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Obama Delays Immigration Meeting; Members Await Invitations

Obama Delays Immigration Meeting; Members Await Invitations By Jennifer Bendery Roll Call (Washington, DC), June 3, 2009 http://www.rollcall.com/news/35480-1.html President Barack Obama is postponing a key meeting with immigration reform stakeholders because of a scheduling conflict. The meeting with top lawmakers … Continue reading

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Court Halts Efforts To Seize Suspected Smuggling Money

Court halts efforts to seize suspected smuggling money AZ prosecutors vow to continue fight By Jacques Billeaud The Associated, June 3, 2009 http://www.latimes.com/business/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-us-arizona-smuggling-money,0,4550058.story Phoenix (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court put the brakes Wednesday on an effort by state prosecutors … Continue reading

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Obama’s Aunt Might (Or Might Not) Return To Kenya

Obama's aunt might (or might not) return to Kenya By Ted Bridis The Associated Press, June 3, 2009 Washington, DC (AP) — President Barack Obama's aunt who is fighting to remain in the U.S. says she might or might not … Continue reading

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Immigration Loophole ‘Will Allow More Fake Colleges To Open’

Immigration loophole 'will allow more fake colleges to open' A glaring loophole in immigration rules means that bogus colleges can open for six months without having their credentials checked, MPs were told. By Matthew Moore Telegraph.co.uk Published: 7:00AM BST 03 … Continue reading

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Smith’s Goodbye Offer: A LImit On Immigrants Allowed To Stay

Smith's goodbye offer: A limit on immigrants allowed to stay By James Slack The Daily Mail Last updated at 1:30 AM on 03rd June 2009 A limit is finally to be placed on the number of non-European Union immigrants allowed … Continue reading

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IT Jobs ‘Lost To Cheap Labour’

IT jobs 'lost to cheap labour' By Jenny Cuffe BBC File on 4 June 2, 2009 British IT contractors have lost their jobs to non-EU workers because they were cheaper, the BBC has been told. An ex contractor at BT's … Continue reading

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Controls ‘Affecting Foreign Pupils’

Controls 'affecting foreign pupils' Press Association Tuesday June 2 2009 Tighter border controls introduced to fight terrorism and illegal immigration are stopping foreign pupils attending private schools in the UK, the head of the Independent Schools Council (ISC) is set … Continue reading

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Canada’s Debt To Jump To $630 Billion In 5 Years : TD Bank

Canada's debt to jump to $630B in 5 years: TD Bank CBC News Last Updated: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 | 9:18 PM ET Comments389 Recommend117 Canada's total debt will jump more than 30 per cent by 2013-14 under current economic … Continue reading

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Former KGB Takes Sanctuary At Vancouver Church

Former KGB takes sanctuary at Vancouver church Updated: Tue Jun. 02 2009 18:36:53 ctvbc.ca A former KGB agent threatened with deportation Wednesday morning has taken sanctuary in a Vancouver, B.C., church. Former Soviet translator Mikhail Lennikov moved to Canada 11 … Continue reading

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Ottawa Skeptical Of Roma Persecution As Flood Of Refugee Claimants Grows

Ottawa skeptical of Roma persecution, as flood of refugee claimants grows By Giuseppe Valiante National Post Posted: June 02, 2009, 6:12 PM by Rob Roberts The flood of Roma refugee claimants into Canada is hastening with 653 applications since January … Continue reading

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Court Offers No Reprieve For Former KGB Officer

Court offers no reprieve for former KGB officer The Canadian Press Updated Mon. Jun. 1 2009 8:45 PM ET VANCOUVER — A former KGB officer living in British Columbia is facing deportation to Russia after a federal court rejected his … Continue reading

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Indian Students Flock To Canada

Indian students flock to study in Canada Global Visas Ranjan Chakraborty June 01 2009 Canadian immigration is taking measures to attract Indian students with a new pilot project which will enable students who want to study in Canada to gain … Continue reading

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Money Sent Home By Mexicans In U.S. Plunges

Money sent home by Mexicans in U.S. plunges The Associated Press Tucson, Arizona Published: 06.01.2009 Money sent home by Mexicans living abroad plunged in April by more than 18 percent compared to the same period last year, the biggest monthly … Continue reading

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Should Judges Set Immigration Policy?

Should Judges Set Immigration Policy? Panel Looks at Erosion of Political Control WASHINGTON (June 2009) On June 8, President Obama will meet with congressional leaders to start discussions on an immigration bill. If such legislation were ever to pass, a … Continue reading

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Immigrants Send 11 Million Pounds Home Each Day

Immigrants send 11m home each day Immigrants working in Britain send the equivalent of a record 11 million a day back home, research by a think tank shows. Telegraph.co.uk Published: 7:00AM BST 01 Jun 2009 A total of 4 billion … Continue reading

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EU Approves New Migration Rules

EU approves new migration rules Directive gives more rights to abused migrants Ivan Camilleri, Brussels The Malta Times Monday, 1st June 2009 Two EU directives related to migration have been given the green light by all member states, which now … Continue reading

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Roma Refugees Take Up Residence At Pearson Airport

Roma refugees take up residence at Pearson airport CTVToronto.ca Updated: Sun May. 31 2009 4:18:24 PM A group of Roma refugee claimants have made themselves at home at Pearson International Airport, waiting to meet with immigration officers who will decide … Continue reading

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CSIS Forced To Reveal Info On Secret Sources In Harkat Case

CSIS forced to reveal info on secret source in Harkat case Tonda MacCharles Ottawa Bureau May 31, 2009 09:25 PM OTTAWA—-The reputation and credibility of CSIS, Canada's spy agency, is on the line Monday. Defended by director Jim Judd as … Continue reading

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How An Immigration Raid Changed A Town

How an immigration raid changed a town Tiny Postville, Iowa, struggles to regain its footing one year after the largest immigration sweep in US history. By Steve Dinnen The Christian Science Monitor, May 31, 2009 http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0605/p17s08-usgn.html Postville, IA — This … Continue reading

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Border Patrol Catches Illegal Canadian Citizens Who Come By Boat

Border Patrol catches illegal Canadian citizens who come by boat By Rob Ollikainen The Peninsula Daily News (Port Angeles, WA), May 29, 2009 http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090529/news/305299992 Port Angeles, WA — An anonymous tip led to the arrest of three Canadian citizens who … Continue reading

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