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Child Trafficking Advice Issued

Child trafficking advice issued BBC News Last Updated: Tuesday, 28 August 2007, 06:52 GMT 07:52 UK [] Professionals working with children in Wales are to be issued with guidance on how to pick up on child trafficking. Figures suggest more … Continue reading

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Call For Selective Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants

Call for selective amnesty for illegal migrants Michael White The Guardian Tuesday August 28, 2007 The Liberal Democrats will renew pressure on the government to grant a “selective amnesty” to many of the estimated 500,000 illegal immigrants living in Britain … Continue reading

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Let’s Not Go Dutch: Amnesty’s Track Record In Europe Should Discourage American Imitators

Lets Not Go Dutch Amnesty's track record in Europe should discourage American imitators. by Paul Belien August 27, 2007 Issue The American Conservative America is not the only nation debating amnesty for illegal aliens. The issue is a hot topic … Continue reading

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Long Wait For Asylum In No-Man’s Land

Long wait for asylum in no-man's land Jewel Topsfield The Age (Melbourne) August 25, 2007 SIX years after the Tampa affair sparked a radical crackdown on illegal boat arrivals, 82 Sri Lankan and seven Burmese asylum seekers face an uncertain … Continue reading

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‘Solution’ Branded A Costly Flop

'Solution' branded a costly flop Jewel Topsfield The Age (Melbourne) August 25, 2007 EVERY asylum seeker processed in offshore centres such as Nauru under the Federal Government's controversial Pacific Solution has cost taxpayers more than half a million dollars, a … Continue reading

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Auigust 16, 2007: Australia Targets British Workers

Australia targets British workers BBC News August 16, 2007 British workers will find it easier to move Down Under when Australia changes its immigration policy next month. New rules mean an extra five points will be awarded for passing a … Continue reading

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Asian Immigration Changing Melbourne’s Face

Asian immigration changing Melbourne's face John Masanauskas Article from: Herald Sun August 24, 2007 12:00am SETTLERS from Asia are transforming Melbourne's suburbs amid a migration boom in recent years, new Census figures show. More than 182,000 migrants, including 47,000 people … Continue reading

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Haneef Colleague Sacked

Haneef colleague sacked The Age (Melbourne) August 24, 2007 – 4:59PM An Indian doctor who admitted to falsifying his resume has been dismissed from his job at a Queensland public hospital and now faces possible deregistration. Dr Mohammed Asif Ali … Continue reading

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Number Of Failed Asylum Seeker Removals Falls

Number of failed asylum seeker removals falls By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor The Telegraph Last Updated: 3:09am BST 24/08/2007 The deportation of failed asylum seekers has fallen dramatically in the last year. The number of people applying for asylum … Continue reading

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Uniforms Strengthen UK Security

Uniforms strengthen UK security BBC News Last Updated: Friday, 24 August 2007, 08:06 GMT 09:06 UK The new uniform will be brought in at airports across the country Immigration officers at Gatwick Airport have started wearing uniforms in a bid … Continue reading

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Spain Rounds Up 127 Africans Heading For Canarys

Spain rounds up 127 Africans heading for Canarys Expatica News 24 August 2007 MADRID – A Spanish rescue boat brought 127 new African migrants to Spain's Canary Islands on Friday after intercepting them off the coast, bringing the total arrivals … Continue reading

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Vogelaar Welcomes New Citizens (The Netherlands)

Vogelaar welcomes new citizens Expatica News 24 August 2007 AMSTERDAM Minister for Housing, Communities and Integration Ella Vogelaar joined Amsterdam mayor in welcoming 49 new Dutch citizens on Friday as part of the 2nd annual National Naturalisation Day. The minister … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Britons Quit Country In Record Numbers

Britons quit country in record numbers By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor The Telegraph Last Updated: 12:01am BST 23/08/2007 The number of Britons emigrating in the 12 months to July 2006 reached 385,000, the highest since present counting methods were … Continue reading

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Britain Refuses Entry Visas To Gaza Soccer Players

Britain refuses entry visas to Gaza soccer players By Nidal al Mughrabi GAZA, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Britain has refused entry visas to young Palestinian soccer players because it fears they may not be able to return home to Hamas-controlled … Continue reading

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Failed Asylum Seekers Win Action Against Home Secretary

Failed asylum seekers win action against home secretary Press Association Thursday August 23, 2007 SocietyGuardian.co.uk A high court judge has ordered Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, to stop sending failed asylum seekers back to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mr … Continue reading

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French Parliament To Debate New Immigration Law

French parliament to debate new immigration law The Hindu News Paris, Aug. 23 (Xinhua): French government announced on Tuesday that a bill of law, which is aimed at bringing immigration under control, will be presented to an extraordinary session of … Continue reading

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Headscarf Makes Way For Bandana (Belgium)

Headscarf makes way for bandana Expatica News 23 August 2007 ANTWERP Muslim women who work in crches in Antwerp may no longer wear a headscarf. Starting next week they will be offered an alternative: a bandana. The decision to ban … Continue reading

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Muslim Immigration Likened To Bird Flu

Muslim immigration likened to bird flu By Nick Ralston Herald Sun Article from: AAP August 23, 2007 03:12pm A NSW Senate candidate has compared the immigration of Muslims to Australia to the bird flu and says it should stop. Christian … Continue reading

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Minister Relying On Weak Case: Lawyer

Minister relying on weak case: lawyer Connie Levett Immigration Reporter The Sydney Morning Herald August 23, 2007 THE legal precedent used by the Immigration Minister, Kevin Andrews, to appeal the Federal Court decision to restore Dr Mohamed Haneef's visa was … Continue reading

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Merkel To Tackle Skills Shortage In Einstein’s Home (Germany)

Merkel to Tackle Skills Shortage in Einstein's Home By Andreas Cremer Bloomberg News Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a physicist by training, convenes a special Cabinet meeting tomorrow to tackle a growing skills shortage in the country … Continue reading

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