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Accused Killed 4 To Steal Their IDs, Get Rich, Trial Told

Accused killed 4 to steal their IDs, get rich, trial told Accused gained hundreds of thousands of dollars, Crown says Tamsyn Burgmann, The Canadian Press The Star.com Published On Wed Oct 14 2009 VANCOUVERA man on trial for the murder … Continue reading

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Poll: Mexicans Say Amnesty Would Increase Illegal Immigration

Poll: Mexicans Say Amnesty Would Increase Illegal Immigration Mexicans also Feel Mexican-Americans Should Be Loyal to Mexico Center For Immigration Studies WASHINGTON (October 14, 2009) A new survey by Zogby International finds that people in Mexico think that granting legal … Continue reading

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Frontex Seeks Turkish Cooperation

Frontex seeks Turkish cooperation Kathimerini (Greece), October 14, 2009 http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100008_14/10/2009_111537 A senior official of the European Unions border-monitoring agency Frontex yesterday said the organizations efforts to curb a wave of illegal immigrants seeking to enter the bloc through Greece would … Continue reading

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‘Surge Capacity’ Plan For 1600 Asylum Seekers

'Surge capacity' plan for 1600 asylum seekers The ABC News (Australia), October 14, 2009 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/14/2714309.htm?section=australia The Department of Immigration has confirmed 81 demountables are being transported from Alice Springs to Christmas Island to accommodate an extra 200 asylum seekers at … Continue reading

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Deportation Numbers Skyrocket In Canada

Deportation numbers skyrocket in Canada Immigration lawyer says the numbers point to a more aggressive system By KATIE SCHNEIDER SUN MEDIA Last Updated: 13th October 2009, 2:29am CALGARY — Fifty per cent more people were deported from Canada last year … Continue reading

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Italy’s Equal Opportunities Minister Mara Carfagna Calls For Burqa Ban

Italy's equal opportunities minister Mara Carfagna calls for burqa ban An Italian government minister who made her name by taking her clothes off for men's magazines has called for a ban on the all-enveloping burqa. By Nick Squires in The … Continue reading

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Steady Decrease In Indian Immigrants In Canada

Steady decrease in Indian immigrants in Canada South Asian Observer Oct 12 2009 As India continues to make economic strides, there has been a steady decrease in number of Permanent Residents in Canada that come from India, since 2005, as … Continue reading

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At Least 154,000 Asylum Seekers To Stay

At least 154,000 asylum seekers to stay By Tom Whitehead The Telegraph (U.K.), October 12, 2009 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/6283126/At-least-154000-asylum-seekers-to-stay.html Less than one in ten of 450,000 historic cases that were ignored for years will face deportation, according to official projections in a … Continue reading

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EU Cash Will Help State Fund More Deportations

EU cash will help State fund more deportations By Edel Kennedy The Irish Independent, October 12, 2009 http://www.independent.ie/national-news/eu-cash-will-help-state-fund-more-deportations-1910834.html The EU is giving cash to the Government to help pay for flights home for migrants who lose their jobs. Ireland had … Continue reading

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IRB Breached Gov’t Hiring Principles: Audit

IRB breached government hiring principles: audit By Kathryn May Canwest News Service October 11, 2009 OTTAWA – The Immigration and Refugee Board tailored job competitions to favour former political appointees who sat on its tribunals, a breach of the hiring … Continue reading

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New Canadian Legislation Limits How Long Temps Can Stay In Canada

New Canadian legislation limits how long temps can stay in Canada By Stephanie Dearing. Digital Journal October 10, 2009 Potential Canadian employers who might want to bring in help from outside the country now have new legislation to adhere to. … Continue reading

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Revealed: Courts Let Dangerous Foreign Criminals Stay In Britain

Revealed: courts let dangerous foreign criminals stay in Britain Dangerous foreign criminals are beating the Home Office to remain in the UK at the end of their prison sentences, The Sunday Telegraph can disclose. By David Barrett The Telegraph (U.K.), … Continue reading

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Roaming Romanians Arrested

Roaming Romanians arrested Group accused of stealing from convenience stores By Brian Medel The Chronicle Herald (Nova Scotia), October 9, 2009 http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1146716.html Yarmouth – A vanload of Romanians was pulled over by RCMP officers in Yarmouth just before suppertime Wednesday … Continue reading

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French Councillor Held For Smuggling Migrants

French Councilor Held For Smuggling Migrants Taiwan News, October 9, 2009 http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1078297&lang=eng_news Britain's immigration authority has charged a French town councilor and her son with smuggling migrants into Britain. The U.K. Border Agency said Friday that 51-year old Christiane Chocat … Continue reading

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Canada Denies Plan For Hungarian Visas

Canada denies plans for Hungarian visas AFP October 8, 2009 OTTAWA—-Canada has no intention of reintroducing visas for Hungarian citizens, an immigration spokeswoman told AFP Thursday following Hungarian media reports to the contrary. “The government of Canada has no plans … Continue reading

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Canada Urges Hungary To Take Action Following Flood Of Refugee Claimants

Canada urges Hungary to take action following flood of refugee claimants By Peter O'Neil The Canwest News Service, October 7, 2009 http://www.canada.com/news/Canada+urges+Hungary+take+action+ following+flood+refugee+claimants/2078045/story.html A sudden wave of refugee claimants arriving in Canadian airports from Hungary has resulted in the federal … Continue reading

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Keep Trafficking Unit, MET Urged

Keep trafficking unit, Met urged The BBC News (U.K.), October 7, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8293936.stm Proposals by the Metropolitan Police to disband its specialist human trafficking team have been attacked by several leading charities. The charities, including the NSPCC and Amnesty International, … Continue reading

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United Kingdom: A Reluctant Country Of Immigration

United Kingdom : A Reluctant Country Of Immigration by Will Somerville, Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah, and Maria Latorre for Migration Information Source http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1007-somerville.shtm Originally published on the Migration Information Source www.migrationinformation.org, a project of the Migration Policy Institute. Immigration to the United … Continue reading

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Italy Acquits Migrant Rescue Crew

Italy acquits migrant rescue crew The BBC News (U.K.), October 7, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8295727.stm An Italian court has acquitted three members of a German charity of aiding illegal migration after they rescued a boatload of stranded African migrants. In 2004, a … Continue reading

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Canada Is Not A Money Pit

Canada is not a money pit Doug Stead The Surrey Leader October 6, 2009 Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla (Brampton-Springdale) recently introduced Bill C-428, as a private members bill to amend the Old Age Security Act. Essentially she and all other … Continue reading

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