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Immigration To Go Paperless

Immigration to Go Paperless Agency Plans Electronic Overhaul of Case-Management System By Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, November 7, 2008; Page A17 The Bush administration has launched a major overhaul of the nation's immigration services agency, selecting … Continue reading

Immigration Steered Latinos To Obama

Immigration steered Latinos to Obama By Leslie Berestein and John Marelius UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITERS November 7, 2008 Although economic concerns reduced immigration to nearly a nonissue by the time the presidential campaign drew to a close, political experts believe it … Continue reading

More Firms Hire Immigrant Workers

More firms hire migrant workers By Jonathan Moules FT.com Published: November 7 2008 18:05 | Last updated: November 7 2008 18:05 The number of small businesses employing migrant workers has more than doubled in the past two years, according to … Continue reading

Migrant Quotas Blasted By Jeff Kennett and Tim Flannery

Migrant quotas blasted by Jeff Kennett and Tim Flannery John Masanauskas and Geraldine Mitchell Herald Sun November 07, 2008 12:00am LEADING Australians have criticised the way the Federal Government sets immigration levels, saying the annual intake must be part of … Continue reading

Rights Infringed In Bust, Judge Rules—-Couple Charged With Making Counterfeit Documents Acquitted

Rights infringed in bust, judge rules Couple charged with making counterfeit documents acquitted The Star.com Nov 06, 2008 04:30 AM Comments on this story [] (17) Dale Brazao Staff Reporter A young Markham couple charged with faking hundreds of passports, … Continue reading

Deported From Canada, Paralyzed Man Reaches Punjab Village

Deported from Canada, paralysed man reaches Punjab village Thaindian.com November 6th, 2008 – 11:01 pm ICT by IANS – Jalandhar, Nov 6 (IANS) A paralysed Sikh, who evaded deportation from Canada to India for two years by hiding at various … Continue reading

Kenney As Immigration Minister Little Surprise

Kenney as Immigration Minister Little Surprise by Michelle Collins Embassy Magazine Published November 6 2008 While better known for his networking skills with Canada's diverse ethnic communities than for his hand at mastering policies, few were surprised at the appointment … Continue reading

Canada, Here We Come !

Canada, here we come! If current events have you itching to move north, plan ahead and stay in queue. By KAREN YOUSO, Star Tribune Last update: November 6, 2008 – 9:00 AM I've been listening to the neocons lately frothing … Continue reading

What Obama’s Victory Means For Canada

What Obama's Victory Means for Canada by Leslie Campbell Embassy Magazine Published November 6 2008 WASHINGTON–In the days leading up to Barack Obama's ascendant, poetic victory it seemed there was no other topic of conversation in Washington, no other distraction, … Continue reading

Judge Bans Use Of "Illegal" and "Aliens"

Judge Bans Use Of Illegal and Aliens Judicial Watch Blog Thu, 11/06/2008 – 17:10 Arizonas Supreme Court chief justice has agreed to enforce the Hispanic Bar Associations demands of banning the terms illegal and aliens in all of the states … Continue reading

Bush Administration Makes Immigration Strides In 2008

Bush admin. makes immigration strides in 2008 By EILEEN SULLIVAN Associated Press November 6, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. government arrested and deported record numbers of illegal immigrants nearly 350,000 in the past year, authorities say. It has also naturalized … Continue reading

Voters Go After Businesses That Hire Illegal Workers

Voters go after businesses that hire illegal workers by Gosia Wosniacka The Oregonian Thursday November 06, 2008, 9:24 PM While Oregon voters were deciding the fate of bilingual education on Tuesday's crowded ballot, an unnoticed immigration measure passed quietly in … Continue reading

Immigration Holds Placed On More SoCal Inmates

Immigration holds placed on more SoCal inmates VVDAILY PRESS.com November 6, 2008 – 1:52PM FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS About 2,000 inmates in San Bernardino County were flagged for deportation in the last fiscal year, federal immigration officials said Thursday. … Continue reading

Foreign Students Fingerprint Fear

Foreign students fingerprint fear By Sean Coughlan BBC News education reporter November 6, 2008 Fingerprinting of overseas students will begin this month – and university chiefs are warning that it needs to be a simple and efficient process. Under tougher … Continue reading

Crunch Boosts Local Hires As Migrants Go Home

Crunch boosts local hires as migrants go home By Andrew Taylor Employment Correspondent Financial Times.com Published: November 6 2008 02:00 Last updated: November 6 2008 02:00 Just as the barriers are about to be raised, it seems migrant workers may … Continue reading

Refugee Cases "Moving Quickly"

Refugee cases 'moving quickly' Connie Levett THE AGE November 6, 2008 SURPRISED refugee lawyers have praised the Department of Immigration for moving swiftly and co-operatively to assess the protection claims of 26 Afghan and Iranian asylum seekers on Christmas Island. … Continue reading

Quebec Feminist Publishes Broadside Against Peers Over Hijab

Que. feminist publishes broadside against peers over hijab Canwest News Service Published: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 MONTREAL – In an unusual act of non-solidarity, a veteran Quebec feminist has launched a public attack against her peers on the political left … Continue reading

Border Program Under Fire—Nexus Cards Seen As ‘Licences To Smuggle’

Border program under fire NEXUS CARDS SEEN AS 'LICENCES TO SMUGGLE' Posted By DAN MCCAFFERY THE OBSERVER November 5, 2008 There will be longer lineups at the Blue Water Bridge if fast-track programs are abandoned, officials say. They issued that … Continue reading

Immigrant GI’s Saluted In Iraq As New Citizens

Immigrant GIs Saluted in Iraq as New Citizens By David K. Li The New York Post, November 5, 2008 http://www.nypost.com/ Almost 200 immigrant American troops serving in Iraq received the ultimate reward yesterday – US citizenship. In a moving swearing-in … Continue reading

New Cuban Escape Route : Via Mexico

New Cuban escape route: via Mexico By Sara Miller Llana The Christian Science Monitor, November 5, 2008 http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1105/p01s01-woam.htm Isla Mujeres, Mexico — Cubans have a new route to the US – and it goes through Cancun. As the US Coast … Continue reading