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Are The Number Of Immigrants Seeking Asylum Over Sexual-Orientation Discrimination Increasing?

Desperately Seeking Freedom Are the number of immigrants seeking asylum over sexual-orientation discrimination increasing? By Krista Gesaman Newsweek, November 30, 2009 http://www.newsweek.com/id/224893/page/1 Luiz enjoys cooking family dinners for a small household in New York City. He works as an au … Continue reading

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Populate and Perish, Warns Labor MP

Populate and perish, warns Labor MP By Ashley Hall for AM AM | abc.net.au/am November 30, 2009 A Federal Labor MP says the Government's push to reduce the size of Australia's environmental footprint is not being helped by its population … Continue reading

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Wealthy Immigrants Will Be Granted Residency To NZ Almost Immediately

Wealthy immigrants will be granted residency to New Zealand almost immediately under new business migration laws. The Radio New Zealand News, November 30, 2009 http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2009/11/30/1245d4ac48ce The Entrepreneur Plus immigration category came into effect on 30 November, offering a fast-track to … Continue reading

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Indian Tamil Tiger Supporter Deported

Indian Tamil Tiger supporter deported Speaking tour Stewart Bell National Post Published: Friday, November 27, 2009 Canadian immigration officials arrested an Indian man in Toronto yesterday after he gave a fiery speech at an event where the flag of the … Continue reading

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Brits Flock To Start A New Life In Australia

Brits flock to start a new life in Australia The Australian Associated Press, November 27, 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/world/brits-flock-to-start-a-new-life-in-australia-20091127-jv0k.html The number of people leaving Britain has soared to a record high, with Australia the top country of choice to set up home, … Continue reading

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A Remote Island Seeks A Boom Without A Bust

A Remote Island Seeks a Boom Without a Bust By Norimitsu Onishi The New York Times, November 27, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/27/world/asia/27island.html Christmas Island — ''The good times are back on Christmas Island,'' said Trish O'Donnell, this island's sole real estate agent. … Continue reading

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Ottawa’s Hands Tied On Terrorism

Ottawa's hands tied on terrorism By our laws, there's no way to hold suspects John Ivison National Post Published: Thursday, November 26, 2009 What would happen if Osama bin Laden washed up on the coast of Vancouver Island in a … Continue reading

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Immigration Policies Need Public, Not Political Debate

Immigration policies need public, not political debate Herbert Grubel Canwest News Service Thursday, November 26th, 2009 | 7:20 am Canadians need a public debate on the merit of their government's existing immigration policies since a new set of studies has … Continue reading

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More Overseas Migrants Heading To Queensland

More overseas migrants heading to Queensland By Cosima Marriner The Sydney Morning Herald, November 26, 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/national/more-overseas-migrants-heading-to-queensland-20091125-jrwy.html Immigrants have displaced southerners as Queensland's biggest source of new arrivals. One-fifth of all migrants now settle in Queensland. The Queensland Premier, Anna … Continue reading

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Christmas Tree Grower Turns To Mexico For Workers

Christmas tree grower turns to Mexico for workers CBC News Last Updated: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 | 8:39 AM AT Comments 92 Recommend 26 Adrian Sanchez is one of five Mexicans working on Colin Hughes' One of Nova Scotia's biggest … Continue reading

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Ban Lifted For Green-Card Applicants With HIV

Ban lifted for green-card applicants with HIV A two-decade-old rule kept those with the virus out of the U.S. Now such immigrants will be able to visit the country and apply for legal status. By Anna Gorman The Los Angeles … Continue reading

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Immigration Reform Next Up On Bishops’ Wish List For Congress

Immigration reform next up on bishops' wish list for Congress By Nancy Frazier O'Brien The Catholic News Service, November 25, 2009 http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0905256.htm Washington, DC (CNS) — Over the years, hundreds of thousands of postcards have come from U.S. Catholics in … Continue reading

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Arrests of Illegal Immigrants Along Border Drop 25%

Arrests of illegal immigrants along border drop 25% Bolstered enforcement efforts along the Mexico-U.S. border and the weak economy are cited. The trend is also apparent across the Southwest. By Richard Marosi The Los Angeles Times, November 25, 2009 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-border25-2009nov25,0,5713070.story … Continue reading

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Hispanic Group Sues Ohio Over License Plate Policy

Hispanic group sues Ohio over license plate policy By Lisa Cornwell The Associated Press, November 25, 2009 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hz5Ed0-8iDBTIZrHnvPrIJvupw5QD9C6KD8O1 Cincinnati, OH (AP) — A Hispanic group filed a lawsuit asking a judge to stop Ohio from canceling vehicle registrations for thousands … Continue reading

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Terrorism Probe Casts Scrutiny On Minneapolis’ Somali Immigrant Enclave

Terrorism probe casts scrutiny on Minneapolis' Somali immigrant enclave Little Mogadishu residents talk of a lack of identity and a life of poverty and racism. And they disagree over their former neighbors who are accused of plotting jihad in Somalia. … Continue reading

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Canadians Fared Far Worse In Recession, Economist Says

Canadians fared far worse in recession, economist says THE CANADIAN PRESS Published On Tue Nov 24 2009 OTTAWAA new independent economic analysis shows Canada's recession has been longer and deeper than the official record indicates. The report from Dale Orr … Continue reading

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Don’t Dismiss ‘Honour Killing’ Claim : Judge, Immigration Ruling

Don't dismiss 'honour killing' claim: judge, immigration ruling By Kenyon Wallace National Post November 24, 2009 TORONTO—-A Federal Court judge has ordered Citizenship and Immigration to consider the credibility of a woman's claim that she will be the victim of … Continue reading

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US, Canada Extend Border Security Cooperation

US, Canada Extend Border Security Cooperation By Mickey McCarter HS Today, November 25, 2009 http://www.hstoday.us/content/view/11226/149/ Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano joined her counterpart from Canada in Washington, DC, Tuesday to announce a bundle of cooperative efforts on information sharing, maritime … Continue reading

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Feds to Crack Down On Illegal Wire Transfers

Feds to crack down on illegal wire transfers By Sergio Chapa The KGBT News (Harlingen, TX), November 24, 2009 http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=381965 Federal authorities are looking at new ways to keep millions of dollars out of the hands of immigrant smugglers. For … Continue reading

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Haitian-American Politicians Make New Push For Power

Haitian-American politicians make new push for power A community that lacks political clout is making a new push to claim some power. By Lesley Clark The Miami Herald, November 34, 3009 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/v-fullstory/story/1350671.html Washington, DC — Haitian-American politicians from across the … Continue reading

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