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CNN’s Special On Latinos Stirs Protests Against Anchor

CNNs Special on Latinos Stirs Protests Against Anchor By Brian Stelter The New York Times, October 22, 2009 http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/in-wake-of-cnn-latino-special-groups-criticize-lou-dobbs-and-the-channel/ CNNs broadcast of a four-hour documentary about Latinos this week turned into a political rallying cry for activist groups that are … Continue reading

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Britain ‘Forced To Take More Asylum Seekers’ Under EU Common Asylum Plan

Britain 'forced to take more asylum seekers' under EU common asylum plan Britain would be forced to take a greater number of asylum seekers under EU plans that would create a Europe-wide common asylum policy with uniform criteria for deciding … Continue reading

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Griffin Struggles To Defend Views In BBC Debate

Griffin struggles to defend views in BBC debate By Jim Pickard and Tim Bradshaw in London The Financial Times Published: October 22 2009 18:40 Last updated: October 22 2009 22:47 Hundreds of anti-fascist protesters demonstrated outside the BBCs London centre … Continue reading

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Dlamini-Zuma Welcomes Canada’s Decision On Huntley

Dlamini-Zuma welcomes Canada's decision on Huntley The Canadian government has asked the federal court to overturn a tribunal decision to grant South African Brandon Huntley refugee status. By Staff Reporter Times Live Oct 21, 2009 1:16 PM | Home Affairs … Continue reading

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Home Office Has Lost Track of 40,000 Rejected Migrants

Home Office has lost track of 40,000 rejected migrants Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times October 21, 2009 40 Comments The Home Office has lost track of tens of thousands of migrants who were refused extensions to their visas … Continue reading

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Brussels Seeks End To EU ‘Asylum Lottery’

Brussels seeks end to EU 'asylum lottery' Posted : Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:04:44 GMT By : dpa Category : Finance (General) Brussels – Officials in Brussels on Wednesday called for common and fairer asylum rules within the European Union … Continue reading

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Rudd Slams Coalition Over Asylum Seekers

Rudd slams coalition over asylum seekers SANDRA O'MALLEY TheBrisbaneTimes.com.au October 21, 2009 AAP Kevin Rudd has attacked the coalition as lacking “one skerrick of moral compass” as he continued to defend his own government's stance on asylum seekers. The prime … Continue reading

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Hearings Begin For Migrants Arrested Off Canada

Hearings begin for migrants arrested off Canada (AFP) October 21, 2009 VANCOUVER, Canada Detention hearings began for two of 76 migrants who were arrested Saturday on a mystery ship off Canada's coast and are believed to be Tamils fleeing Sri … Continue reading

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Migrants’ Ship May Be Linked To People-Smuggler Held In Australia

Migrants' ship may be linked to people-smuggler held in Australia Man under arrest has previous convictions Kelly Sinoski, Vancouver Sun Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 A notorious people-smuggler arrested in Australia may be behind a boatload of would-be asylum-seekers being … Continue reading

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Asylum Seeker Pact Starts A New Deal

Asylum seeker pact starts a new deal BEN DOHERTY, LINDSAY MURDOCH AND KARUNI ROMPIES The Brisbane Times October 20, 2009 INDONESIA will take the 78 asylum seekers on board an Australian Customs ship in a diplomatic breakthrough following talks last … Continue reading

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Immigration Must Suit New Brunswick’s Needs

Immigration Must Suit New Brunswick's Needs Jo-Ann Fellows The Telegraph Journal (A7) Published Monday October 19th, 2009 14 Comment(s) A few years ago, it was discovered that the number of people living in New Brunswick would not continue to grow, … Continue reading

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Ottawa Slammed For Allowing ‘Disposable’ Temporary Work Force

Ottawa slammed for allowing 'disposable' temp workforce Foreign workers program ripe for abuse, labour groups say Nicholas Keung, Immigration Reporter TheStar.com Published On Mon Oct 19 2009 The proposed changes to Canada's temporary foreign workers program reinforce a “disposable” workforce … Continue reading

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Clergy’s Role Grows In Migrant Discussion

Clergy's role grows in migrant discussion By Erin Kelly The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), October 19, 2009 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/10/19/20091019immig-religion1017.html Washington, DC — As more than 2,500 immigrants rallied at the Capitol in support of comprehensive immigration reform, Methodist Bishop Minerva Carcao of … Continue reading

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New Citizenship Test Set To Be Unveiled

New citizenship test set to be unveiled TheAge.com.au October 18, 2009 AAP Sir Donald Bradman has been hit for six as the federal government launches a fairer and more relevant new citizenship test on Monday. Potential new Australian citizens will … Continue reading

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Schools A Battleground Over Dueling Chinese Scripts

Schools a battleground over dueling Chinese scripts Decisions over teaching the simplified characters used in mainland China versus the traditional ones used in Taiwan stir passions among parents over politics and cultural pride. By Raja Abdulrahim The Los Angeles Times, … Continue reading

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Jump In Immigrant Number Since 2001

Jump in immigrant number since 2001 (UKPA) Oct 18, 2009 The number of immigrants in the UK has increased by more than two million since 2001, according to a Government-commissioned report. Consultancy Oxford Economics pointed to surveys that indicated there … Continue reading

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Would-Be Migrants Said They Wanted To Come To Canada—Their Ship Was Seized

Would-be migrants said they wanted to come to Canada; their ship was seized Coast Reporter October 17, 2009 VICTORIA, B.C. – Dozens of would-be migrants who arrived in Canadian waters unannounced told the armed authorities who boarded and seized their … Continue reading

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Feds Want White South African’s Refugee Case Reviewed

Feds want white South African's refugee case reviewed By Donna Casey Sun Media October 17, 2009 An immigration and refugee board chairmans jaundiced assessment of conditions in South Africa led him to grant a white man refugee status in Canada … Continue reading

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Canada’s Military Peers Into Future, And It’s Scary

Canada's military peers into future, and it's scary In the worst-case scenarios, oil prices quadruple, drones patrol the skies, global wars spill into cities Allan Woods Ottawa Bureau TheStar.com Published On Sat Oct 17 2009 OTTAWAThe war between India and … Continue reading

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Law Agencies Make New Pact On Illegal Deportation

Law agencies make new pact on illegal deportation By Audrey Hudson The Washington Times, October 17, 2009 http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/17/law-agencies-make-new-pact-on-illegals-sheriff-sti/ Department of Homeland Security officials have signed new agreements authorizing nearly 70 state and local law enforcement agencies, including a contentious Arizona … Continue reading

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