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Losing Ground With Hispanics, Obama Offers Immigration Plan

Losing ground with Hispanics, Obama offers immigration plan By Julie Mason The Washington Examiner (DC), July 2, 2010 http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/white-house/Losing-ground -with-Hispanics_-Obama-offers-immigration-plan-97622919.html As polling shows a drop in his support among Hispanics, President Obama issued a strong new call for an overhaul … Continue reading

Security Check For Immigrants

Security Check for Immigrants By Sumathi Reddy The Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2010 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870452570457534 1532248279888.html?KEYWORDS=immigration+OR+immigrant+OR+migrant New York has signed onto a controversial federal program that will allow jails in some communities to begin checking the immigration status of every … Continue reading

ASIO Creates Asylum Limbo

ASIO creates asylum limbo Exclusive: Paul Maley From: The Australian July 02, 2010 12:00AM UP to 150 asylum-seekers are in a state of security limbo because ASIO is unable to decide whether they pose threats to the community. The 120-150 … Continue reading

John Major—On The Air India Bombing, Sikh Extremism in B.C., And Why Airport Security Is So Lax

John Major On the Air India bombing, Sikh extremism in B.C., and why airport security is still so lax John Major in conversation by Philip Slayton Thursday, July 1, 2010 8:20am Four years ago, retired Supreme Court judge John Major … Continue reading

The Prophet Who Saw Rivers Of Blood Flow In London’s Subways and Streets (By Mike Thompson)

July 15, 2005: The Prophet Who Saw Rivers Of Blood Flow In London's Subways and Streets (By Mike Thompson) Human Events The Prophet Who Saw 'Rivers of Blood' Flow in London's Subways and Streets by Mike Thompson Posted Jul 15, … Continue reading

Judge Lets Mexico Have Voice In Lawsuit Challenging Arizona Immigration Enforcement Law

Judge lets Mexico have voice in lawsuit challenging Arizona immigration enforcement law The Associated Press, July 1, 2010 http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jqau VFTBuhFrbnxj5H0bkT6SR3vw Phoenix (AP) — Mexico gets to have a say in one of the lawsuits challenging Arizona's immigration enforcement law. A … Continue reading

Phoenix Police Union Wants To Fight For Arizona Law

Phoenix police union wants to fight for Ariz. law The Associated Press, July 1, 2010 http://www.kgun9.com/Global/story.asp?S=12744650 A union representing 2,400 Phoenix police officers wants to become a defendant in a lawsuit challenging Arizona's new immigration enforcement law in order to … Continue reading

China’s Immigration Problem

China's Immigration Problem Illegal aliens are streaming across a porous border for low-paying jobs. Gady Epstein, 07.01.10, 10:20 AM EDT Forbes Magazine dated July 1, 2010 Employers have vacancies to fill, the minimum wage is going up, workers are demanding … Continue reading

How To Make An American Job Before It’s Too Late : By Andy Grove

How to Make an American Job Before It's Too Late: Andy Grove By Andy Grove Bloomberg.com Jul 1, 2010 Recently an acquaintance at the next table in a Palo Alto, California, restaurant introduced me to his companions: three young venture … Continue reading

Britain Explains New Visa Rules For Interim Immigration Cap

Britain explains new visa rules for interim immigration cap IANS 1 Jul 2010, 0014 hrs IST LONDON: For those who plan to immigrate to Britain, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) has given a detailed explanation to help better understand the … Continue reading

New Zealand To Share Asylum Seeker Prints

NZ to share asylum seeker prints NZPA July 1, 2010 Asylum seekers who fail to be accepted by Australia will find it difficult to have another go in New Zealand after the countries signed an agreement to share fingerprints. The … Continue reading

Canada’s Support For Immigration Not Without Limits : Poll

Canadians' support for immigration not without limits: Poll By Norma Greenaway Canwest News Service June 30, 2010 OTTAWA—-Canadians overwhelmingly say immigration is good for the country, but they add a big qualifier: It should be kept at the current level … Continue reading

Migrants Rule Brit Workforce

Migrants Rule Brit Workforce MORE than half of all jobs in certain parts of Britain are held by workers born abroad. By STAFF REPORTER Published: 30 Jun 2010 New figures have revealed that the workforce in some towns and cities … Continue reading

New ABS Figures Show Immigration Driving Population Growth

New ABS figures show immigration driving population growth From: AAP June 30, 2010 4:38PM A “BIG Australia” will still transpire unless the Federal Government changes its policies along with its leader, opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison says. Australian Bureau of … Continue reading

Barnett Declares Remote Asylum Centres Full

Barnett declares remote asylum centres full By Debbie Guest and Nicolas Perpitch The Australian, June 30, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/barnett-declares-remote- asylum-centres-full/story-e6frg6n6-1225885876556 Colin Barnett questions how the government will find space for asylum-seekers on the mainland. Mr Barnett says two remote centres in … Continue reading

Overseas Students Left In The Lurch With Cuts To Skilled List

Overseas students left in the lurch with cuts to skilled list By Clare Barnes The Sydney Morning Herald, June 30, 2010 http://www.smh.com.au/national/overseas-students-left-in-the -lurch-with-cuts-to-skilled-list-20100629-zjcz.html Motivated by her grandmother's example Rebekah Rai has spent $23,000 studying for a career in aged care … Continue reading

Jason Kenney Trumpets Hard-Fought Immigration Reform

Jason Kenney trumpets hard-fought immigration reform By Gloria Galloway The Globe and Mail (Canada), June 29, 2010 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/jason-kenney-trumpets-hard-fought-immigration-reform/article1623276/ Immigration Minister Jason Kenney took time Tuesday to do a little crowing about his refugee-system reform, which with the help of opposition … Continue reading

Gay Groups Urged To Sponsor Resettlement Of Sexual Refugees

Gay groups urged to sponsor resettlement of sexual refugees By Norma Greenaway The Canwest News Service (Canada), June 29, 2010 http://www.canada.com/life/groups+urged+sponsor+resettlement+ sexual+refugees/3217358/story.html Ottawa — Gay and lesbian organizations should 'step up to the plate' and privately sponsor the resettlement in … Continue reading

Gov’t Of Canada Improves Access To Health Care For Newcomer Families In Mississauga

Government of Canada Improves Access to Health Care for Newcomer Families in Mississauga Citizenship and Immigration Canada Marketwire – June 29, 2010 MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO – Immigrant families will have better access to health care services at Credit Valley Hospital thanks … Continue reading

Poll Shows Support For Arizona-Type Immigration Law

Poll Shows Support For Arizona-Type Immigration Law By Mike Bowersock NBC NEWS Published: June 29, 2010 COLUMBUS, Ohio A new poll of voters shows support for an Arizona-style immigration crackdown in Ohio. In the survey released Tuesday by Quinnipiac University, … Continue reading