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Canada’s Refugee Policy Is Too Generous And It Costs Us Dearly

Canada's refugee policy is too generous and it costs us dearly By Martin Collacott Special to The Vancouver Sun November 6, 2009 Re: Australia's harsh approach to refugees, Nov. 3 Australian human rights lawyer Greg Barnes has strongly advised Canada … Continue reading

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Immigrants Lying Low

Immigrants lying low By TOM GODFREY, SUN MEDIA Last Updated: 6th November 2009, 3:35am TORONTO — Almost 42,000 immigrants have gone underground and are being sought on warrants for deportation — one quarter of the 160,000 people who are in … Continue reading

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Hundreds Of Accused Felons Deported Rather Than Prosecuted

Hundreds of accused felons deported rather than prosecuted By David Schechter and Mark Smith The WFAA News (Dallas), November 6, 2009 http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa091105_mo_deportingjustice.28ae52611.html Dallas — Hundreds of accused felons charged with murder, rape, assault and kidnapping have been deported from Dallas … Continue reading

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Citizenship Question Will Not Be Added To 2010 Census

Citizenship question will not be added to 2010 census By Daniel Gonzlez The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), November 6, 2009 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/11/06/20091106census.html The 2010 census will not include a controversial question about citizenship that critics said could have led to significant undercounts … Continue reading

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Immigration Agents Arresting More Criminals

Immigration agents arresting more criminals By Cindy Carcamo The Orange County Register (Santa Ana), November 5, 2009 http://www.ocregister.com/articles/criminal-agency-teams-2638596-orders-country Immigration agents in charge of chasing down illegal immigrants who are avoiding deportation orders are increasingly focusing their efforts on arresting those … Continue reading

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Batanguena Gets 4 Months In Hong Kong For Forged Immigration Stamps

Batanguea gets 4 months in HK for forged immigration stamps JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE GMANews.TV 11/05/2009 | 04:42 PM A Filipino woman visiting Hong Kong for the first time would be staying in the Chinese provinces jail for four months after … Continue reading

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Inquiry Into Immigrant Investor Program Needed : NDP

Inquiry into immigrant investor program needed: NDP CBC NEWS Last Updated: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 | 2:54 PM AT P.E.I.'s political parties should work together to get the ruling Liberal government to call a public inquiry into the provincial nominee … Continue reading

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Ottawa Losing Control Of Immigration, A-G Warns

Ottawa losing control of immigration, A-G warns Decisions on who gets into Canada are increasingly being made by the provinces and employers, opening the door to fraud BILL CURRY OTTAWA—From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009 … Continue reading

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Ottawa Reduces Immigrant Visa Quota By 3000 For 2010

Ottawa Reduces Immigrant Visa Quota By 3,000 For 2010 AHN Staff November 4, 2009 6:35 p.m. EST Ottawa, Ontario (AHN) – Canada will keep its 2010 permanent resident visa quota at current levels of 240,000 to 265,000, but will drastically … Continue reading

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Tamil Tigers Said Regrouping In Canada

Tamil Tigers said regrouping in Canada UPI Published: Nov. 4, 2009 at 8:58 AM TORONTO, Nov. 4 (UPI) — The Sri Lankan separatist Tamil Tiger movement is using Canada as a restaging base, a think-tank professor in Singapore told the … Continue reading

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Silent Screams And Stifled Statistics—The Rising Number Of Honour Killings Among Muslims

Silent screams and stifled statistics The rising number of honour killings among Muslims By Douglas J. Hagmann, Director http://homelandsecurityus.com/?p=320/ 4 November 2009 Twenty year-old Noor Faleh Almaleki of suburban Phoenix died Monday, becoming the latest non-statistic in a rising number … Continue reading

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The Overstayer Factor In Australia’s Immigration Debate

The overstayer factor in Australia's immigration debate ABC Radio Australia Updated November 4, 2009 12:17:41 Listen: Windows Media The rising number of asylum seekers attempting to reach Australia country by boat continues to dominate political debate. Many of the asylum … Continue reading

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Flash Points Linger In Health Bill

Flash Points Linger in Health Bill Democrats Trying to Reach Final Deals on Handling of Abortions, Illegal Immigrants By Janet Adamy The Wall Street Journal, November 3, 2009 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125719816691823721.html?mod=rss_Today%27s_Most_Popular Washington, DC — House Democrats are wrestling with how their health-care … Continue reading

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E-Verify Working Smoothly

E-Verify working smoothly By Perla Trevizo The Chattanooga Times Free Press (TN), November 3, 2009 http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/03/e-verify-working-smoothly/?business Nearly two months after most federal contractors and subcontractors were required to use the government's employment verification program, local employers report things are running … Continue reading

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Immigration Law Goes Into Effect; "Widow’s Penalty" Ends

New immigration law goes into effect; 'widow's penalty' ends A new immigration law is now in effect, and this means new changes for Americans who marry foreign nationals. By Melissa Tune The WRDW News (Augusta, GA), November 3, 2009 http://www.wrdw.com/politics/headlines/69023852.html … Continue reading

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Senate Votes To Take Up Jobless Benefit Extension

Senate votes to take up jobless benefit extension The Associated Press, November 3, 2009 http://www.starhq.com/news/html/news/AP/articles.asp?day=Sunday&article=a1046bc-us-unemploymentben.html Washington (AP) — After weeks of political haggling, the Senate agreed Tuesday to take up legislation that would give people running out of unemployment insurance … Continue reading

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Manitoba Welcome Host For Guest Workers In Canada

Manitoba welcome host for guest workers in Canada Migrant workers get fair shot at future thanks to meat plant, province's unique policy Sandro Contenta Staff Reporter TheStar.com Published On Tue Nov 03 2009 Comments (13) (PHOTO: Some 1,500 migrant workers … Continue reading

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Tamils’ Ship Alleged To Have Traces Of Explosives

Tamils' ship alleged to have traces of explosives Suspected gunboat Stewart Bell National Post Published: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 Immigration officials are alleging that trace amounts of explosives were found aboard a cargo ship that smuggled 76 Sri Lankans to … Continue reading

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A Temporary Worker’s Catch 22

Star Investigation: A temporary worker's Catch-22 Temporary permits leave foreigners open to exploitation Sandro Contenta Laurie Monsebraaten Staff Reporters Star.com Published On Mon Nov 02 2009 In Mumbai, Mac Akela was a top chef at a luxury hotel, running a … Continue reading

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H-1B Visa Applications Lowest Since 2003

H-1B visa applications lowest since 2003 By John Boudreau The Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), November 2, 2009 http://www.contracostatimes.com/business/ci_13680374?source=rss San Jose, CA — More than six months after the federal government began accepting petitions for work visas popular with … Continue reading

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