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More Than Half Of New Jobs Go To Migrants

More than half of new jobs go to migrants Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times October 31, 2007 Ministers have been forced to concede that more than half of all jobs created since Labour came to power have gone … Continue reading

A Princess And A Refugee Stir National Identity Crisis In The Netherlands

A princess and a refugee stir national identity crisis in the Netherlands The Associated Press Published: October 31, 2007 THE HAGUE, Netherlands: One was a Somali refugee, the other an Argentine investment banker. Both are now high profile Dutch women … Continue reading

In Defence Of Herouxville—Quebec Isn’t Swinging Right. Muscular Mono-culturalism Is Swinging Left.

In Defence Of Herouxville Quebec isn't swinging right. Muscular mono-culturalism is swinging left Jonathan Kay National Post Tuesday, October 30, 2007 MONTREAL -Nativism is supposed to be a right-wing creed. So why is Quebec, the most socially liberal province in … Continue reading

Canada’s Border Porous Despite Boost In Technology, Auditor Finds

Canada's border porous despite boost in technology, auditor finds Andrew Mayeda, CanWest News Service Published: Tuesday, October 30 OTTAWA – The Canada Border Services Agency lacks an adequate “risk-management framework” for assessing threats at Canada's borders, despite investing hundreds of … Continue reading

Quebec Frets About Its French Language, Culture

Quebec frets about its French language, culture Robert Melnbardis , Reuters Published: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 MONTREAL (Reuters) – Quebec is fretting about the future of its dominant French language and culture in a debate that some people worry has … Continue reading

Montreal A Threat To Survival Of French: Lawyer

Montreal a threat to survival of French: lawyer Kevin Dougherty, CanWest News Service Published: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 QUEBEC — Guy Bertrand, the flamboyant Quebec City lawyer and hockey fan, took a run at Montreal Canadiens captain Saku Koivu Tuesday … Continue reading

The Changing Face Of A Nation’s Voters

The changing face of a nation's voters Sushi Das The Age October 30, 2007 PAUL Keating once said that if you change the government, you change the country. But could things work the other way round? If you changed the … Continue reading

Job Program Fuels Fraud Fears

Job program fuels fraud fears Highly touted provincial initiative that fast-tracks skilled immigrants is being abused, report says Oct 29, 2007 04:30 AM Nicholas Keung IMMIGRATION/DIVERSITY REPORTER The Toronto Star A highly touted immigration program that allows provinces to hand-pick … Continue reading

Cameron Targets Lower Immigration (BBC News)

Cameron targets lower immigration BBC News Monday, 29 October 2007 Conservative leader David Cameron says the current level of immigration to the UK should be “substantially lower”. Currently 200,000 more people move to live in the UK than leave each … Continue reading

Merkel Seeks Tougher Measures Against Forced Marriages

Merkel seeks tougher measures against forced marriages The Associated Press Published: October 29, 2007 BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants tougher legal measures against forced marriages another sign of Germany's decreasing tolerance of Muslim immigrant ways that clash with the … Continue reading

Rights Groups: Greece Endangers Illegal Migrants

Rights groups: Greece endangers illegal migrants The Associated Press Published: October 29, 2007 BRUSSELS, Belgium: Greek authorities are “systematically” endangering the lives of refugees trying to reach the European Union in boats, human rights groups said in a report issued … Continue reading

Scandal Too Hot For Government To Handle

Scandal too hot for government to handle By Roger Taylor Halifax Chronicle Herald Sat. Oct 27 – 4:47 AM NOVA SCOTIANS should demand the provincial government call in the police to investigate its flawed business mentor program in an effort … Continue reading

Border Towns Face Security Crackdown

Border towns face security crackdown Illegal Immigrants Craig Offman, National Post Published: Saturday, October 27, 2007 STANSTEAD, QUE. – Intentionally built on the border of the United States and Canada more than a century ago, the Haskell Free Library and … Continue reading

Tough Restrictions Will Be Kept For Low-Skilled Workers From Europe

Tough restrictions will be kept for low-skilled workers from Europe Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times October 27, 2007 The Government is to keep the tight restrictions on the number of low-skilled workers from Romania and Bulgaria that it … Continue reading

Visa Fraud In Punjab

Visa fraud in Punjab Fri, October 26 2007 The South Asian Post Vikrant Singh of Jalandhar, Punjab wants a live-in nanny job in Canada. He is available for a year beginning this month. Vikrant says he can provide a police … Continue reading

Bitter Refuge: After 3 Years, Very Little About Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement On Refugees Makes Sense

Bitter refuge After three years, very little about Canada's Safe Third Country Agreement on refugees makes sense Chris Selley Macleans Magazine Oct 26, 2007 | 4:29 pm EST Canada's overtaxed refugee system was once far more visible than it is … Continue reading

Nova Scotia Immigration Officials Grilled Over Business Mentoring Program

N.S. immigration officials grilled over business mentoring program By John Lewandowski, THE CANADIAN PRESS October 26, 2007 HALIFAX – Nova Scotia immigration officials were on the hotseat for over two hours Friday as they tried to explain a controversial immigrant … Continue reading

U.S. Official Says Idea Of Security Fence At Canadian Border Isn’t Dead

U.S. official says idea of security fence at Canadian border isn't dead The Canadian Press October 26, 2007 WASHINGTON – An American official has said that the United States hasn't totally given up the idea of building security fences along … Continue reading

‘Discovering An Operation On This Scale Is Unique’

Discovering an operation on this scale is unique North West Evening Mail Published on 26/10/2007 THESE are the photographs which will shock residents of a quiet, leafy Barrow suburb. They show hundreds of luscious green cannabis plants and the equipment … Continue reading

Migrant Release ‘Must Be Banned’

Migrant release 'must be banned' BBC News Last Updated: Friday, 26 October 2007, 15:40 GMT 16:40 UK [] A Tory MP is calling for a change in the law after it emerged police routinely told illegal migrants to make their … Continue reading