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David Headley: Quiet American With Alleged Links To Mumbai Massacre

David Headley: quiet American with alleged links to Mumbai massacre From The Times November 21, 2009 In almost every way, David Headley was the perfect neighbour. When the 49-year-old American citizen began renting an apartment in Mumbai last year he … Continue reading

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Share Asylum Burden, Indonesians Plead

Share asylum burden, Indonesians plead TOM ALLARD AND KARUNI ROMPIES JAKARTA The Sydney Morning Herald November 21, 2009 INDONESIA has begun negotiating a new arrangement to handle asylum seekers with the Rudd Government as the country's foreign affairs minister called … Continue reading

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It Is A Mistake To Let Sponsors Off The Hook

It is a mistake to let sponsors off the hook Ontario Court of Appeal ruling will lead to more immigration fraud, leaving taxpayers with the bill By JULIE TAUB Freelance The Gazette November 20, 2009 The Ontario Court of Appeal … Continue reading

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Canadians Seem Pleased With Additions To Immigrants’ Handbook: Poll

Canadians seem pleased with additions to immigrants' handbook: poll By John Ward (CP) November 20, 2009 OTTAWA—-A new immigration handbook that adds sections on military history, legendary inventors and some of the darker aspects of Canada's past seems to be … Continue reading

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Lesbian U.S. Soldier Wins New Canada Hearing For Refugee Status

Lesbian U.S. Soldier Wins New Canada Hearing for Refugee Status By Alexandre Deslongchamps Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) — A U.S. deserter, who was denied refugee status in February, won a new hearing before Canadas immigration board after a judge ruled the … Continue reading

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NHS Hospital Cleaning Firm Bosses Held For ‘Blackmailing Illegal Staff’

NHS hospital cleaning firm bosses held for 'blackmailing illegal staff' Three managers at a NHS cleaning company have been arrested on suspicion of blackmailing foreign staff, amid claims that illegal immigrants have been employed at hospitals across the country. By … Continue reading

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Flannery Calls For Population Inquiry

Flannery calls for population inquiry By Tony Eastley for AM ABC.net.au/am Posted Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:05am AEDT Updated Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:22am AEDT Professor Flannery says no-one has any real idea of the environmental effects of population growth. … Continue reading

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Desperate Overseas Students Paying $100K For Visas

Desperate overseas students paying $100K for visas By Peter Michael The Courier-Mail November 20, 2009 12:01am DESPERATE overseas students are allegedly paying bribes of up to $100,000 to Queensland businesses to illegally obtain permanent residency visas. Authorities have launched a … Continue reading

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Hold Immigrant Sponsors To Their Word

National Post editorial board: Hold immigrant sponsors to their word The National Post Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:30 AM by NP Editor This week, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed that immigration-sponsorship contracts are generally enforceable. But the court also … Continue reading

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Rana’s Canadian Connections Traced

Rana's Canadian connections traced IANS 19 November 2009, 09:54am IST TORONTO: Pakistan-born Canadian citizen Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who is suspected of having had a role in the Mumbai terror attacks, may have used his immigration consultancy service to help terrorists … Continue reading

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Gov’t Data Imply High Immigrant Crime Rates

Government Data Imply High Immigrant Crime Rates Study: Findings Contradict Older Research Showing Low Rates Center for Immigration Studies Contact: Steven Camarota, (202) 466-8185, sac@cis.org WASHINGTON (November 19, 2009) Center for Immigration Studies has published a detailed report on immigration … Continue reading

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Britain’s Soaring Population On Course To Hit 74 Million

Britain's soaring population on course to hit 74 million By Steve Doughty Mail Online Last updated at 3:33 PM on 19th November 200 Comments (180) Britain's population may grow to 74million over the next 20 years, according to official estimates. … Continue reading

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Perish The Thought That We Can Handle A Bigger Population

Perish the thought that we can handle a bigger population BOB CARR Sydney Morning Herald November 19, 2009 In the sprawling Austrian classic “The Man Without Qualities” by Robert Musil, famed for its unreadability, the anti-hero, Ulrich, reads in a … Continue reading

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Australia Expected To Resettle Asylum Seekers

Australia expected to resettle asylum seekers By Geoff Thompson for AM and staff AM ABC.net.au/am Posted Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:22am AEDT Updated Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:15am AEDT After four weeks off the coast of Indonesia, the Customs ship … Continue reading

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Councils ‘Lost’ 145 Child Asylum Seekers Last Year

Councils 'lost' 145 child asylum seekers last year Charity's FoI request reveals young people left care homes and were never seen again Owen Bowcott guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 18 November 2009 19.50 GMT Almost 150 children and young people went missing without … Continue reading

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This Man Married His Own Daughter So She Would Be Allowed To Stay In Britain

This man married his OWN daughter so she would be allowed to stay in Britain – and the Home Office knows about it By Sam Greenhill and Dennis Rice The Daily Mail Last updated at 12:51 PM on 18th November … Continue reading

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Afghan Asylum Seeker Wins Right To Stay In Britain After Converting To Christianity

Afghan asylum seeker wins right to stay in Britain after converting to Christianity By Tom Kelly Mail Online Last updated at 12:39 AM on 18th November 2009 Comments (229) An Afghan who arrived in Britain on a hijacked jet has … Continue reading

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Queem’s Speech 2009 : Draft Immigration Bill

Queen's speech 2009: draft immigration bill Sets out sweeping reforms to immigration and asylum bill and simplifies legislation on migration Queen's speech focuses on pensioners, parents and economic recovery Alan Travis, home affairs editor guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 18 November 2009 11.48 … Continue reading

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Indonesia Draws Up Plan To Force Sri Lankans Home

Indonesia draws up plan to force Sri Lankans home TOM ALLARD Sydney Morning Herald November 16, 2009 JAKARTA: Indonesia is planning to deport Sri Lankan asylum seekers at Merak, including ''Alex'', the English-speaking spokesman for the group that has spent … Continue reading

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Irishman Fined, Deported Over Visa Scam

Irishman fined, deported over visa scam by Pdraig Collins The Irish Echo Posted on 16 November 2009 AN Irishman was recently fined $1,400 and expelled from Australia after being convicted of immigration fraud. The confirmation from the Department of Immigration … Continue reading

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