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Federal Court Will Not Review Jackie Tran’s Deportation Order

Federal court will not review Jackie Tran's deportation order By Jason van Rassel Calgary Herald January 29, 2010 Comments (43) CALGARY – After two years of legal wrangling, the lawyer representing alleged gangster Jackie Tran conceded a court ruling Thursday … Continue reading

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Setting Orphans’ Path To U.S.

Setting Orphans' Path to U.S. Haiti-Based Officer Hears Hundreds of Cases, Ruling on Which Children Can Go By Miriam Jordan The Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2010 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703410004575029493172597272.html?mod=WSJ-hpp-LEADNewsCollection Dozens of times a day, Pius Bannis helps decide the fate of … Continue reading

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Dems Reach Out To Lou Dobbs To Build Backing For Immigration Reform

Dems reach out to Lou Dobbs to build backing for immigration reform By Alexander Bolton The Hill (Washington, DC), January 28, 2010 http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/78565-democrats-reach-out-to-lou-dobbs-on-immigration-reform Senate Democrats have reached out to former CNN anchor and prominent illegal-immigration opponent Lou Dobbs in an … Continue reading

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Rep. Miller Pushing Back Against Immigration Reform

Rep. Miller pushing back against immigration reform By Rebecca Kimitch The San Gabriel Valley Tribune (CA), January 28, 2010 http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_14289949 With immigration reform making the president's long State of the Union to-do list, Rep. Gary Miller, R-Brea had a strong … Continue reading

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Terror Suspect’s Visa Kept Valid For Larger Probe, Hearing Told

Terror suspect's visa kept valid for larger probe, hearing told By Nathan Hurst The Detroit News, January 28, 2010 http://www.detnews.com/article/20100128/NATION/1280403/1020/NATION/Terror-suspect-s-visa-kept-valid-for-larger-probe–hearing-told Washington, DC –The State Department didn't revoke the visa of foiled terrorism suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to protect a larger … Continue reading

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January 17, 2010" Cameron’s Call For Immigration Cap Woos Voters In Labour Seats

Camerons call for immigration cap woos voters in Labour seats David Leppard From The Sunday Times January 17, 2010 DAVID CAMERON could clinch a general election victory by placing a cap of 50,000 on net immigration, a new opinion poll … Continue reading

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Dany Villanueva Faces Deportation From Canada

Dany Villanueva faces deportation from Canada ctvmontreal.ca Updated: Wed Jan. 27 2010 8:00:22 AM Dany Villanueva, whose arrest by Montreal police led to the shooting death of his younger brother Fredy as well as a riot in Montreal North, faces … Continue reading

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2nd Group Of Haitian Adoptees To Arrive In Canada

2nd group of Haitian adoptees to arrive in Canada CBC NEWS Last Updated: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 | 11:43 AM ET Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/01/27/haiti-orphans.html#ixzz0dpvsRo4N A plane carrying 52 Haitian children is scheduled to arrive on Wednesday in Ottawa, the second … Continue reading

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Canada Immigration Snap Into Action And Deport Hijacker

Canada immigration snap into action and deport hijacker by Liam Clifford Global Visas January 27, 2010 Sense has finally prevailed in the case of a convicted hijacker who had been appealing his deportation for the last 15 years. A convicted … Continue reading

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Tuition Fees For Overseas Students Have Risen Sharply

Tuition fees for overseas students have risen sharply By Gary Eason Education correspondent, BBC News Page last updated at 09:22 GMT, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 Tuition fees for international students in the UK went up by about 5% in the … Continue reading

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The Rush To Redefine Family

The rush to redefine family Globe editorial From Friday's Globe and Mail Published on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 12:00AM EST Last updated on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010 3:51AM EST A police officer comforts a woman in Montreal on Monday, Jan.18, … Continue reading

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Fact Sheet On Haitian Immigrants In The United States

Fact Sheet on Haitian Immigrants in the United States Center For Immigration Studies Washington, D.C. January 25, 2010 WASHINGTON (January 25) – Since the terrible tragedy in Haiti, many have sought information about the Haitian community in the United States. … Continue reading

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45 Americans Claim Asylum In Britain

45 Americans claim asylum in Britain Home Office statistics reveal dozens of applications by people claiming persecution in the US Helen Pidd guardian.co.uk, Monday 25 January 2010 13.44 GMT The figures reveal 45 applications were submitted to the UK Border … Continue reading

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The New Volunteer Program Where The Poor Work In Britain

The new volunteer program where the poor work in Britain We thought everybody here would be rich: An exchange scheme arranges voluntary work for young people from poor countries From The Times January 25, 2010 They have rehearsed their Hula … Continue reading

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Ahern Tells EU Partners Residency Laws Must Be Reviewed

Ahern tells EU partners residency laws must be reviewed JAMIE SMYTH Social Affairs Correspondent The Irish Times – Monday, January 25, 2010 THE GOVERNMENT has told its European partners that EU residency laws need to be reviewed to combat the … Continue reading

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Iraqi Who Killed Two Doctors Wins Right To Stay In UK

Iraqi who killed two doctors wins right to stay in UK BBC NEWS January 24, 2010 An Iraqi immigrant who stabbed to death two NHS doctors has won the right to stay in Britain, it has been confirmed. An immigration … Continue reading

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Immigration Consultant Found Guilty Of Fraud

Immigration Consultant Found Guilty Of Fraud Neal Hall The Vancouver Sun January 23, 2010 A West Vancouver immigration consultant, Fereydoun Hadad, has been convicted of charges of fraud and uttering a forged document. West Vancouver police began an investigation in … Continue reading

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Customs Hero Hangs Up Badge

Customs hero hangs up badge By TOM GODFREY, Toronto Sun Last Updated: 23rd January 2010, 9:24pm One of Canadas longest-serving immigration officers who stopped former U.S. labour leader Jimmy Hoffa and the Happy Hooker has flashed his badge for the … Continue reading

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Clampdown On Student Visa Scams

Clampdown on student visa scams Immigration officers are to be given new powers to refuse entry to overseas students in a bid to clamp down on widespread abuse of Britain's visa system. By Melissa Kite, Deputy Political Editor Telegraph.co.uk Published: … Continue reading

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Hardline Attitude Aids Migration: Tony Abbott

Hardline attitude aids migration: Tony Abbott Sid Maher From: The Australian January 23, 2010 12:00AM TONY Abbott has moved to portray his tough border protection stance as pro-immigration, arguing that it helps to maintain public support if people think immigration … Continue reading

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