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Long Haul From War, But Here We Call Home

Long Haul From War. But Here We Call Home Barney Zwartz The Age April 14, 2007 IT'S a long way from Mogadishu to Melbourne, and not just in kilometres. Life here is much better than in a Somalia ruined by … Continue reading

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Migrants Prepare After Meatpacker Raids

Migrants prepare after meatpacker raids By ROXANA HEGEMAN The Associated Press April 13, 2007, 12:53PM EST DODGE CITY, Kan. Frightened by raids last year at six Swift & Co. plants, illegal immigrants in the nation's meatpacking towns are preparing for … Continue reading

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Suit Targets LAPD Over ‘Sanctuary Law’

Suit targets LAPD over 'sanctuary law' By Jerry Seper THE WASHINGTON TIMES April 13, 2007 A lawsuit has been filed against the Los Angeles Police Department challenging its long-standing “sanctuary law” for illegal aliens — known as Special Order 40 … Continue reading

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Two Indicted On ID Forgery In ‘Well-Oiled’ Operation

2 indicted on ID forgery in 'well-oiled' operation The Washington Times April 13, 2007 NORFOLK (AP) — A bogus-document operation that catered to illegal aliens advertised its services in Spanish-language newspapers and snapped head shots for the fake documents near … Continue reading

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Howard: No HIV Positive Migrants

Howard: No HIV-Positive Immigrants By ROHAN SULLIVAN Associated Press Writer Apr 13, 1:43 PM EDT MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister John Howard said Friday that Australia should bar immigrants with HIV, and his government was examining ways to make … Continue reading

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Filipinos In Australia Warned Against Overstaying

Filipinos in Australia warned against overstaying Manilla Standard April 13, 2007 The Department of Foreign Affairs yesterday warned Filipinos against overstaying in Australia following the passage of amended Migration Act of 1958 of Australia that imposes stiffer penalties on illegals. … Continue reading

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Outsourcers Corner Market For U.S. Skilled Worker Visas

Outsourcers corner market for U.S. skilled worker visas By Anand Giridharadas International Herald Tribune Published: April 12, 2007 MUMBAI: After four years at Harvard, many foreign students there will have to leave the United States this summer. Some of them, … Continue reading

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Fears Over Coltishall Immigration Centre

Fears over Coltishall immigration centre DAVID BALE The Norwich Evening News 11 April 2007 09:01 Concern about what would happen if RAF Coltishall is used for an immigration centre were reignited today after it emerged escapes from a similar centre … Continue reading

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Must-Have For Ambitious Parents: A Nanny Who Is Fluent In Mandarin

Must-have for ambitious parents: a nanny who is fluent in Mandarin Rosemary Bennett, Social Affairs Correspondent From The Times April 10, 2007 If you needed any more proof that China is the country of the future, look no further than … Continue reading

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U.S. Sued Over Detention Of Immigrants

U.S. sued over detention of immigrants By Michael Martinez Chicago Tribune national correspondent Published April 9, 2007 TAYLOR, Texas — In flatlands beside silos and freight-train tracks, an old medium-security prison has been reborn as a detention site for suspected … Continue reading

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Positive Feedbacks and The Overpopulation Problem

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/energyresources/message/100325 POSITIVE FEEDBACKS AND THE OVERPOPULATION PROBLEM By Jay Hanson April 9, 2007 Permission to reprint expressly granted. ABSTRACT: The fact that global oil production is “peaking” now, in and of itself, is not a problem. The problem will arise … Continue reading

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Tory Candidate Accused Of Echoing The BNP Message

April 9, 2007: Tory Candidate Accused Of Echoing The BNP Message Tory candidate accused of echoing the BNP message Sam Coates, Political Correspondent From The Times April 9, 2007 The future of a Conservative candidate was hanging in the balance … Continue reading

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L.A. Marchers Demand Immigration Rights

L.A. Marchers Demand Immigration Rights By PETER PRENGAMAN The Associated Press Sunday, April 8, 2007; 8:58 AM LOS ANGELES — Thousands of people marched through downtown on Saturday, demanding a way for the country's estimated 12 million illegal immigrants to … Continue reading

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200 Pounds Gets You Into UK At The New Sangatte

200 gets you into UK at the new Sangatte Abul Taher reports from the jungle in northern France where hundreds of migrants wait From The Sunday Times April 8, 2007 The leader of the people smuggling gang waved dismissively at … Continue reading

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Migration Tally Reveals British Brain Drain

Migration tally reveals British brain drain Ben Leapman, Home Affairs Correspondent The Telegraph Last Updated: 12:01am BST 08/04/2007 International migration is eroding Britain's skills base with an exodus of professionals matching the arrival of low-skilled foreign migrants, the Government is … Continue reading

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Protestors Rally At Kirribilli House

Protesters rally at Kirribilli House April 8, 2007 – 1:19PM The Age (Melbourne) About 50 protesters have rallied outside the Prime Minister's Sydney residence to speak against the Howard government's policies on war, climate change, immigration and industrial relations. The … Continue reading

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Hide And Seek: When Swimmers Do A Runner

Hide and seek: when swimmers do a runner Paul Heinrichs The Age (Melbourne) April 8, 2007 'GIVE me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses longing to breathe free” declares the poem inside the Statue of Liberty at the entrance … Continue reading

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With The H-1B Visa Cap Filled In Record Time, Reform Is In The Air

With The H-1B Visa Cap Filled In Record Time, Reform Is In The Air If changes to the controversial foreign worker program happen, they'll likely occur this year and be tied to increases in the visa cap. By Marianne Kolbasuk … Continue reading

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Bitter Debate Marks In-State Tuition Bill

Bitter debate marks in-state tuition bill By Kristen Wyatt ASSOCIATED PRESS April 7, 2007 ANNAPOLIS — The closing hours of a relatively staid lawmaking session threatened to break down yesterday into a bitter debate over whether illegal aliens should get … Continue reading

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Foreign Student Crackdown

Foreign student crackdown Phillip Coorey, Chief Political Correspondent The Sydney Morning Herald April 7, 2007 THE Federal Government is to crack down on foreign students studying in Australia in order to secure a resident's visa rather than a vocation. Amid … Continue reading

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