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P.E.I. Auditor General Wants Overhaul Of Immigrant Program

P.E.I. auditor general wants overhaul of immigrant program The Times and Transcript Published Friday April 3rd, 2009 CHARLOTTETOWN – Immigrants entering P.E.I. through the Provincial Nominee Program need better communication from the provincial government, the province's auditor general says. Colin … Continue reading

The Demographic Challenge Facing Atlantic Canada

The demographic challenge facing Atlantic Canada B5 J. COLIN DODDS GLOBAL INSIGHT Source: Telegraph-Journal Published Friday April 3rd, 2009 Currently our attention is naturally focused on the short-term issues facing us, in the region and Canada as a whole, of … Continue reading

U.S. Shifts To Stop Employees Intentionally Seeking Illegal Labor

U.S. shifts focus to stop employers intentionally seeking illegal labor By LAURENCE ILIFF / The Dallas Morning News liliff@dallasnews.com 12:08 AM CDT on Friday, April 3, 2009 JIUTEPEC, Mexico U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday that there will … Continue reading

States Move Against In-State Tuition For Illegal Immigrants

States move against in-state tuition for illegal immigrants In recent years, states have barred undocumented students from getting the lower tuition fees. By Daniel B. Wood Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor from the April 3, 2009 edition Los … Continue reading

Illegals Get Work Permits For Snitching

Illegals get work permits for snitching Decried as 'de facto amnesty' By Audrey Hudson and Stephen Dinan THE WASHINGTON TIMES Friday, April 3, 2009 A newly revealed law enforcement policy allows illegal immigrants arrested during work-site raids to be released … Continue reading

We Cannot Make Demands Of U.S. On Immigration—Cowen

We cannot make demands of US on immigration – Cowen MARIE O'HALLORAN The Irish Times April 2, 2009 IRELAND CANNOT make demands for the undocumented Irish in the US, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has told the Dil. He said that we … Continue reading

Immigrant ID Cards Set For June Launch

Immigrant ID cards set for June launch The Local Published: 3 Apr 09 10:07 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/18654/20090403/ Immigrants living in Sweden will be able to receive national identification cards from the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) from June 1st, it was … Continue reading

MEP’s Seek Voting Rights For Immigrants

MEPs seek voting rights for immigrants Ivan Camilleri, Brussels The Times Of Malta Wednesday, 1st April 2009 A report drafted by Nationalist MEP Simon Busuttil on a common EU immigration policy was yesterday adopted by the European Parliament's Civil Liberties … Continue reading

Detention Company Set To Be Dropped

Detention company set to be dropped Tom Arup The Age April 3, 2009 THE Federal Government is set to dump controversial company G4S as operator of immigration detention centres. The Department of Immigration has announced that Serco, which runs prisons … Continue reading

Emigrating To New Zealand May Soon Involve Biometrics

Emigrating to New Zealand may soon involve biometrics New Zealand Visa Bureau April 3, 2009 Emigrating to New Zealand may take step into a new technological era of biometrics, reports Stuff.co.nz. Screening measures for people emigrating to New Zealand have … Continue reading

Dalai Lama’s New Zealand Visa Safe-guarded By PM

Dalai Lama's New Zealand visa safe-guarded by PM New Zealand Visa Bureau Friday, April 03, 2009 14:01 The New Zealand visa for the Dalai Lama has been pre-emptively approved by the New Zealand Prime Minister John Keys after pressure from … Continue reading

Arab Group Loses Bid For Annual Cash

Arab group loses bid for annual cash Toronto Star Apr 02, 2009 04:30 AM Comments on this story [] (12) The Canadian Arab Federation has lost its bid for an injunction to prevent Immigration Minister Jason Kenney from cutting funding … Continue reading

Banned British MP Announces Several Lawsuits Against Canadians

Banned British MP announces several lawsuits against Canadians The Canadian Press April 2, 2009 OTTAWA Controversial British politician George Galloway told a cheering crowd Thursday in Ottawa that he planned to sue some Canadians after being banned from the country. … Continue reading

German Police Accuse Kurdish Men of ‘Honor Killing’

German police accuse Kurdish men of 'honour killing' Posted : Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:42:00 GMT Author : DPA Category : Europe (World) Europe World News | Home Kleve, Germany – German police charged Thursday that the grisly death of … Continue reading

Filipino Immigrants Keep Jobs In New Zealand

Filipino immigrants keep jobs in New Zealand Business News M & C Monsters and Critics Apr 2, 2009, 6:56 GMT Wellington – Six Filipino immigrants will keep their jobs at a New Zealand factory despite a row that broke out … Continue reading

Migrant Jobs To Attract Local Wages

Migrant Jobs To Attract Local Wages Nicola Berkovic Article from: The Australian April 02, 2009 TEMPORARY skilled migrant workers will earn the same wage as local workers under a tightening of the 457 visa program announced by the Rudd Government … Continue reading

Too Many Cooks Spoiling The Skills Shortage Broth : Report

Too many cooks spoiling the skills shortage broth: report Jewel Topsfield The Age April 1, 2009 DESPITE an explosion in the number of overseas students studying cooking to obtain permanent residence in Australia, few end up working as cooks, according … Continue reading

New Zealand Chinese Groups Want Ban On Dalai Lama’s Visit

New Zealand Chinese groups want ban on Dalai Lama's visit Asia-Pacific News Apr 1, 2009, 20:37 GM The United Chinese Association of New Zealand, an umbrella group representing 28 organizations, wants the government to refuse the Dalai Lama a visa … Continue reading

Criminal May Be Infiltrating Airports : AG

Criminals may be infiltrating airports: AG Auditor General Sheila Fraser speaks during a press conference after the release of the 2009 Status Reports in Ottawa Tuesday. By Janice Tibbetts Canwest News Service March 31, 2009 OTTAWA Members of organized crime … Continue reading

Ottawa Sued Over Alleged Marriage Frauds

Ottawa sued over alleged marriage frauds (SUPPLIED PICTURE : Saranjeet Benet and bride Opinder Kaur Saini are shown in traditional garb at their 2003 wedding). Nicholas Keung IMMIGRATION REPORTER Wedding video Mar 31, 2009 04:30 AM A Brampton man is … Continue reading