 2007 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Former Dutch lawmaker Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who spent the last year at a conservative U.S. think tank, is back in … Continue reading

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Immigration Raids ‘Fake’ Colleges

Immigration raids 'fake' colleges BBC News Thursday, 4 October 2007 Three people were held in raids at two colleges suspected of aiding foreign students stay in the country illegally, a Home Office spokesman said. A man, who is a college … Continue reading

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Sex Trafficking Victims Rescued By Police May Face Deportation

Sex trafficking victims rescued by police may face deportation Home secretary rules out guarantee of immunity Nationwide crackdown on 'modern form of slavery' Alan Travis, home affairs editor Thursday October 4, 2007 The Guardian Some victims of sex traffickers rescued … Continue reading

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France Approves Migrant DNA Tests

France approves migrant DNA tests The DNA tests would be paid for by France under new amendments BBC News Thursday, 4 October 2007 France's Senate has approved a controversial law allowing voluntary DNA tests for would-be immigrants seeking to join … Continue reading

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Race Looms Ahead Of Australian Election

Race looms ahead of Australian election By Rob Taylor Reuters Thursday, October 4, 2007 CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia's decision to freeze its African refugee intake is a sign race issues may taint looming elections, a political analyst said, as the … Continue reading

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David Davis Pledges Immigration Cuts

David Davis pledges immigration cuts By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor The Telegraph 03/10/2007 Immigration has been thrust to the heart of an imminent election campaign as the Tories pledged a “substantial” cut in numbers allowed into Britain. David Davis, … Continue reading

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Illegal Workers Will Be Deported

Illegal workers will be deported BBC News Wednesday, 3 October 2007 Three Chinese restaurant staff in Devon are to be deported after being found working illegally, officials have said. A team from the Home Office's Border and Immigration Agency visited … Continue reading

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