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White Working Class Left Behind By Labour, Ministers Admit

White working class left behind by Labour, ministers admit White working-class people have been left behind by Labours policies and can suffer greater social disadvantage than successful members of ethnic minorities, ministers have admitted. By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent Telegraph.co.uk … Continue reading

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Report’s Call To Avoid ‘Assumption’ On Asylum Seekers

Report's call to avoid 'assumptions' on asylum seekers BBC NEWS January 14, 2010 Asylum policy making should be based on solid evidence rather than “unfounded assumptions”, says the author of new research about asylum seekers. Prof Heaven Crawley, of Swansea … Continue reading

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Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali : Immigrants Should Accept Britain’s Christian Values

Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali: immigrants should accept Britains Christian values All new immigrants should accept Britains traditional Christian values and be willing to adapt to them, according to a prominent clergyman. By Martin Beckford The Telegraph (U.K.), January 14, 2010 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/6989284/Bishop-Michael-Nazir-Ali-immigrants-should-accept-Britains-Christian-values.html … Continue reading

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France Suspends Expulsion Of Illegal Haitians

France Suspends Expulsion of Illegal Haitians By David Gauthier-Villars The Wall Street Journal, January 14, 2010 http://blogs.wsj.com/dispatch/2010/01/14/france-suspends-expulsion-of-illegal-haitians/ Frances Immigration Minister Eric Besson instructed his administration on Wednesday to stop deporting illegal immigrants from Haiti, the ministry said in a statement … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Spain Sees ‘End Of Cycle’ In High Illegal Immigration

Spain sees 'end of cycle' in high illegal immigration Expatica (Spain), January 14, 2010 http://www.expatica.com/es/news/spanish-news/Spain-sees-_end-of-cycle_-in-high-illegal-immigration_59143.html Madrid — The Spanish government said Wednesday it was the end of a cycle in high numbers of illegal immigrants arriving on its shores, as … Continue reading

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Tamils Say They Won’t Resist Removal

Tamils say they won't resist removal ADAM GARTRELL AAP January 14, 2010 Indonesia has denied it is planning to force ashore 240 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who have spent the past three months holed up on their boat in a … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Tamil Refugees Were A Known Security Threat

Tamil refugees were a known security threat YUKO NARUSHIMA The Sydney Morning Herald January 14, 2010 THE Government flew four refugees picked up by the Customs vessel Oceanic Viking to Australia knowing they were security risks. The four were part … Continue reading

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Gov’t Warned On Detention Crowding

Government warned on detention crowding AAP January 14, 2010 The federal government must begin processing asylum-seekers in Australia or risk disturbances and riots at the Christmas Island detention centre, the immigration department has warned. News Limited newspapers said the department … Continue reading

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Thousands Of Students From Suspected Bogus Colleges In UK

Thousands of students from suspected bogus colleges in UK Thousands of students who entered Britain through suspected bogus colleges could still be in the country, the Government has admitted. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor Telegraph.co.uk Published: 7:30AM GMT 13 … Continue reading

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EU To Hold Summit On Immigration

EU to hold summit on immigration Times Of Malta Wednesday, 13th January 2010 – 13:13CET The European Union is to hold a meeting of government leaders in June specifically to discuss illegal immigration, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy announced … Continue reading

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Irish Deported From Australia

Irish deported from Australia PDRAIG COLLINS in Sydney irishtimes.com Last Updated: Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 13:34 At least a dozen Irish nationals have been deported from Australia in the past two weeks in a crackdown on immigration fraud. It is … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, European, News

ASIO Warning Ignored For Deal On Tamil Refugees

ASIO warning ignored for deal on Tamil refugees Paul Maley and Lanai Vasek From: The Australian January 13, 2010 12:00AM THE Rudd government approved the transfer to Australia of four Tamil refugees deemed to be a security threat while they … Continue reading

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Four Oceanic Viking Tamils Refused Visas

Four Oceanic Viking Tamils refused visas ABC NEWS Posted Tue Jan 12, 2010 6:46am AEDT Updated Tue Jan 12, 2010 7:32am AEDT Four of the Sri Lankan refugees picked up by the Oceanic Viking have been refused visas to resettle … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Refugee Claims Possible, But Low-Risk During Vancouver Olympics : Experts

Refugee claims possible, but low-risk during Vancouver Olympics: experts By Tamsyn Burgmann (CP) January 11, 2010 VANCOUVER, B.C. Before Daniel Igali famously earned Canada wrestling glory by winning its first Olympic gold in the sport, he was a young Nigerian … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Report: 14,000 Suspected Illegal Immigrants Detained Last Year

Report: 14,000 suspected illegal immigrants detained last year By Kathleen Harris – Parliamentary Bureau Toronto Sun Last Updated: 11th January 2010, 7:46pm OTTAWA—-The number of suspected illegal immigrants and criminals detained at the border has soared by 33% in the … Continue reading

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Thorncliff Park Community Crowded, Stressed

Thorncliffe Park community crowded, stressed Ethnic tensions rise as housing, youth, mental health programs fail to keep up with neighbourhood's growth, U of T study finds Nicholas Keung, Immigration Reporter thestar.com Published On Mon Jan 11 2010 Severe overcrowding and … Continue reading

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Spiritual Lobbyists—Religious Leaders Push Immigration Reform

Spiritual Lobbyists Religious leaders push immigration reform By Susan Carroll The Houston Chronicle, January 11, 2010 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6810414.html A coalition of top religious leaders, including Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, on Monday urged the heads of local congregations and synagogues to help persuade … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Immigration System Not Stopping Bogus Students, Warns Linked Memo

Immigration system not stopping bogus students, warns leaked memo Large numbers of bogus students are slipping in to Britain because the new points-based immigration regime is “significantly weaker” than its predecessor, a leaked Home Office memo has warned. By Tom … Continue reading

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MP Urges Gov’t To Reassure India Its Students Safe In NZ

MP urges Govt to reassure India its students safe in NZ By Lincoln Tan The New Zealand Herald 4:00 AM Monday Jan 11, 2010 New Zealand must distance itself from Australia or risk losing students from India, this country's fastest … Continue reading

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David Cameron: Net Immigration Will Be Capped At Tens of Thousands

David Cameron: net immigration will be capped at tens of thousands Immigration levels would be capped every year and be limited to tens of thousands more than the numbers departing to live abroad, under a Conservative government, David Cameron has … Continue reading

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