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Clinton, Obama Address La Raza

Clinton, Obama address La Raza Two of the leading Democratic presidential candidates, but none of the Republican contenders, addressed the National Council of La Raza convention Sunday in Miami Beach. BY BETH REINHARD breinhard@MiamiHerald.com WALTER MICHOT/MIAMI HERALD STAFF Posted on … Continue reading

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One In Four Muslims Sympathises With Motives Of Terrorists

One in four Muslims sympathises with motives of terrorists By Anthony King 23/07/2005 telegraph.co.uk http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/07/23/npoll23.xml The group portrait of British Muslims painted by YouGov's survey for The Daily Telegraph is at once reassuring and disturbing, in some ways even alarming. … Continue reading

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More Illegals Found In Flemish Ports

More illegals found in Flemish ports Flanders News Sun 22/07/07 – No fewer than 763 illegal immigrants heading for the United Kingdom were detained at Flemish sea ports during the first six months of this year. The figures are 12% … Continue reading

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Italian Police Charge Imam And 2 Aides With Training Terrorists

Italian police charge imam and 2 aides with training terrorists By Peter Kiefer International Herald Tribune Published: July 22, 2007 ROME,: The Italian police were hunting for a fourth suspect on Sunday after arresting the imam of a mosque in … Continue reading

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Castro Condemns U.S. H-1B Policy

Castro Condemns U.S. H-1B Policy Careers Friday, July 20, 2007 6:07 PM/EST Cuba's ailing leader, Fidel Castro, issued a missive July 17 condemning the U.S. and other wealthy nations for causing Latin American “brain drain” and damaging their economies by … Continue reading

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Warren, Michigan Mayor: Don’t Send Us Iraqi Refugees

Warren, Michigan Mayor: Don't Send Us Iraqi Refugees WXYZ TV Detroit July 19, 2007 Warren Mayor Mark Steenbergh claims the federal government is looking to relocate more than 16,000 Iraqi refugees to Warren and Sterling Heights — and there's no … Continue reading

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10 Arrested In Immigration Scam Probe (Sham Marriages)

10 arrested in immigration scam probe 4 O.C. suspects and 6 from San Gabriel Valley are caught in federal investigation into phony marriages to Chinese men and women. By H.G. Reza, Times Staff Writer The Los Angeles Times July 13, … Continue reading

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Tancredo Urges Reduction In Legal Immigration To U.S.

Tancredo urges reduction in legal immigration to U.S. By MAGGIE O'BRIEN REGISTER CORRESPONDENT The Des Moines Register July 13, 2007 Missouri Valley, Ia. – Candidate for the Republican nomination for president and outspoken immigration reform advocate Tom Tancredo told Harrison … Continue reading

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Questions Remain On Illegal Immigration

Questions Remain On Illegal Immigrants Prince William To Curb Services By Nick Miroff Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, July 12, 2007; Page B01 Should illegal immigrants be allowed to borrow the latest Harry Potter book from the neighborhood library? Can … Continue reading

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Border Agents’ Penalties Probed

Border agents' penalties probed By Jerry Seper The Washington Times July 12, 2007 A Senate committee will hold a long-promised hearing Tuesday into the prosecution of two U.S. Border Patrol agents sentenced to lengthy prison terms for shooting a suspected … Continue reading

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Interpol Chief Wants Databases To Track Criminals

Interpol chief wants databases to track criminals Declan McCullagh, for News.com Published: July 12, 2007 SAN FRANCISCO–The head of Interpol believes terrorists and other criminals are traveling freely around the globe in ways that police agencies find difficult to track, … Continue reading

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July 6, Sweden Tightens Asylum Rules For Iraqis

Sweden Tightens Asylum Rules for Iraqis By KARL RITTER The Associated Press Friday, July 6, 2007; 4:16 PM STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Sweden, which has welcomed far more Iraqi refugees than has the U.S. or the rest of Europe, said Friday … Continue reading

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Some Immigrants Denied Marriage Licences

Some Immigrants Denied Marriage Licenses By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press Writer July 12, 2007, 7:53 PM EDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal law that requires people to supply their Social Security number when applying for a marriage license has forced … Continue reading

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Immigration Policy Affects (International) Students’ Labour

Immigration policy affects (International) students' labor Abha Eli Phoboo The Vista online Issue date: 7/12/07 The United States immigration laws concerning F1 visa holders prohibit them from working off-campus. Some students take the risk anyway in order to stay in … Continue reading

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Border Patrol Apprehensions Down Along Southern Border

Border Patrol apprehensions down along southern border By Elizabeth Newell enewell@govexec.com July 12, 2007 GovernmentExecutive.com The Customs and Border Protection agency announced recently that Border Patrol apprehensions of suspected illegal immigrants along the southwestern border have dropped 24 percent from … Continue reading

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Shantytowns Transform Themselves

Shantytowns Transform Themselves By LYNN BREZOSKY The Associated Press Wednesday, July 11, 2007; 3:18 PM LAS MILPAS, Texas — Sixty-six-year-old Zulema Hernandez's small home is brightly painted, with a side door opening up to a patio fragrant with potted herbs … Continue reading

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Farms Get Help From Inmates

Farms get help from inmates Prison's farm team: Inmate work program benefiting low-risk convicts and labor-strapped farmers By Kirk Mitchell , Denver Post Staff Writer Article Last Updated: 07/11/2007 11:31:42 AM MDT (Photo: Misty Williams, center, and other prisoners from … Continue reading

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U.S., Mexico Renew Repatriatiion Deal

U.S., Mexico renew repatriation deal By Jerry Seper The Washington Times July 11, 2007 The U.S. and Mexican governments have renewed a repatriation program to guarantee the “safe, effective and humanitarian return” of Mexican nationals illegally in the U.S. to … Continue reading

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A Gift From Gandhi

A Gift From Gandhi Frustrated Green Card Applicants From India Use Methods Of Master By Xiyun Yang Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, July 11, 2007; Page D01 Shyam Bindingnavale had spent years of anguish in pursuit of permanent residency, so … Continue reading

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Tancredo Outlines His Amnesty-Free Immigration Proposal

Tancredo outlines his amnesty-free immigration proposal By Chris Barge, Rocky Mountain News July 11, 2007 U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo today called last months failed Senate immigration bill “a piece of junk” as he outlined his own, amnesty-free proposal. Among the … Continue reading

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