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2009 Immigrant Deaths Likely To Exceed 2008 Total

2009 immigrant deaths likely to exceed 2008 total By Jacques Billeaud The Associated Press, October 3, 2009 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5goebUSBZNXcZattF9F5FJvTUbDNwD9B372C00 Phoenix (AP) — The number of immigrants who died while sneaking across America's southern border in the last 12 months is expected … Continue reading

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Arpaio May Lose Some Immigrant Authority

Arpaio may lose some immigrant authority By JJ Hensley The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), October 3, 2009 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/10/03/20091003arpaio-ice1003.html The controversial agreement that authorized Sheriff Joe Arpaio's deputies to act as federal immigration agents on the streets appears to have ended, Arpaio … Continue reading

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Collier Deputies Team Up With ICE To Catch Man Wanted For 20 Years

Collier deputies team up with ICE to catch man wanted for 20 years By Elysa Batista The Naples Daily News (FL), October 3, 2009 The law finally caught up with Douglas Elmore Brenner in a Homestead motel. 'If you are … Continue reading

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Liberal Accuses UN Refugee Agency Of Taking Bribes

Liberal accuses UN refugee agency of taking bribes By Michelle Grattan The Age (Melbourne), October 3, 2009 http://www.theage.com.au/national/liberal-accuses-un-refugee-agency-of-taking-bribes-20091002-ggla.html Federal Opposition immigration spokeswoman Sharman Stone has accused some officers of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees of taking bribes. Dr … Continue reading

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Last-Minute Appeal For Christmas Island Detainees

Last-minute appeal for Christmas Is detainees By David Weber The ABC News (Australia), October 3, 2009 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/02/2703808.htm?section=justin Refugee advocates are trying to use a last minute Federal Court appeal to stop a group of asylum seekers being sent back to … Continue reading

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‘Jungle’ Demolition A Success

'Jungle' demolition a success Agence France Presse, October 2, 2009 http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_437328.html Calais (AFP) — France's immigration minister flew back to Calais on Friday to say the high-profile bulldozing of a squalid Afghan migrant camp was a success, despite claims its … Continue reading

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Asylum Seekers Sent Home : Gov’t

Asylum seekers sent home: govt The Brisbane Times, October 2, 2009 http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-national/asylum-seekers-sent-home-govt-20091002-gfem.html More than 60 Indonesians who arrived by boat in Australian waters have been returned home after failing to meet criteria for refugee status. A spokesman for Immigration Minister … Continue reading

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Woman Stranded In Kenya Doesn’t Deserve One Cent

Woman stranded in Kenya doesn't deserve one cent By Licia Corbella Calgary Herald October 2, 2009 Earlier this summer, just hours after returning from a vacation, my husband logged onto our computer and noticed that $10,000 had been transferred out … Continue reading

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Immigration Bad For Us

Immigration bad for us New book argues newcomer policy flawed, is changing Canada for the worse By MINDELLE JACOBS The Winnipeg Sun Last Updated: 2nd October 2009, 4:48am For years, Canadians have been led to believe that mass immigration is … Continue reading

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Liberal Bill Will Open Door Too Wide

Liberal bill will open door too wide Move to help U.S. war 'resisters' deeply flawed John Ivison National Post Published: Friday, October 02, 2009 Gerard Kennedy is a man of good intentions but a new law he has proposed should … Continue reading

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Saskatchewan Government Streamlines Immigrant Program For Business People

Saskatchewan government streamlines immigrant program for businesspeople The Canadian Press, October 2, 2009 http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iBnPr8Oj6lFN_dw4HuHxvJIi1ZTw Regina (CP) — The Saskatchewan government has announced it wants more foreign businesspeople and their families to live in the province. It has delivered streamlined rules … Continue reading

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‘Toronto 18’ Terror Plotter Gets Seven-Year Term—-Must Serve Two More Years

'Toronto 18' terror plotter gets seven-year term; must serve two more years By Colin Perkel The Canadian Press Fri Oct 2, 7:37 PM BRAMPTON, Ont. – A man who pleaded guilty to taking part in a homegrown terrorist group was … Continue reading

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Hispanic Caucus Calls For Ending Program That Identified 100,000 Illegal Aliens, Many With Criminal Records

Hispanic Caucus Calls for Ending Program That Identified 100,000 Illegal Aliens, Many With Criminal Records By Penny Starr The CNS News, October 2, 2009 http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/54918 The Congressional Hispanic Caucus has asked the Obama administration to 'immediately terminate' a U.S. Immigration … Continue reading

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Agency Plans For Visa Push By Residents Made Legal

Agency Plans for Visa Push by Residents Made Legal By Julia Preston The New York Times, October 2, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/us/politics/02immig.html Although President Obama has put off an immigration overhaul until next year, the federal agency in charge of approving visas … Continue reading

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Vetting E-Verify

Vetting E-Verify QSR Magazine, October 2, 2009 http://www.qsrmagazine.com/articles/operations/133/everify-1.phtml Like most small-business owners, Rolf Wilkin wants to do right by the law. He wants to make sure his Arkansas-based pizza chain is in compliance, and this means making sure people who … Continue reading

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American Apparel Forced To Lay Off 1800 Immigrant Workers

American Apparel Forced to Lay Off 1,800 Immigrant Workers By Mariela Rosario Latina, October 2, 2009 http://www.latina.com/fashion/news/american-apparel-forced-lay-1800-immigrant-workers After a lengthy investigation by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, American Apparel owner Dov Charney has been forced to fire 1,800 employees … Continue reading

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A Call To Set Up An African Immigrant Bank

A Call to Set Up an African Immigrant Bank By James Butty The Voice of America News, October 2, 2009 http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2009-10-02-voa4.cfm It is estimated that remittances to and within Africa total $40 billion dollars a year. But only a few … Continue reading

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Complaint Filed Against Recruiter of Teachers

Complaint filed against recruiter of teachers By Kevin McGill The Associated Press, October 2, 2009 http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_13462616 New Orleans (AP) — A teacher union has filed complaints with state authorities alleging a company that recruits Filipino teachers for Louisiana schools is … Continue reading

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Resort To Hire Fewer Foreign Workers—More U.S. Citizens Willing To Fill Service Jobs

Resort to hire fewer foreign workers More U.S. citizens willing to fill service jobs By Trevon Milliard The Idaho Mountain Express (Ketchum, ID), October 2, 2009 http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005128109 With Americans clamoring for work, Sun Valley Co. will hire fewer foreign workers … Continue reading

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Smadi Case Well-Executed, Highlights Immigration Issues, Senator John Cornyn Says

Smadi case well-executed, highlights immigration issues, Sen. John Cornyn says By Todd J. Gillman The Dallas Morning News, October 1, 2009 http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/10/smadi-case-well-executed-highl.html Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, says the Smadi case — the Jordanian arrested last week for trying to blow … Continue reading

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