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Bolder Obama May Press Other Big Parts Of Agenda

Bolder Obama may press other big parts of agenda By Michael Kranish and Susan Milligan The Boston Globe, March 23, 2010 http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/03/23/ health_care_win_gives_obama_advantage_but_gop_vows_to_resist/ Washington, DC — Buoyed by a historic victory, President Obama and the Democrats hope to quickly tap … Continue reading

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Overseas Investors Brew Growth At Ann Arbor-based Bearclaw

Overseas investors brew growth at Ann Arbor-based Bearclaw By Jaclyn Trop The Detroit News, March 23, 2010 http://www.detnews.com/article/20100323/BIZ/3230323/1001/Overseas-investors-brew-growth-at-Ann-Arbor-based-Bearclaw When she needed investors to help grow her Bearclaw Coffee Co. franchise, Debi Scroggins looked to the Middle East. The founder of … Continue reading

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College Collapse Hits More Overseas Students

College collapse hits more overseas students By Heath Gilmore The Sydney Morning Herald, March 23, 2010 http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/college-collapse-hits-more-overseas-students-20100322-qr9q.html A hospitality college once ranked among Australia's fastest-growing companies has collapsed, leaving more than 750 fee-paying students out of pocket. The Austech Institute … Continue reading

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Boat Arrivals Open Door To NT Processing

Boat arrivals open door to NT processing The Australian Associated Press, March 23, 2010 http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/boat-arrivals-open-door-to-nt-processing-20100323-qtp2.html Authorities have intercepted another two asylum-seeker boats, a development that is set to force the federal government to begin processing refugee claims on the mainland. … Continue reading

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Migrant Workers Protest Over Alleged Unpaid Work

Migrant workers protest Kitsilano developer and contractor for unpaid wages By Graeme Wood Vancouver Sun March 20, 2010 Migrant workers contracted to work on an upscale condo development in Kitsilano say they are owed $60,000 in wages, and after filing … Continue reading

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Justices To Weigh Law On Gaining Citizenship Via Parents

Justices to Weigh Law on Gaining Citizenship via Parents By Adam Liptak The New York Times, March 22, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/us/23scotus.html Washington, DC — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide if mothers and fathers may be treated differently in … Continue reading

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Mexicans Sceptical Of U.S. Immigration Reform In Wake Of D.C. March

Mexicans skeptical of US immigration reform in wake of DC march By Sara Miller Llana The Christian Science Monitor, March 22, 2010 http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2010/0322/Mexicans-skeptical-of-US-immigration-reform-in-wake-of-DC-march Mexico City — A day after thousands of immigrants undocumented and not marched on the National Mall … Continue reading

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Decision To Allow Face Covering In French Class ‘Stupid’

Decision to allow face covering in French class 'stupid' Author of Quebec town's controversial code for newcomers speaks in Ottawa By Matthew Pearson The Ottawa Citizen March 21, 2010 The decision to allow an Egyptian-born woman dressed in a face-covering … Continue reading

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Somali Man Facing Deportation Arrested

Somali man facing deportation arrested CBC News Last Updated: Saturday, March 20, 2010 | 12:34 PM CT Mohamed Said Jama, a Winnipeg man with a lengthy criminal history who is fighting a deportation order, is back in custody authorities say. … Continue reading

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Items In Luggage Of Taiwanese Tourist Raised Suspicions Of Border Officials

Items in luggage of Taiwanese tourist raised suspicions of border officials By Andrea Woo Vancouver Sun March 20, 2010 An overabundant supply of lingerie and cookware in a Taiwanese tourist's luggage first raised the suspicions of border officials at Vancouver … Continue reading

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Legislature OK’s Omnibus Immigration Bill

Legislature OKs omnibus immigration bill By Haidee V. Eugenio The Saipan Tribune (Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands), March 20, 2010 http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=98094&cat=1 The House and Senate passed a Fitial administration-sponsored omnibus immigration bill that asserts CNMI control over nonresident workers, … Continue reading

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Christmas Island Detention Crisis Threatens Kevin Rudd’s Team Unity

Christmas Island detention crisis threatens Kevin Rudd's team unity Ian McPhedran From: Herald Sun March 19, 2010 12:00AM DEEP divisions are emerging in the Rudd Government over the fate of hundreds of boat people as tensions at the Christmas Island … Continue reading

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PM Pressured To Cancel Boat Blast Trio Visas

PM pressured to cancel boat blast trio visas ABC NEWS By online political correspondent Emma Rodgers Updated Thu Mar 18, 2010 2:14am AEDT Deadly: five asylum seekers died after an explosion ripped through the boat last year (Australian Defence Force) … Continue reading

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Agencies Must Halt ‘Gatekeeper’ Approach : Kenney

Agencies must halt 'gatekeeper' approach: Kenney The Canadian Press Updated: Fri Mar. 19 2010 6:40:55 AM MONTREAL—Professional associations refusing to recognize the credentials of foreign workers are threatening to slow Canada's economic recovery, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Thursday. Professional … Continue reading

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Report : Uncontrolled Immigration May Ruin The Environment

Report: Uncontrolled Immigration May Ruin the Environment The Personal Liberty Digest, March 19, 2010 http://www.personalliberty.com/news/report-uncontrolled-immigration-may-ruin-the-environment-19672750/ A newly released policy brief from Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR) contains a warning about the ecological impact of United States population growth. The report, … Continue reading

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Tighter Controls On Skilled Migrants Will Only Cut Numbers By 3000

Tighter controls on skilled migrants will only cut numbers by 3,000 Tighter rules designed to limit the number of skilled migrants entering Britain will only reduce numbers by 3,000 a year, the Home Office admitted yesterday. By Tom Whitehead, Home … Continue reading

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International Student Sector Could Double To 1.8 Billion Euros —FG

International student sector could double to 1.8bn – FG SEN FLYNN Education Editor The Irish Times Friday, March 19, 2010 MORE THAN 6,000 jobs could be created if Ireland makes a concerted effort to bring international students her, according to … Continue reading

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Tory Minister Faces Veil Controversy

Tory minister faces veil controversy By ELIZABETH THOMPSON, Parliamentary Bureau The Toronto Sun Last Updated: March 18, 2010 6:23am OTTAWA – Women who wear the niqab should have to show their faces when dealing with the federal civil service, says … Continue reading

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Obama Backs Plan To Legalize Illegals

Obama backs plan to legalize illegals By Stephen Dinan The Washington Times, March 18, 2010 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/18/obama-endorses-immigration-blueprint/ President Obama gave a thumbs up Thursday to the outline of a plan to legalize illegal immigrants and create a flow of low-skilled foreign … Continue reading

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Immigration And The SPLC—–New Report Finds Stopping ‘Hate’ Is Really About Stopping Debate

Immigration & the SPLC : New Report Finds Stopping 'Hate' Is Really about Stopping Debate Center for Immigration Studies Washington, D.C. Contact: Jerry Kammer, 202-466-8185, gjk@cis.org WASHINGTON (March 18, 2010) After the collapse of the Senate amnesty bill in 2007, … Continue reading

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