News

House Bill Would Increase H-1B Cap

House Bill Would Increase H-1B Cap By: Roy Mark eWeek.com 2009-12-16 There are 107 user comments on this IT Infrastructure story. Details are seriously lacking, but a comprehensive immigration reform bill introduced in the U.S. House Dec. 15 would raise … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Christmas Island To Get $50 Million Package

Christmas Island to get $50m package By Jonathan Pearlman The Sydney Morning Herald, December 16, 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/national/christmas-island-to-get-50m-package-20091215-kuo6.html Christmas Island's residents will receive a $50 million boost to the island's infrastructure as the Rudd Government seeks to placate the permanent population … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

As Countries Shut Out Migrants, Canada Warned It Will Become The New Safe Harbour

As countries shut out migrants, Canada warned it will become the new safe harbour By Joe Friesen The Globe and Mail (Canada), December 16, 2009 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/as-countries-shut-out-migrants-canada-warned-it-will-become-the-new-safe-harbour/article1402019/ The worst recession in a generation has already played havoc with the job market, … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Central Canada’s Capacity For Self-Delusion

Central Canada's capacity for self-delusion Rudyard Griffiths The National Post Posted: December 15, 2009, 10:00 AM by NP Editor As a born-and-bred central Canadian, I am well and truly fed up with my compatriots' mindless bashing of the oil sands … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Just One In Five Migrant Nurses Planning To Stay

Just one in five migrant nurses planning to stay By Muiris Houston The Irish Times, December 15, 2009 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2009/1215/1224260710629.html Just one in five migrant nurses working in the Republic plans to stay here, with many planning to move to Canada … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

French Minister Tells Muslims To Speak Properly

French Minister Tells Muslims to Speak Properly Reuters, December 15, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/12/15/world/international-us-france-minister-muslims.html Paris (Reuters) — A junior French minister has told young Muslims living in France they should dress properly, find a job and stop speaking slang. Opposition politicians from … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

In Calais, Illegal Migrants Driven Underground

In Calais, Illegal Migrants Driven Underground By Bruce Crumley The BBC News (U.K.), December 15, 2009 http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1947471,00.html?xid=rss-topstories Last September, when French authorities sent riot police to raze 'the Jungle,' a makeshift camp near Calais, they made sure plenty of international … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

EU Urged To Open Doors To Migrants

E.U. Urged to Open Doors to Migrants By Katrin Bennhold and Caroline Brothers The New York Times, December 14, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/world/europe/15iht-migrants.html Paris — European nations are playing into the hands of human traffickers by tightening immigration policies at a time … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Bienvenu A Quebec? Strict Provincial Regulations Mean Few Immigrants To Canada Choose Quebec–And More Are Bidding Adieu

Bienvenue A Quebec? Strict provincial regulations mean few immigrants to Canada choose Quebec–and more are bidding adieu. Forbes.com Oxford Analytica, 12.14.09, 06:00 AM EST Although federal-provincial accords on immigration have proliferated, Quebec was the first Canadian province to set its … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

H-1B Visa Use By U.S. Firms Holds Steady In ’09

H-1B visa use by U.S. firms holds steady in '09 Indian IT firms cut back, but some U.S. companies used more than in '08 By Patrick Thibodeau Computer World, December 14, 2009 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9142163/H_1B_visa_use_by_U.S._firms_holds_steady_in_09?taxonomyId=60 U.S. companies were still getting H-1B visa … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Most Young Latinos U.S.-Born, Feel Labelled As Immigrants, Study Finds

Most young Latinos U.S.-born, feel labeled as immigrants, study finds By David Olson The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA), December 14, 2009 http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_LN_20091211_latinoyouth.351935672.html Two-thirds of young Latinos are now U.S.-born, a shift from 14 years ago when nearly half were immigrants and … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

More Dutch People Have Two Passports

More Dutch people have two passports Radio Netherlands Worldwide Published on 14 December 2009 – 12:23pm A growing number of Dutch people have dual citizenship, according to figures released by the Dutch statistics office announced on Monday. This is despite … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Minister Eyes Changes To Security Certificate Law Amid Terror Case Problems

Minister eyes changes to security certificate law amid terror case problems By Jim Bronskill And Sue Bailey (CP) December 13, 2009 OTTAWA—The federal government has launched a sweeping review of a crumbling anti-terrorist law, acknowledging the system needs fixing, The … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Father Christmas Turned Away From Asylum Centre Over Security Comcerns

Father Christmas turned away from asylum centre over security concerns Police were called in to prevent a clergyman dressed as Father Christmas from delivering presents to children at an asylum centre due to fears he posed a security threat. By … Continue reading

Posted in American, British, News

Sharing Of Info Draws Praise

Sharing of info draws praise By Alfonso Chardy The Miami Herald, December 13, 2009 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1380735.html Federal immigration officials in Miami remember the date and time well: March 18, 9:31 p.m. That was the day they scored one of their biggest … Continue reading

Posted in American, News

Study Reveals Impact Of Immigration On UK Faiths

Study reveals impact of immigration on UK faiths Britain is home to 1.1 million Muslim immigrants, according to a comprehensive study of faith and migration. By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs Correspondent Telegraph.co.uk Published: 9:00AM GMT 13 Dec 2009 The finding … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Snow’s Our Most Defining Feature

Snow's our most defining feature By STEPHEN LAUTENS The Calgary Sun Last Updated: 12th December 2009, 4:46am Even though I don't usually have a lot good to say about our current government in Ottawa, I will give Stephen Harper full … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Decemberb 6, 2009: Baroness Scotland ‘Never Considered Resigning Over Illegally Employed Housekeeper’

Baroness Scotland 'never considered resigning over illegally employed housekeeper' Baroness Scotland never considered resigning as Attorney General amid the row over her illegally employed Tongan housekeeper, she disclosed during an appearance on Radio 4s Desert Island Discs. Telegraph.co.uk Published: 6:25PM … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Former Iranian Agent Arrested In Canada

Former Iranian agent arrested in Canada 'Lack Of Credibility'; Gave false name when he arrived in Vancouver Stewart Bell National Post Published: Friday, December 11, 2009 Canadian immigration authorities have arrested a former member of Iran's state security apparatus who … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Tamil Migrant Still In Custody Despite Order

Tamil migrant still in custody despite order Government quickly challenged immigration board order CBC NEWS Last Updated: Thursday, December 10, 2009 Comments 26 Recommend 11 An immigration review board has ordered the release of one more of the 76 Tamil … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011