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Alleged Skyscraper Plot Highlights Problems Of Keeping Tabs On Immigrants

Alleged skyscraper plot highlights problems of keeping tabs on immigrants By Todd J. Gillman The Dallas Morning News, September 27, 2009 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/DN-terrorsecure_27nat.ART.State.Edition2.4c67535.html Washington, DC — The tension between security and civil liberties, between surveillance and privacy, has simmered for eight … Continue reading

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Officials Push Swine-Flu Shots For Migrants

Officials push swine-flu shots for migrants By Erin Kelly The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), September 26, 2009 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/09/26/20090926flu-immig0926.html Washington, DC — With swine-flu vaccinations set to begin next month, public-health officials are mobilizing to ensure that the nation's estimated 11 million-plus … Continue reading

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For Mexicans Seeking To Cross The U.S. Border, It’s Not Just About Jobs Any More

For Mexicans seeking to cross the US border, it's not just about jobs anymore By Sara Miller Llana The Christian Science Monitor, September 25, 2009 http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0925/p06s13-woam.html Mexico City — New data about Mexican immigration to the United States find that … Continue reading

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Constitution Center Sponsors Teen Video Debate On Immigration

Constitution center sponsors teen video debate on immigration By Michael Matza The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 26, 2009 http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20090926_Constitution_ center_sponsors_teen_video_debate_on_immigration.html Alternating between giddiness and focused attention, a cross-section of American youth debated immigration reform yesterday in an innovative videoconference centered in … Continue reading

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From Smiling Coffee Vendor To Terror Suspect

From Smiling Coffee Vendor to Terror Suspect By Michael Wilson The New York Times, September 26, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/nyregion/26profile.html?hpw For years, he was a fixture in Lower Manhattan, as regular as the sunrise. Every morning, Najibullah Zazi would be there on … Continue reading

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Liberals Seel Health-Care Access For Illegals

Liberals seek health-care access for illegals By Stephen Dinan The Washington Times, September 28, 2009 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/28/liberals-seek-health-care-access-for-illegals/ Fearful that they're losing ground on immigration and health care, a group of House Democrats is pushing back and arguing that any health care … Continue reading

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FBI Says Corrupt Border Officials Accepting Bribes Expose U.S. To Terror Risk

Exclusive: FBI Says Corrupt Border Officials Accepting Bribes Expose U.S. to Terrorist Risk FBI Worries Corrupt Border Officials Could Let in Terrorists Without Detection By Pierre Thomas The ABC News, September 24, 2009 http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/corrupt-border-officials-accepting-bribes-illegal-immigrants-exposes/story?id=8654516 The Federal Bureau of Investigation worries … Continue reading

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Immigration Officials Consider More Fee Increases

Immigration officials consider more fee increases Immigrant rights groups fear that further fee hikes would cut many out of the citizenship application process. The immigration agency, which must be self-supporting, faces a $118-million shortfall. By Teresa Watanabe and Anna Gorman … Continue reading

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U.S.-Mexico Border Run Not Smugglers’ Usual Method

U.S.-Mexico border run not smugglers' usual method By Richard Marosi The Los Angeles Times, September 24, 2009 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-border24-2009sep24,0,2763937.story Tijuana, Mexico — The three drivers moved through traffic toward the U.S. border crossing, their vans packed with about 70 immigrants who … Continue reading

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New ‘Jungle’ For Asylum Seekers Springs Up On Outskirts Of Calais

New 'jungle' for asylum seekers springs up on outskirts of Calais A new 'jungle' has sprung up in Calais just 24 hours after police closed a large makeshift camp for asylum seekers less than a mile away in the northern … Continue reading

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Limits Suggested On Foreign Students

Limits suggested on foreign students By Dan Harrison The Sydney Morning Herald, September 24, 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/national/limits-suggested-on-foreign-students-20090923-g2pu.html Colleges could face limits on how many foreign students they enrol, or how many students they take from a single country, under possible changes … Continue reading

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New Boatload Has Christmas Island At Breaking Point

New boatload has Christmas Island at 'breaking point' By Nicolas Perpitch The Australian, September 24, 2009 http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26117448-2702,00.html Another boatload of 100 asylum-seekers has arrived on the Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island, sparking renewed claims that the Rudd government's border … Continue reading

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The Economy Is A Lie Too

Even the Part-Time Jobs are Disappearing The Economy is a Lie, Too By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS Counter Punch September 23, 2009 Americans cannot get any truth out of their government about anything, the economy included. Americans are being driven into … Continue reading

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Census Chief : Bennet’s Immigration Bill Not Practical

Census chief: Bennett's immigration bill not practical By Matt Canham The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City), September 23, 2009 http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13401740 Washington, DC — Sen. Bob Bennett wants the Census to collect information on who is in the country illegally … Continue reading

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Poll : One Out Of Three Mexicans Would Move To U.S. If They Could

Poll: One out of three Mexicans would move to U.S. if they could By Matt O'Brien The Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), September 23, 2009 http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_13404141 Frustrated by crime and the economy at home, most citizens in Mexico see … Continue reading

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Special Visas Help Abused Illegal Immigrants

Special visas help abused illegal immigrants By Juliana Barbassa The Associated Press, September 23, 2009 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ig8KDqaKKgNAVu3iLxlCxdEChEjgD9AT6UQG0 Oakland, CA (AP) — For years, Laura Teresa Leon Sanchez says, she was beaten, raped and robbed by her boyfriend. If she tried to … Continue reading

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SF School Board Weighs In On Sanctuary City Policy

SF school board weighs in on sanctuary city policy The San Francisco Chronicle, September 23, 2009 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/cityinsider/detail?entry_id=48189 The San Francisco school board jumped into the city's illegal immigrant debate Tuesday night, officially chastising city officials for reporting 'undocumented students' to … Continue reading

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France Won’t Expel Young Illegal Immigrants

France won't expel young illegal immigrants By Elaine Ganley The Associated Press, September 23, 2009 http://www.kansascity.com/451/story/1463893.html Paris (AP) — France's immigration minister said Wednesday that minors detained in a roundup of illegal immigrants in the English Channel port of Calais … Continue reading

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Greens Say Immigration Bad For Environment

Greens say immigration bad for environment The Australian Associated Press, September 22, 2009 http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26110093-12377,00.html Australia's population soared by almost half a million people in the year to March – a boom not seen since the 1960s. A green group says … Continue reading

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Minister Kenney Announces Funding To Help Resettle Francophone Refugees In Winnipeg

Minister Kenney Announces Funding to Help Resettle Francophone Refugees in Winnipeg WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – (Marketwire – Sept. 22, 2009) – Francophone government-assisted refugees living in Winnipeg's St. Boniface area will have improved access to services to help them settle into … Continue reading

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