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Reprieve Eases Medical Crisis For Illegal Immigrants

Reprieve Eases Medical Crisis for Illegal Immigrants By Kevin Sack The New York Times, January 5, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/us/06grady.html Atlanta — After a largely sleepless night, Cruz Constancia got up Tuesday morning wondering whether this would be the day that she … Continue reading

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Arrival of 30,000 Migrant IT Workers ‘Deprives Britons Of Jobs’

Arrival of 30,000 migrant IT workers 'deprives Britons of jobs Many of those coming to Britain, the majority of whom are from India, are employed in low or mid-level posts Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times January 5, 2010 … Continue reading

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Revealed : 28 Million Pound Cost Of Providing Legal Advice To Every Asylum Seeker In The UK

Revealed: 28million cost of providing legal advice to every asylum seeker in the UK Taxpayers pay for hundreds of pounds in free legal advice for every asylum seeker in Britain, figures show. By Christopher Hope, Whitehall Editor Telegraph.co.uk Published: 7:30AM … Continue reading

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French Minister Defends National Identity Debate

French minister defends national identity debate The French government has claimed its attempts to define “national identity” have overwhelming public support despite accusations it has exploited xenophobic fears. By Henry Samuel in Paris Telegraph.co.uk Published: 6:40PM GMT 04 Jan 2010 … Continue reading

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Number Of Non-EU Workers In Ireland Falls By 41% In Year

Number of non-EU workers in Ireland falls by 41% in year JAMIE SMYTH The Irish Times Monday, January 4, 2010 THE NUMBER of people from outside the EU working in the Republic fell 41 per cent during 2009 as the … Continue reading

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Illegal Immigrants Employed At UK Border Agency

Illegal immigrants employed at UK Border Agency Illegal immigrants have been employed at Government offices including the headquarters of the Home Office and the UK Border Agency, it has been disclosed. By Murray Wardrop Telegraph.co.uk Published: 7:30AM GMT 04 Jan … Continue reading

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Chicago Immigration Agency A Front For Terror Plot

Chicago immigration agency a front for terror plot, federal probers allege U.S. probe targets operations of First World Immigration By Antonio Olivo The Chicago Tribune, January 3, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-terror-rana-immigrationjan03,0,6207893.story Nestled among the restaurants and sari shops that anchor Devon Avenue … Continue reading

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Conservatives Accuse Lasbour Of Raising Immigration Issue In Marginal Constituencies

Conservatives accuse Labour of raising immigration issue in marginal constituencies Senior Conservatives have accused Labour of a “below the radar” campaign to raise the issue of immigration in marginal constituencies, especially where the BNP is eating into its core vote. … Continue reading

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Tightening Up At The Border

Tightening up at the border; Strict new U.S. travel-document requirements leading to more arrests at southern ports of entry By Leslie Berestein The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 2, 2010 http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/02/strict-new-travel-restrictions-leading-to-more/ In the months following the implementation of new travel-document requirements … Continue reading

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Immigrants’ Family Appeals Costing Taxpayers 1 Million Pounds A Week

Immigrants' family appeals costing taxpayers 1million a week Family members of immigrants in Britain who are refused visas to visit their relatives are costing taxpayers 1 million a week by launching legal battles against the Home Office, according to new … Continue reading

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Obama Pushes Ahead On Immigration Overhaul

Obama pushes ahead on immigration overhaul White House preps its allies for battle as it assures Latinos on a citizenship bill By Peter Nicholas and Tom Hamburger The Los Angeles Times, December 31, 2009 http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-immigration30-2009dec30,0,4277224.story?track=rss Washington, DC — With the … Continue reading

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Judge Throws Out Racial Profiling Suit

Judge throws out RI racial profiling suit By Hilary Russ The Associated Press, December 31, 2008 http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2008/12/31/ judge_throws_out_ri_racial_profiling_suit/ Providence (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit over a highway traffic stop of Guatemalan nationals that civil rights groups … Continue reading

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Minister Says New Student Visa Is An Improvement

Minister says new student visa system is an improvement By Phil Kemp The Report BBC News December 31, 2009 Immigration Minister Phil Woolas has defended the government's new points based visa system for foreign students against claims it is easy … Continue reading

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P.E.I. Pursues Immigration Program

P.E.I. pursues immigration program CBC News Last Updated: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 The P.E.I. government says it is negotiating with Ottawa to bring back an immigration program popular with Island businesses. The business community says a new provincial nominee program … Continue reading

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Feds Test Stricter Temporary Worker Procedures

Feds test stricter temporary worker procedures By Mariana Alvarado The Scripps Howard News Service, December 30, 2009 http://www.scrippsnews.com/content/feds-test-stricter-temporary-worker-procedures The U.S. government has started ensuring that temporary workers leave the country when their work visas expire — an enforcement procedure that … Continue reading

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Court Allows Mother Who Lied To Stay—Son’s Disability Trumps Woman’s False Claim

Court allows mother who lied to stay Son's disability trumps woman's false claim Kenyon Wallace National Post Published: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 The Federal Court of Canada has allowed a woman who became a permanent resident by lying about her … Continue reading

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A Place De Resistance For Newcomers

A place de rsistance for newcomers Quebec needs the labour of immigrants, but is slow to fully integrate them Andrew Chung,Quebec Bureau The Toronto Star December 29, 2009 MONTREAL–Doggedly determined to succeed, Mounia Oulias makes a near-daily trek to a … Continue reading

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Pew and Pulpit Disagree On Immigration

Poll: Pew and Pulpit Disagree on Immigration Zogby Survey Finds Religious Leaders and Members at Odds Center For Immigration Studies Contact: Steven Camarota, (202) 466-8185, sac@cis.org December 29, 2009 WASHINGTON (December 29, 2009) – In contrast to many national religious … Continue reading

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Authorities Clash Over Fate Of Boy Shipped To Canada

Authorities clash over fate of boy shipped to Canada Mom sent teen to Toronto on one-way ticket Andrew Duffy Canwest News Service Published: Monday, December 28, 2009 Canadian immigration and child welfare officials are in an unprecedented legal fight over … Continue reading

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Al-Qaeda Group Makes Claim For Attempted Bombing

Al Qaeda group makes claim for attempted bombing CTV.ca News Staff Date: Mon. Dec. 28 2009 4:36 PM ET Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed responsibility for the Christmas Day attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner, for which … Continue reading

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