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First Migrant Team To Start Work

First migrant team to start work BBC NEWS June 11, 2008 The first team specialising in easing tensions associated with new immigrants in English towns will start work in Norfolk this summer. Breckland, which saw its population rise by 1,300 … Continue reading

Strip Clubs ‘Get Creative’

Strip clubs 'get creative' Foreign-dancer shortage forces owners to find loopholes in the rules Lesley Ciarula Taylor Immigration Reporter The Star.com Jun 10, 2008 04:30 AM The group representing strip club owners in Ontario is ready to hire a consultant … Continue reading

UK Eases Rules To Allow Foreigners In Nuclear Industry

UK eases immigration rules to allow foreigners in nuclear industry THE HINDU June 10, 2008 London (PTI): Faced with a shortage of skilled workers in the nuclear industry, Britain has relaxed immigration rules that will now enable anyone from across … Continue reading

Ecuador Urges EU To Abolish Laws Against Irregular Immigration

Ecuador urges EU to abolish laws against irregular immigration www.chinaview.cn [] 2008-06-10 10:13:25 QUITO, June 9 (Xinhua) — Ecuador announced Monday it will ask the European Union (EU) to abolish the laws it approved to punish undocumented foreigners in its … Continue reading

Spain, Like U.S., Graples With Immigration

Spain, Like U.S., Grapples With Immigration By JASON DePARLE The New York Times Published: June 10, 2008 MADRID With the United States riven by calls to legalize millions of illegal immigrants, Americans might consider the possible effects by looking at … Continue reading

More Immigrants Feeling Unwelcome In Europe

More immigrants feeling unwelcome in Europe By Jeffrey Stinson USA TODAY June 10, 2008 ROME For 35 years, Nura Hadzovic has lived in a gypsy camp on the edge of town, raising four children and working. Yet this month, for … Continue reading

Romania Says Italian Immigration Policy Will Not Temper Relations

Romania says Italian immigration policy will not temper relations FOCUS News Agency 10 June 2008 | 00:02 | Rome. Romania's foreign minister sought to downplay the potentially sensitive diplomatic issue of Italy's recent clampdown on immigration, which has targeted Romanians, … Continue reading

School Boards Turning To Foreign Students To Fill Classrooms As Enrolments Decline

School boards turning to foreign students to fill classrooms as enrolments decline Big bucks brought in with tuition fees, but practice criticized by some educators as being unfair to rural areas JILL MAHONEY From Monday's Globe and Mail June 9, … Continue reading

Free Mark Steyn

Free Mark Steyn By the Editors National Review Online June 9, 2008 8:30 AM Most of the media in Canada and the United States ignored the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal that took place last week in a windowless basement … Continue reading

House Passes Controversial Immigration Reforms

House passes controversial immigration reforms CTV.ca News Staff Updated Mon. Jun. 9 2008 8:17 PM ET With several Liberals abstaining, the House of Commons has approved controversial Conservative reforms to Canada's immigration laws by a vote of 120-90. Bill C-50 … Continue reading

Reception For Refugees Ranks Low

Reception for refugees ranks low Newcomers' job skills deemed more important than immigrants' status, poll of Canadians finds Lesley Ciarula Taylor Immigration Reporter The Toronto Star Jun 09, 2008 04:30 AM Canadians' vision of themselves as hospitable to people fleeing … Continue reading

iGate Isn’t Only ‘Villain’ Hiring Foreign High-Tech Workers

iGate isn't only 'villain' hiring foreign high-tech workers By Mark Houser Pittsburgh TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, June 9, 2008 A local high-tech company has put a Pittsburgh face on a national debate about hiring foreign workers. Computer consulting firm iGate Corp. of … Continue reading

Bush Orders Contractors To Check Legal Status Of Employees

Bush orders contractors to check legal status of employees By SUZANNE GAMBOA Associated Press Writer Mon Jun 9, 6:08 PM ET WASHINGTON – President Bush has signed an executive order requiring contractors and others who do business with the federal … Continue reading

Now, Rent-A-Wedding Route To Canada

Now, rent-a-wedding route to Canada 8 Jun 2008, 0214 hrs IST Neelam Raaj,TNN NEW DELHI: Kabootar-baazi has been the time-tested way of getting to Canada. Now, some hopefuls have discovered a cheaper and less risky option. Not Malta or Turkey, … Continue reading

Too Many New Immigrants Unaware Of Tax-Filing Requirements: Revenue Agency

Too many new immigrants unaware of tax-filing requirements: revenue agency The Canadian Press June 8, 2008 OTTAWA One of every three recent immigrants to Canada who have never filed an income-tax return were either unaware of the requirement or simply … Continue reading

Pakistan To Ask EU To Amend Laws On Freedom Of Expression

Pakistan to ask EU to amend laws on freedom of expression By Tahir Niaz Daily Times Sunday, June 08, 2008 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will ask the European Union countries to amend laws regarding freedom of expression in order to prevent offensive … Continue reading

Group: 8.3% Of Arizonans Are Illegal Immigrants

Group: 8.3% of Arizonans are illegal immigrants by Betty Beard The Arizona Republic Jun. 7, 2008 12:00 AM Arizona had a higher share of illegal immigrants than any other state, says a report from the Public Policy Institute of California. … Continue reading

Sarkozy Discusses EU And Immigration In Greece

Sarkozy discusses EU and immigration in Greece AFP June 7, 2008 French President Nicolas Sarkozy used a visit to Athens on Friday to highlight immigration issues, defend the EU's Lisbon Treaty, and boost bilateral defence cooperation with his ally Greece. … Continue reading

National Multiculturalism Dialogue Needed: Prof

National multiculturalism dialogue needed: prof Charles Enman Canwest News Service Published: Friday, June 06, 2008 OTTAWA – Official multiculturalism is “the wrong approach” for Canada and it may cause problems here unless a national conversation clarifies issues raised by the … Continue reading

Mono-Ethnic Religious Groups Can Promote Divisions

Mono-ethnic religious groups can promote divisions Douhglas Todd The Vancouver Sun June 6, 2006 (Although he was raised in a family of staunch atheists, Douglas Todd has gone on to become one of the most decorated spirituality and ethics writers … Continue reading