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UK May Get One Border Police

UK may get one border police By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor The Telegraph Last Updated: 1:44am BST 11/07/2007 A single UK border police force might be created after the conviction of four would-be suicide bombers further exposed gaping holes … Continue reading

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Panel Says: 14 Million Refugees Worldwide

Panel Says: 14 Million Refugees Worldwide by Barry Schweid Published on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 by Associated Press WASHINGTON – The number of refugees worldwide increased by nearly 2 million last year, driving the total to nearly 14 million, the … Continue reading

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Illegal Immigrants Find Refuge In Holy Places

Illegal immigrants find refuge in holy places By Emily Bazar, USA TODAY July 10, 2007 LONG BEACH, Calif. Five immigration agents rapped on Liliana's front door one morning in May. “We've come for you,” she recalls them saying. Liliana, a … Continue reading

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Migrant Bill Backlash Targets Talk Radio

Migrant-bill backlash targets talk radio Media critics press for change in broadcasting law Daniel Gonzalez The Arizona Republic Jul. 10, 2007 12:00 AM Talk radio's role in killing immigration reform in Congress is spurring a backlash. Some Democrats in Congress, … Continue reading

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Persecuted Gays Seek Refuge In U.S.

Persecuted Gays Seek Refuge in U.S. Foreigners' Abuse Increasingly Seen as Grounds for Asylum By Pamela Constable Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, July 10, 2007; Page A06 One night in 2003, on the wintry streets of Kosovo, a group of … Continue reading

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Fewer Immigrants Being Apprehended At Border

Fewer immigrants being apprehended at border By JAMES PINKERTON Houston Chronicle July 10, 2007, 10:39PM A sluggish U.S. economy could be slowing illegal immigration over the Southwest border, some experts say, while others believe word of tightened border security is … Continue reading

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Immigration Officials Doctor Documents, Delegates Hear

Immigration officials doctor documents, delegates hear writes Sally Gillen CommunityCare.co.UK Posted: 10 July 2007 Unknown numbers of asylum seeking children are not receiving help they are entitled to because immigration officers are changing their dates of birth on documents. The … Continue reading

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Sarkozy Wants EU Members To Work Together On Illegal Immigration

Sarkozy wants EU members to work together on illegal immigration The Associated Press Published: July 9, 2007 PARIS: President Nicolas Sarkozy charged France's new immigration ministry with working toward an EU pact that would include refusing to legalize clandestine immigrants … Continue reading

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Biometric Worker Cards May Re-Surface From Immigration Debate

Biometric Worker Cards May Resurface From Immigration Debate Congressional Quarterly TODAY MIDDAY UPDATE July 9, 2007 12:26 p.m. Although a comprehensive immigration overhaul is likely dead until after the 2008 elections, piecemeal legislation still has a chance, including measures to … Continue reading

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Immigration Debate Finds Itself In Play

Immigration debate finds itself in play Advocacy groups are using video and board games to advance their agendas and influence public opinion. By Anna Gorman, Times Staff Writer July 9, 2007 The video game plays like this: You are a … Continue reading

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Difficult Delivery For The Undocumented

Difficult delivery for the undocumented Illegal immigrants' pregnancy care is straining local hospitals. By Stacey Burling Philadelphia Inquirer Inquirer Staff Writer Posted on Sun, Jul. 08, 2007 DAVID SWANSON / Inquirer Staff Photographer (Photo: An ultrasound is provided to an … Continue reading

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Lawyers Say Suits Are Likely Over Visas

Lawyers say suits are likely over visas ocasillas@tribune.com aolivo@tribune.com The Chicago Tribune July 7, 2007 Many angry as U.S. halts applicationsBy Ofelia Casillas and Antonio Olivo, Chicago Tribune staff reporters. Tribune wire services contributed to this report July 8, 2007 … Continue reading

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High Tech Border Network Could Fall Prey To Cyber Attacks

High-tech border network could fall prey to cyberattacks By Bob Brewin bbrewin@govexec.com July 6, 2007 The Homeland Security Department's planned wireless network of high-tech towers to watch for illegal immigrants crossing the border from Mexico into the United States is … Continue reading

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Cyber-Terrorists Who Incited Murder Are Jailed

Cyber-terrorists who incited murder are jailed By John Steele The Telegraph Last Updated: 1:13pm BST 06/07/2007 Three men who used the internet to incite Muslims to wage murderous holy war against non-believers were jailed yesterday. They included Younes Tsouli, 23, … Continue reading

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Ireland Unemployment Hits 4 Year High

Ireland Unemployment Hits 4-Year High By SHAWN POGATCHNIK 07.06.07, 7:53 AM ET Associated Press Unemployment in Ireland has risen to 4.6 percent, its highest rate in nearly four years, the government's Central Statistics Office reported Friday. The jump from May's … Continue reading

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Germany’s Glos Says Govt Aims To Reform Immigration Law To Get Skilled Labour

Germany's Glos says govt aims to reform immigration law to get skilled labour 07/05/07 12:00 am (GMT) BERLIN (Thomson Financial) – Germany Economy Minister Michael Glos said the government intends to reform its immigration law as it is worried that … Continue reading

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New Immigration Law To Come Into Force In Portugal

New immigration law to come into force in Portugal The People's Daily Online 11:06, July 05, 2007 Portugal's official newspaper, the Diario de la Republica, on Wednesday published the new immigration law that was passed by the legislature in May. … Continue reading

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Immigration Cuts Don’t Go Far Enough—NZ First (New Zealand)

Immigration cuts don't go far enough – NZ First The New Zealand Herald 6:00PM Thursday July 05, 2007 NZ First deputy leader Peter Brown says 'a great deal more needs to be done' to increase the number of skilled migrants. … Continue reading

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Immigrants Scrutinized In Wake Of Terror Plots

Immigrants scrutinized in wake of terror plots PAISLEY DODDS Associated Press July 4, 2007 at 10:32 AM EDT LONDON Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday the government will expand checks on immigrants taking skilled jobs and review recruiting for the … Continue reading

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Tempers Flare In German Mosque Dispute

Tempers Flare in German Mosque Dispute By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER The Associated Press Wednesday, July 4, 2007; 12:48 PM COLOGNE, Germany — On Muslim holidays, hundreds of faithful hoping to pray at the city's Ditib Mosque are forced to spread their … Continue reading

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