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Obama Shelving Amnesty For Now

Obama 'shelving' amnesty for now? By Chad Groening One News Now, August 28, 2009 http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=661706 Illegal aliens waiting for workA former Congressman who now heads a Colorado-based think tank is encouraged by the recent town hall meetings on healthcare reform … Continue reading

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L.A. County Jails To Begin Checking Immigration Status Of Inmates

L.A. County jails to begin checking immigration status of inmates Fingerprints will be run through federal databases during the booking process, and those with prior convictions for violent crimes will be prioritized for possible deportation. By Anna Gorman The Los … Continue reading

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Lawyer Says Deportation Won’t End Tran’s Fight

Lawyer says deportation won't end Tran's fight By Richard Cuthbertson Calgary Herald August 28, 2009 CALGARY – Even if alleged gangster Jackie Tran is deported from Canada in the coming days, he will continue to fight his original removal order … Continue reading

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Jewish Institutions Get Federal Cash To Improve Security

Jewish institutions get federal cash to improve security The Canadian Press (CP) August 28, 2009 MONTREAL Ten Jewish institutions in Montreal including one targeted in a firebombing are getting $223,000 from Ottawa to improve their security. The money will cover … Continue reading

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Gov’t Of Canada Steps Up To Protect Communities Targeted By Hate Crimes

Government of Canada Steps up to Protect Communities Targeted by Hate Crimes Ten Montreal region community organizations benefit By: Marketwire . Aug. 28, 2009 02:25 PM MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 08/28/09 — The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, … Continue reading

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Kennedy And Immigration: He Changed The Face Of America

Kennedy and immigration: He changed the face of America The senator's career-long crusade for a more open America had a profound effect on who lives in the country now. Like JFK, he said the US is a nation of immigrants. … Continue reading

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Court Upholds Rule Requiring Contractors To Use E-Verify

Court upholds rule requiring contractors to use E-Verify By Elise Castelli The Federal Times (Washington, DC), August 27, 2009 http://www.federaltimes.com/index.php?S=4253885 A federal court upheld an impending regulation that will require government contractors to certify the employment eligibility of their workers … Continue reading

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Napolitano: Politics Didn’t Push Stimulus Projects

Napolitano: Politics Didn't Push Stimulus Projects The Associated Press, August 27, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/08/27/us/politics/AP-US-Stimulus-Border-Crossings.html Dallas (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday that politics did not influence the decision to spend millions of dollars in stimulus money on little-used … Continue reading

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James Bissett : Why Our Refugee System Stays Broken

James Bissett: Why our refugee system stays broken The National Post Posted: August 26, 2009, 8:15 AM by NP Editor The recent controversy over Canada imposing visa requirements on travelers arriving from the Czech Republic and Mexico has revealed flaws … Continue reading

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Despite What Advocates Of Illegal Immigration Say, There Are No Jobs "Americans Won’t Do", Says Study

Despite What Advocates of Illegal Immigration Say, There are No Jobs Americans Wont Do, Says Study By Adam Brickley CNSNews.com http://www.cnsnews.com/news/print/53058 Wednesday, August 26, 2009 A study released by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) shows that native-born Americans fill … Continue reading

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Refugee Claimants Suckered At Border

Refugee claimants suckered at border By TOM GODFREY SUN MEDIA Last Updated: 23rd August 2009, 3:48am TORONTO — Unscrupulous immigration consultants at the U.S. border are preying on asylum seekers heading to Canada by selling them bogus application forms for … Continue reading

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NZ Joining Network Of Asylum Tests

NZ joining network of asylum tests The New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Saturday Aug 22, 2009 New Zealand is expected to join a five-nation data-sharing network to check fingerprints of people applying for asylum or resisting deportation to help uncover hidden … Continue reading

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Government Of Canada To Prevent Immigration Fraud Through International Cooperation

Government of Canada to Prevent Immigration Fraud Through International Cooperation By: Marketwire . Aug. 21, 2009 04:30 AM OTTAWA, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/21/09 — A new international initiative puts Canada at the forefront of worldwide efforts to identify and … Continue reading

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From Around The World To Canada’s Capital : Special Report

From around the world to Canada's capital Special report (On Muslims) By Jennifer Green The Ottawa Citizen August 21, 2009 OTTAWA—-Somali, Iraqi, Pakistani, Lebanese, Guyanese, Afghan, French, Bosnian, Turkish, Egyptian, Saudi, and, of course, Canadian. Veiled up to here, bared … Continue reading

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$3.1 Million In Federal Funds For Calgary Crime Prevention

$3.1M in federal funds for Calgary crime prevention By Sherri Zickefoose Calgary Herald August 21, 2009 CALGARY – The federal government is putting $3.1 million toward Calgary crime prevention programs designed to steer youth away from organized crime, federal Public … Continue reading

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Immigrant Detainees Granted Class Status

Immigrant detainees granted class status 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel overturns a lower court ruling in a case brought for immigrants held more than six months without a bond hearing. By Carol J. Williams The Los Angeles Times, August … Continue reading

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Data Sharing Deal To Check On Asylum Seekers And Foreign Criminals

Data sharing deal to check on asylum seekers and foreign criminals Thousands of suspect asylum seekers and foreign prisoners are to have their fingerprints checked with other countries in a new international deal, The Daily Telegraph can disclose. By Tom … Continue reading

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Australia Thinks Twice About Linking Visas And Degrees –Feature

Australia thinks twice about linking visas and degrees – Feature Posted : Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:11:44 GMT Author : DPA Earth Times Sydney – Australia's wine industry is a victim of its own success, with export volume up and … Continue reading

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Obama Addresses Immigration Reform

Obama addresses immigration reform By Josh Gerstein The Politico (Washington, DC), August 20, 2009 http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26308.html President Barack Obama on Thursday managed to undo some of the damage he did recently with immigrants rights advocates who were angered when Obama said … Continue reading

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MP’s Seek Protection Of British Workers By Cutting Influx of Migrants

MPs seek protection of British workers by cutting influx of migrants Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times August 20, 2009 Tighter restrictions to curb the flow of skilled immigrants coming to Britain from outside Europe were recommended by a … Continue reading

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