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Limiting Compassion Towards Haiti

Limiting compassion towards Haiti By LORRIE GOLDSTEIN, QMI Agency The Toronto Sun Last Updated: 22nd January 2010, 4:21pm There needs to be a limit on Canadian compassion towards Haiti. We reached it this week when Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and … Continue reading

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Haitian Adoptee Situation Very Fluid: Kenney

Haitian adoptee situation very fluid: Kenney CBC News Last Updated: Friday, January 22, 2010 | 8:38 PM ET Comments 61 Recommend 52 Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Friday the exact number of Haitian children approved for adoption in Canada and … Continue reading

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Asylum-Seeking Children Are Going Missing From Care

Asylum-seeking children are going missing from care BBC NEWS January 22, 2010 Trafficked children have been found working in illegal cannabis factories At least four children a week who are seeking asylum go missing from the care of local authorities, … Continue reading

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Claims Over Polish Immigrants’ Return ‘Not True’

Claims over Polish immigrants' return 'not true' BBC NEWS January 22, 2010 Many Polish migrants have returned home, some reports suggest A Polish expert on migration says claims that half of all Polish immigrants to Britain have returned home are … Continue reading

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Each Bid To Deport Asylum Seekers To Go To Court—Judge

Each bid to deport asylum seekers to go to court – judge MARY CAROLAN The Irish Times Friday, January 22, 2010 A NIGERIAN womans successful Supreme Court case will in practice ensure every attempt to deport a failed asylum seeker … Continue reading

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Immigrants Reach Corsica In Rare French Landing

Immigrants Reach Corsica In Rare French Landing By REUTERS Published: January 22, 2010 PARIS (Reuters) – A group of 124 immigrants, including 38 children, were discovered on a Corsican beach after apparently being dumped on the French Mediterranean island by … Continue reading

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Christmas Island Rioters Could Still Be Granted Refugee Status

Christmas Island rioters could still be granted refugee visas Ben Packham From: Herald Sun January 22, 2010 12:00AM A GROUP of asylum seekers charged over last year's riot on Christmas Island could still be granted refugee visas if they are … Continue reading

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Sri Lankans Push To Grab Absconders

Sri Lankans push to grab absconders MATT WADE AND YUKO NARUSHIMA The Sydney Morning Herald January 22, 2010 THE Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, Rohitha Bogollagama, says his government wants access to asylum seekers who flee his country for nations like … Continue reading

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Quebec Wants To Loosen Immigration Rules For Haitians

Quebec wants to loosen immigration rules for Haitians Protests planned for Monday's international meeting in Montreal CBC News Last Updated: Thursday, January 21, 2010 | 6:54 PM ET Comments 54 Recommend 16 The Quebec government is ready to loosen its … Continue reading

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Mexico Sees Record 15.7 Pct Drop In Remittances

Mexico Sees Record 15.7 Pct Drop in Remittances By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: January 27, 2010 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Money sent home by Mexicans abroad plunged a record 15.7 percent in 2009 as migrants worldwide struggled to find work … Continue reading

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Dutch Lawmaker’s Trial Pits Anti-Islam Remarks Against The Rights Of Minorities

Dutch lawmaker's trial pits anti-Islam remarks against the rights of minorities Toby Sterling, The Associated Press 12:00 AM CST on Thursday, January 21, 2010 AMSTERDAM Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders sat in the defendant's dock Wednesday, nodding his head as prosecutors … Continue reading

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Chinese Couple Made 500,000 Pounds From Immigration Scam

Chinese couple made 500,000 from immigration scam A Chinese couple pocketed nearly 500,000 by helping immigrants from their homeland stay in the UK illegally using hundreds of fake university documents. Telegraph.co.uk Published: 3:11PM GMT 20 Jan 2010 Haiyang Liu, 29, … Continue reading

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Super Rich Offered 15,000 Pound Fast-Track— UK Visa Renewals To Avoid Delays

UK visa renewals to avoid delays Sharp rises in immigration fees almost double the price of bringing in elderly parents and introduce a charge for each child Alan Travis, home affairs editor guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 20 January 2010 16.29 GMT International … Continue reading

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Spain: 20% of Remittances Through Informal Channels

SPAIN: 20% OF REMITTANCES THROUGH INFORMAL CHANNELS January 20, 2010 (ANSAmed) – MADRID – Twenty percent of remittances that immigrants send from Spain to their home countries leave through ''informal'' channels, unchecked, without guarantees. Between January and September of 2009, … Continue reading

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Immigration ‘Will Fuel Greenhouse Gas Growth’

Immigration 'will fuel greenhouse gas growth' From: AAP January 20, 2010 6:05PM A HIGH level of immigration means Australia won't be able to cut its greenhouse gas emissions, an academic paper claims. The population is forecast to rise by 6 … Continue reading

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They Came, They Saw, They Left…

They came, they saw, they left … By Lincoln Tan The New Zealand Herald 4:00 AM Wednesday Jan 20, 2010 In the final of the series, immigration reporter Lincoln Tan looks at how well the country retains its foreign residents. … Continue reading

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NZ Gives 13 Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers A Home

NZ gives 13 Sri Lankan asylum seekers a home By Isaac Davison and Claire Trevett The New Zealand Herald 4:00 AM Wednesday Jan 20, 2010 Prime Minister John Key has warned New Zealand is at risk of being a target … Continue reading

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Christmas Island Rioters Charged

Christmas Island rioters charged The Sydney Morning Herald AAP January 20, 2010 Eleven asylum-seekers have faced court charged over a riot at the Christmas Island immigration detention centre last year. Australian Federal Police charged 10 of the men with rioting, … Continue reading

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Rudd Faces Questions Over Deals To Settle Tamils

Rudd faces questions over deals to settle Tamils TOM ALLARD The Sydney Morning Herald January 19, 2010 The last of the asylum seekers from the Oceanic Viking are due to leave Indonesia this week. Most are destined for New Zealand, … Continue reading

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Big Hopes From Little Singapore

Big hopes from little Singapore By Lincoln Tan The New Zealand Herald 4:00 AM Tuesday Jan 19, 2010 In the second of the series, immigration reporter Lincoln Tan looks at New Zealand's need for imported skills New Zealand is trying … Continue reading

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