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Remittances To Mexico Slow

Remittances to Mexico Slow Fund Transfers to Relatives Hurt by Tougher U.S. Laws By Krissah Williams Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, August 9, 2007; Page D03 A new national survey of Latino immigrants suggests that recently adopted state and local … Continue reading

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Migrants Agree: It’s Harder To Get Jobs

Migrants agree: It's harder to get jobs The immigration debate is affecting migrant workers: A new poll showed it's getting more difficult to find work and discrimination is rising. Posted on Thu, Aug. 09, 2007 BY PABLO BACHELET AND CASEY … Continue reading

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Hearing Sought On Islamic, Mexican Ties

Hearing sought on Islamic, Mexican ties Rep. Ed Royce, California Republican, said recent reports expose U.S. vulnerability. By Sara A. Carter August 9, 2007 A ranking House Republican yesterday demanded a hearing based on recent reports that Islamic terrorists embedded … Continue reading

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Britain Employs 600 Iraqis Who Might Need Asylum, Not 20,000

Britain employs 600 Iraqis who might need asylum, not 20,000 Richard Beeston, Deborah Haynes and Michael Evans The Times Online August 9, 2007 Six hundred Iraqis would be eligible to settle in Britain if asylum regulations were relaxed for those … Continue reading

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Centre Escapees Search Continues

Centre escapees search continues All of the escapees have spent time in jail BBC News August 9, 2007 Police are continuing to hunt for 11 detainees who escaped from an immigration centre in Oxford. Twenty-six men fled Campsfield House in … Continue reading

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Would-Be Migrants Must Undergo Classes In What It Means To Be French

Would-be migrants must undergo classes in what it means to be French By Jon Frosch International Herald Tribune Published: August 9, 2007 PARIS: “How long is this going to be?” a middle-aged Moroccan woman whispered. She was one of about … Continue reading

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Govt Changes Skilled Migration Program (Australia)

Govt changes skilled migration program August 9, 2007 – 5:39PM The Age (Melbourne) Foreign architects, locksmiths and aircraft engineers will find it easier to get work in Australia under changes to the country's skilled migration program. Migrants with skills in … Continue reading

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Sweeping Overhaul For Immigration Law (New Zealand)

Sweeping overhaul for immigration law The New Zealand Herald Thursday August 09, 2007 A sweeping rewrite of immigration law will overhaul the controversial provisions used to try to deport Ahmed Zaoui. Immigration Minister David Cunliffe said the new law would … Continue reading

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Census Measures Ethnic Shifts

Census measures ethnic shifts By Darnell Little Chicago Tribune staff reporter August 9, 2007 The Latino population in the Chicago area and throughout Illinois continues to soar, while growing numbers of whites are leaving Cook County for outer suburban counties … Continue reading

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FB (Farmers Branch, Texas) Sets Team For Immigration Fight

FB sets team for immigration fight City plans to hire firm with background in appellate cases By STEPHANIE SANDOVAL / The Dallas Morning News ssandoval@dallasnews.com Thursday, August 9, 2007 Farmers Branch plans to hire some big legal guns to take … Continue reading

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Homeland Security Chief Vows To Move Forward With ID Law

Homeland Security chief vows to move forward with ID law By Michael Martinez National Journal's Technology Daily GovernmentExecutive.com August 8, 2007 BOSTON — Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told a group of state lawmakers gathered here on Wednesday that he … Continue reading

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Fixing The Border Is A Non-Stop Job

Fixing the Border Is a Nonstop Job By ALICIA A. CALDWELL, Associated Press Writer Wednesday, August 8, 2007 El Paso, Texas (AP) — Every day, Eddie Lujan and fellow members of his Border Patrol welding team go out and fix … Continue reading

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Law Would Limit Residents In A House

Law would limit residents in a house Opponents say the ordinance unfairly targets Latinos By George Chidi, Mary Lou Pickel The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 08/08/07 A Gwinnett County commissioner on Tuesday called for limits to the number of people … Continue reading

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Biometric Checks Find Immigration Cheats

Biometric checks find immigration cheats Reuters Published: August 08, 2007, 23:08 London: The government said yesterday it had traced 6,000 potential immigration cheats through a new scheme to take fingerprints from visa applicants. Since the system came into force last … Continue reading

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‘Back Door Amnesty’ May Let Immigrants Stay

'Back-door amnesty' may let immigrants stay By Ben Leapman, Home Affairs Correspondent, Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 1:44am BST 08/08/2007 Hundreds of thousands of failed asylum seekers may be allowed to settle permanently in Britain under a “back-door amnesty” scheme. (Photo: … Continue reading

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Fewer Immigrant Boats To Canaries

Fewer immigrant boats to Canaries Expatica News 8 August 2007 MADRID (DPA) – The number of illegal immigrants from Africa arriving by boat at Spain's Canary Islands and the mainland has dropped by 55 per cent, the daily El Pais … Continue reading

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Greatest Population Growth In 40 Years (Belgium)

Greatest population growth in 40 years (Belgium) Expatica News 8 August 2007 BRUSSELS The population of Belgium has grown by 73,152 people since last year. This is the largest increase in 40 years, according to figures from the federal ministry … Continue reading

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Tough New Immigration Laws Planned (New Zealand)

Tough new immigration laws planned Immigration changes revealed TVNZ.co.nz Aug 8, 2007 6:21 PM Tough new powers to make it easier to deport unwarranted immigrants and refugees deemed a risk to New Zealand have been unveiled by the government. The … Continue reading

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Citizenship Test Passes First Test (Australia)

Citizenship test passes first step The Age (Melbourne) August 8, 2007 – 9:54AM Federal parliament's lower house has approved plans to introduce a citizenship test, despite a Liberal backbencher splitting from his party over the move. Greek-born Victorian MP Petro … Continue reading

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Skills Top Family Ties (Australia)

Skills top family ties Article from: Herald Sun August 08, 2007 12:00am AUSTRALIA'S migrant intake has jumped 72 per cent over the last decade, with skills now more likely to get immigrants through the door than family ties. The Australian … Continue reading

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