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Federal Court To Review White South African’s Refugee Status

Federal court to review white South African's refugee status By QMI AGENCY Edmonton Sun.com Last Updated: 9th January 2010, 4:08am Canada's Federal Court will review a controversial immigration board case that granted a white South African man refugee status. Judge … Continue reading

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Tories To Target Bogus Colleges With 6000 Pound Bond For Foreign Students

Tories to target bogus colleges with 6,000 bond for foreign students Francis Elliott, Deputy Political Editor From The Times January 9, 2010 Foreign students would be required to post a bond of up to 6,000 with the Home Office before … Continue reading

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Extra Workers Being Considered For Olympics

Extra foreign workers being considered for Olympics Research into whether large numbers of extra foreign workers are needed for the Olympic Games has been commissioned by Government immigration advisers. Telegraph.co.uk Published: 8:00AM GMT 09 Jan 2010 The Migration Advisory Committee … Continue reading

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Asylum Seeker Situation ‘An Absolute Mess’

Asylum seeker situation 'an absolute mess' Posted Sat Jan 9, 2010 8:34pm AEDT Updated Sat Jan 9, 2010 8:41pm AEDT The Federal Opposition is calling on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to act immediately on illegal immigration, as another boat of … Continue reading

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Ottawa Nears Clampdown On Hungarian Refugee Claimants

Ottawa nears clamp-down on Hungarian refugee claimants By Heather Scoffield (CP) January 8, 2010 OTTAWA—-Ottawa is seriously considering imposing visa requirements on visitors from Hungary to cut off a growing flood of refugee applicants, mainly from the Roma community, The … Continue reading

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No New Immigration Program For P.E.I : Shea

No new immigration program for P.E.I.: Shea CBC News Last Updated: Friday, January 8, 2010 | 8:18 PM AT Comments 9 Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea, responsible for P.E.I. in the federal cabinet, said Friday that there have been no … Continue reading

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Asylum Applications Fall Markedly

Asylum applications fall markedly ANNA CAOLLA Irishtimes.com Last Updated: Friday, January 8, 2010, 13:10 Asylum applications in the State are now at levels not seen since the mid-1990s, according to figures released today. Provisional figures released by the Department of … Continue reading

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Gov’t Seeking To Overturn Migrant’s Release Order

Government seeking to overturn Tamil migrant's release order By Darah Hansen Canwest News Service Published: Thursday, January 07, 2010 Vancouver — A Sri Lankan man who came to Canada aboard a human-smuggling ship is still fighting for his release more … Continue reading

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The Green Card Lottery May Be Stopped

The Green Card Lottery may be stopped By Ellie Velinska January 7, 2010 Right Pundits.com Congressman Lamar Smith and Congressman Bob Goodlatte, sent a letter to the Chairman of the Judiciary committee, Congressman John Conyers, urging the committee to consider … Continue reading

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Rise In Sham Marriages To Beat UK Immigration Laws

Rise in sham marriages to beat UK immigration laws BBC NEWS January 7, 2010 The number of suspected sham marriages by illegal immigrants has leapt by more than half in the past year. Home Office figures for 2009 show a … Continue reading

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Winter Olympics Will Highlight New U.S. Border Requirements

Winter Olympics will highlight new U.S. border requirements By Matthew Daneman USA Today, January 6, 2010 http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-01-05-bordercross_N.htm When the 2010 Winter Olympic Games start in Vancouver on Feb. 12, they not only will draw athletes from across the globe but … Continue reading

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U.S. Repatriated 359,455 Mexicans In 2009

U.S. Repatriated 359,455 Mexicans in 2009 The Latin American Herald Tribune (Caracas), January 6, 2010 http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=349773&CategoryId=14091 Mexico City — During the first 11 months of 2009 a total of 359,455 Mexicans were repatriated to Mexico by U.S. immigration authorities, the … Continue reading

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Los Angeles Leads New York, Chicago In Abuse Of Low-Wage Workers, Survey Finds

L.A. leads New York, Chicago in abuse of low-wage workers, survey says UCLA study finds widespread violation of minimum wage and overtime laws. Large pool of illegal immigrants and predatory business strategies in garment and building sectors are major factors. … Continue reading

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NonCitizen Criminals Face Deportation

Noncitizen criminals face deportation The McClatchy Newspapers, January 6, 2010 http://www.tampabay.com/incoming/noncitizen-criminals-face-deportation/1063401 San Jose, CA — Roger Simmie is no angel. Twenty years ago, the Mountain View, Calif., carpenter was convicted of resisting arrest and drug possession. Fifteen years after that, … Continue reading

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Migrants Should Understand Christian Heritage, Says Former Anglican Leader

Migrants should understand Christian heritage, says former Anglican leader Migrants should respect the Christian heritage of Britain while the immigration system needs to focus more on values, the former Archbishop of Canterbury said. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor Telegraph.co.uk … Continue reading

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French Elite Schools Under Fire

French elite schools under fire AFP January 6, 2010 PARIS—-France's elite schools faced fierce attacks on Wednesday for balking at a government plan that would force them to take in more students from low-income families and minorities. President Nicolas Sarkozy … Continue reading

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Foreign Nationals Registering For PPS Numbers Down By Half Last Year

Foreign nationals registering for PPS numbers down by half last year 13,794 The number of Polish migrants who registered to work or access public services in the State during 2009, down from 42,553 in 2008 JAMIE SMYTH The Irish Times … Continue reading

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Maple Leaf Workers Approve Controversial Contract—New Deal Helps Fast-Track Immigration Status For Foreign Workers

Maple Leaf workers approve controversial contract New deal helps fast-track immigration status for foreign workers CBC News Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 | 12:07 PM CT Employees at the Maple Leaf Foods hog processing plant in Brandon, Man., have … Continue reading

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Lessons From Last Amnesty—Problems With The 1986 IRCA Legislation Program

Lessons from the Last Amnesty Problems with the 1986 IRCA Legalization Program Center For Immigration Studies Contact: Bryan Griffith, press@cis.org, (202) 466-8185 January 5, 2010 WASHINGTON (January 5, 2010) The Obama Administration and Democrats in Congress have announced they will … Continue reading

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Illinois Senate Candidates Say Little On Immigration

Ill. Senate candidates say little on immigration By Sophia Tareen The Associated Press, January 5, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/wire/chi-ap-il-senaterace-immigr,0,2882922.story Chicago (AP) — Illinois politicians and activists have helped shape the national Immigration debate, but those vying for President Barack Obama's former U.S. … Continue reading

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