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Hundreds Of Fitness Trainers, PR Executives And IT Workers Allowed To Work In UK

Hundreds of fitness trainers, PR executives and IT workers allow to work in UK Hundreds of fitness trainers, public relations executives and chefs from outside Europe have been allowed to work in Britain under Labour's “tough” immigration rules. By Martin … Continue reading

Whistleblower : Hundreds Of Illegal Immigrants Get Away With Sham Marriages

Whistleblower: hundreds of illegal immigrants 'got away with sham marriages' A former immigration officer claims hundreds of illegal immigrants wed in sham marriages after Government officials turned a blind eye to the scandal. By Alastair Jamieson Telegraoh.co.uk Published: 11:30AM BST … Continue reading

Bogus Marriage Immigrants Vanish

Bogus marriage immigrants vanish At least 50 illegal immigrants who took part in bogus marriages conducted by shamed vicar Alex Brown have disappeared without trace, The Sunday Telegraph can disclose. By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent Telegraph.co.uk Published: 9:00PM BST … Continue reading

GOP’s McConnell On Birthright Citizenship : No One Wants To Alter 14th Amendment

GOP's McConnell on Birthright Citizenship: No One Wants to Alter 14th Amendment By Jill Laurence Politics Daily, August 6, 2010 http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/08/05/gops-mcconnell-on- birthright-citizenship-no-one-wants-to-alter/ Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is playing down his party's new scrutiny of the 14th Amendment, which among … Continue reading

Senate Raises H-1B Fees To Fund Border Security

Senate raises H-1B fees to fund border security By Patrick Thibodeau ComputerWorld, August 6, 2010 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9180240/Senate_raises_H_1B_ fees_to_fund_border_security The U.S. Senate approved a large H-1B fee increase Thursday to help offset a $600 million 'emergency package' to improve security along the … Continue reading

U.S. Border Bill Could Weaken Injunction

US border bill could weaken injunction By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services, August 6, 2010 http://azstarnet.com/news/local/border/article_44034327-1a8d-5df9-bdf4-19119670df95.html A provision in border-security legislation approved Thursday by the U.S. Senate could undermine at least part of the injunction against the state's new immigration … Continue reading

Border Security Bill Goes Back To House

Border Security Bill Heads Back To House CQ Politics (Washington, D.C.), August 6, 2010 http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=cqmidday-000003720044 With just hours left before beginning its August recess, the Senate unexpectedly passed a $600 million emergency spending bill to beef up border security a … Continue reading

Arizona Sees Drop In Legal Mexican Visitors

Arizona sees drop in legal Mexican visitors By Dennis Wagner The Arizona Republic, August 6, 2010 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2010/08/06/ 20100806arizona-sees-drop-in-legal-mexican-visitors.html NOGALES, Ariz. – Amid speculation about how many illegal immigrants may be leaving Arizona under the pressure of new enforcement laws, a … Continue reading

Indian Information Terchnology Firms Say Border Security Bill Is Protectionist

Indian information technology firms say border security bill is protectionist By Rama Lakshmi The Washington Post, August 6, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/06/AR2010080604068.html Representatives of India's booming information technology industry said Friday that a border security bill passed by the U.S. Senate would … Continue reading

Birthright Citizenship Debate Reverberates In Campaign Races

Birthright citizenship debate reverberates in campaign races By Shane DAprile The Hill (Washington, D.C.), August 6, 2010 http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/112955-birthright-citizenship-debate-reverberates-on-campaign-trail The national debate on the birthright provision of the 14th Amendment is welcome news to some Republican candidates, who have brought the … Continue reading

Jobs For Which No EU Workers Could Be Found

Jobs for which no EU workers could be found By Brian Wheeler The BBC News, August 6, 2010 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10880722 Britain has never felt like a country short of public relations people and personnel officers – or journalists for that matter. … Continue reading

Date Set For Oakington Immigration Centre Closure

Date set for Oakington immigration centre closure The BBC, August 6, 2010 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-10893205 A date has been set for the closure of the Oakington immigration detention centre in Cambridgeshire. The centre, which is run by the UK Border Agency, will … Continue reading

Families With Children Facing Deportation Given Two-Week Ultimatum Before Removal

Families with children facing deportation given two-week ultimatum before removal The Telegraph (U.K.), August 6, 2010 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/7929526/Families-with-children-facing-deportation-given-two-week-ultimatum-before-removal.html The scheme, aimed at ending the detention of youngsters in immigration centres, threatens deporting families 'at some point' without warning, if they fail … Continue reading

Augustb 6, 2010: France : Sarkozy’s Gypsy Crackdown Begins

France: Sarkozy's Gypsy crackdown begins Agence France-Presse, August 6, 2010 http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gccPLaJDk9QtPpgtwMKLyI51Abmw SAINT-ETIENNE, France French police moved in Friday to clear an illegal Gypsy encampment for the first time since President Nicolas Sarkozy announced a crackdown on the minority group. Officers … Continue reading

Dick Smith Funds ABC Anti-Immigration Documentary

Dick Smith funds ABC anti-immigration documentary By Caroline Overington The Australian, August 6, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/dick-smith-funds-abc-anti-immigration-documentary/story-e6frg6n6-1225902286984 Millionaire businessman Dick Smith has paid some of the cost of an anti-immigration documentary to be aired on the ABC next Thursday. Mr Smith is … Continue reading

Libs Want To Get More Young Into Jobs

Libs want to get more young into jobs The Australian Associated Press, August 6, 2010 http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/libs-want-to-get-more-young-into-jobs-20100806-11lbc.html The federal opposition will announce a policy soon to attract more young people into the workforce, its economic spokesman Joe Hockey says. 'If we … Continue reading

Policy Gaps Put Nation At Risk Of Resource Curse

Policy gaps put nation at risk of resource curse By Paul Cleary The Australian, August 6, 2010 To make matters worse, both major parties, and the Greens, have flagged sharp cuts to immigration, thereby creating pressure for high wages. Prime … Continue reading

Farmers Say Jetstar Border Plan ‘Short-Sighted’

Farmers say Jetstar border plan 'short-sighted' The New Zealand Herald, August 6, 2010 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10664035 Budget airline Jetstar's calls to scrap immigration checks on transtasman routes have sparked biosecurity fears among an industry lobby group. Federated Farmers says Jetstar's desire to … Continue reading

Abbot t To Talk To Nauru On Re-Opening Camp

Abbott to talk to Nauru on reopening camp By Yuko Narushima and Kirsty Needham The Age (Melbourne), August 6, 2010 http://www.theage.com.au/federal-election/abbott-to-talk-to-nauru-on-reopening-camp-20100806-11om9.html Tony Abbott will meet the president of Nauru today to demonstrate the Coalition's resolve to reinstate the ''Pacific solution''. … Continue reading

Labor And Liberals Wary Of Overseas Student Debate

Labor and Liberals wary of overseas student debate By Guy Healy and Andrew Trounson The Australian, August 6, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/labor-and-liberals-wary-of-overseas-student-debate/story-fn59niix-1225902285813 Warnings from the international education sector on job losses are failing to gain political traction. The sector is worried about … Continue reading