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2006: Migrants’ Remittances: The Good And The Bad

Columnists Posted on Thu, Sep. 28, 2006email thisprint this THE OPPENHEIMER REPORT Migrants' remittances: the good and the bad Andres Oppenheimer aoppenheimer@MiamiHerald.com When mayors of about a dozen Latin American and Caribbean cities met in Miami this week to exchange … Continue reading

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New Lobby Group Aims To Stir Serious Debate On Immigration Levels

New lobby group aims to stir serious debate on immigration levels By Norma Greenaway Postmedia News September 27, 2010 OTTAWA—-The federal government should consider cutting the number of immigrants accepted in Canada and avert the kind of anti-immigrant sentiment wave … Continue reading

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32 Illegal Immigrants Arrested In Federal Roundup

32 illegal immigrants arrested in federal roundup By Andria Simmons The Atlanta Journal Constitution, September 27, 2010 http://www.ajc.com/news/32-illegal-immigrants-arrested-641752.html Federal authorities have arrested 32 illegal immigrants in Georgia who had committed crimes or had absconded after a judge ordered them to … Continue reading

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Former Ambassador Lends Support To New Anti-Immigration Group

Former ambassador lends support to new anti-immigration group By Peter ONeil Postmedia News Europe Correspondent September 26, 2010 7:01 PM A pillar of the Canadian establishment, brushing aside the risk he could become embroiled in one of the countrys most … Continue reading

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Promise Of New Life In Canada Not Coming To Pass For Many Afghan Interpreters

Promises of new life in Canada not coming to pass for many Afghan interpreters By: Dene Moore, The Canadian Press The Winnipeg Free Press Posted: 26/09/2010 3:32 AM KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Canadian soldiers had just arrived in Kandahar province in … Continue reading

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Three Attorneys Sentenced To Prison In Asylum Scheme

Three attorneys sentenced to prison in asylum scheme By Denny Walsh The Sacramento Bee, September 26, 2010 http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/25/3055410/three-attorneys-sentenced-to-prison.html#ixzz10q1kb4zy In a grueling seven-hour hearing Friday in Sacramento federal court, three attorneys were sentenced to prison for engineering a scheme that gained … Continue reading

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Obama’s Incremental Approach To Immigration Overhaul Falls Short Of Expectations

Obama's Incremental Approach to Immigration Overhaul Falls Short of Expectations FOXNews, September 25, 2010 http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/25/incremental-approach-immigration-overhaul-falls-short-expectations/?test=latestnews With comprehensive immigration overhaul off the table, President Obama and his Democratic allies have tried smaller proposals to provide illegal immigrants a path toward citizenship … Continue reading

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East Timor Baulks At Refugee Plan

East Timor baulks at refugee plan Bernard Lagan The Age September 25, 2010 EAST Timor has declared it does not want to become a mere transit point for boat people picked up in Australian waters. At a meeting of foreign … Continue reading

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Scrutiny On Detainee Centre Security

Scrutiny on detainee centre security Yuko Narushima and Aaron Cook The Age September 25, 2010 TROUBLED detainees were able to climb a roof where a man took his life at Villawood by leaving through an open window and a hole … Continue reading

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Can Canada Avoid European-Style Immigration Backlash?

Can Canada avoid European-style immigration backlash? By Peter O'Neil, Postmedia News Europe Correspondent, Postmedia News September 24, 2010 PARIS—A wave of hostility toward immigrants across Europe has shaken the foundations of the continent's political system, raising questions among some analysts … Continue reading

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Report : More People Entering Canada Than U.S.

Report: More people illegally entering Canada than U.S. ISABELLE DILLS – THE BELLINGHAM HERALD POSTED: Friday, Sep. 24, 2010 More people are sneaking into Canada from the U.S. than the other way around, according to a border threat assessment report. … Continue reading

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Canada To Use Biometrics To Secure Its Borders

Canada to use biometrics to secure its borders IDSuperstore September 24, 2010 Canada Immigration has announced a new five-year plan to institute a secure, biometrics-based border entry system to protect the nation from illegal immigrants. According to Karen Shadd, spokeswoman … Continue reading

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Irate Students May Not Go Home, Lawyer David Bitel Warns

Irate students may not go home, lawyer David Bitel warns Bernard Lane From: The Australian September 24, 2010 12:00AM 27 comments TENS of thousands of foreign students may try to stay in Australia illegally now that stricter rules have dashed … Continue reading

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Government Of Canada Announces Funding For New ‘In My Language’ Website

Government of Canada Announces Funding for New 'In my Language' Website TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Sept. 23, 2010) – A new website will provide information on essential community services in 11 different languages, Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced … Continue reading

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PM Hands Timor Deal To Minister

PM hands Timor deal to minister Katharine Murphy and Yuko Narushima The Age September 23, 2010 IMMIGRATION Minister Chris Bowen will head to East Timor to revive plans for an offshore immigration processing facility following talks between Julia Gillard and … Continue reading

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Nine Chinese Launch New Sydney Immigration Protest

Nine Chinese launch new Sydney immigration protest By Greg Wood (AFP) September 22, 2010 SYDNEY—-Nine Chinese nationals protested from the roof of an Australian immigration centre on Wednesday, following a tense stand-off with a group of Tamils a day earlier … Continue reading

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New Service Checks Employment Eligibility

New Service Checks Employment Eligibility Voxy News Engine Voxy News Engine Wednesday, 22 September, 2010 – 16:44 Wellington, Sept 22 NZPA – Employers can now check online to find out whether people who apply for jobs are entitled to work … Continue reading

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No Deal Was Done With Detainees : Bowen

No deal was done with detainees: Bowen AAP September 22, 2010 Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says the federal government did not do a deal with 11 asylum seekers to convince them to end their protest at a Sydney detention centre. … Continue reading

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Almost Half Of Ford Supporters Don’t Think Toronto Would Benefit From Newcomers : Poll

Almost half of Ford supporters dont think Toronto would benefit from newcomers: poll The Globe and Mail, September 21, 2010 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/city-votes/almost-half-of-ford-supporters-dont-think-toronto-would-benefit-from-newcomers-poll/article1716607/ Almost half of people who say theyd vote for Rob Ford also have qualms about welcoming new Canadians to … Continue reading

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Muslims Mass-Producing Children To Take Over Africa, Says Archbishop

Muslims mass-producing children to take over Africa, says Archbishop Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent Times Online September 21, 2009 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6841734.ece One of the most powerful figures in the Anglican Church believes that Africa is under attack from Islam and that Muslims … Continue reading

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