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Time To Tackle Migrant Debate

Teams to tackle migrant debate By Patricia Karvelas The Australian, June 17, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/teams-to-tackle-migrant-debate/story-e6frg6nf-1225880608700 Three teams of experts with strongly opposing views on a Big Australia have been called in to help map out the issues around population growth. Former … Continue reading

Door Slammed On Afghan Asylum-Seekers

Door slammed on Afghan asylum-seekers By Paige Taylor and Paul Maley The Australian, June 17, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/door-slammed-on-afghan-asylum-seekers/story-e6frg6nf-1225880615043 More than 40 per cent of Afghan asylum-seekers are being rejected as refugees, down sharply on the 95 per cent who were being … Continue reading

Next On Arizona’s Agenda : No Citizenship For Babies Born In U.S. To Illegal Immigrants

Next on Arizona's agenda? No citizenship for babies born in US to illegal immigrants MICHELLE PRICE Associated Press Writer June 15, 2010 | 6:17 p.m. PHOENIX (AP) Emboldened by passage of the nation's toughest law against illegal immigration, the Arizona … Continue reading

U.S. Mulls Less Jail-Like Immigrant Facilities

US mulls less jail-like immigrant facilities By MICHELLE ROBERTS, Associated Press Writer June 16, 2010| 2010-06-16 12:40:00 PDT San Antonio, , United States In an agreement U.S. immigration officials hope will begin to reshape the entire 30,000-bed detention system, some … Continue reading

Nobel Laureate Gary Becker Says Immigrants Should Pay

Nobel Laureate Gary Becker says immigrants should pay Professor Gary Becker, a Nobel prize-winning economist, will argue on Thursday that immigrants should pay for the right to settle in Britain and the United States. By Angela Monaghan Published: 11:00PM BST … Continue reading

Terror Suspect Wins Control Order Appeal

Terror suspect wins control order appeal BBC NEWS Page last updated at 16:09 GMT, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 17:09 UK The UK Supreme Court has ruled that an order which forced a terror suspect to live 150 miles away from … Continue reading

Refused Asylum Seekers Destitute Says British Red Cross

Refused asylum seekers destitute says British Red Cross BBC NEWS Page last updated at 14:41 GMT, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 15:41 UK Thousands of people refused asylum are living in “shameful” destitution in the UK, the British Red Cross has … Continue reading

Colin Barnett Angered By Asylum Surprise

Colin Barnett angered by asylum surprise By Paige Taylor The Australian, June 16, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/colin-barnett-angered-by-asylum-surprise/story-e6frgczf-1225880119286 An agricultural college in the West Australian wheatbelt town of Northam is the latest site being eyed by the Rudd government as a potential home … Continue reading

Don’t Embarass Us, Asylum Seeker Town Leonora Told

Don't embarrass us, asylum seeker town Leonora told By Josh Jerga The Australian Associated Press, June 15, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/dont-embarrass-us-asylum-seeker-town-leonora-told/story-fn3dxity-1225880102115 The federal government made sure it wouldn't be embarrassed by sending asylum seekers to the remote West Australian town of Leonora, … Continue reading

Immigration Consultant Accused of Marriage Scam

Immigration consultant accused of marriage scam CBC NEWS Last Updated: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 | 6:34 PM ET From The Canadian Press The Mounties say an immigration consultant concocted a fake marriage scheme that helped newcomers bend the rules to … Continue reading

Canada’s Influence Is More About Right Than Might

Canada's influence is more about right than might Vancouver Sun June 15, 2010 Is bigger better for Canada? The editor and publisher of Global Brief, a small magazine on international affairs, argues in a provocative essay that to become a … Continue reading

B.C. Woman Wants ‘Fake’ Husband Deported

B.C. woman wants 'fake' husband deported Immigration minister agrees 'something must be done' about thousands of cases By Kathy Tomlinson, CBC News Comments 394 Recommend 297 Last Updated: Monday, June 14, 2010 | 8:53 PM PT A 22-year-old Victoria woman … Continue reading

It’s Time To Curtail Immigration

Its time to curtail immigration Letters To Editor thestar.com Published On Tue Jun 15 2010 Re: Points system fails immigrants and Canada, Opinion June 13 Angelo Persichilli is dead on when he poses the question of why we are luring … Continue reading

Georgia Colleges Question How To Verify Status

Ga. colleges question how to verify status By Laura Diamond The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Georgia's 35 colleges have a big assignment — verify the citizenship status of nearly 316,000 students by mid-August. But this is not a … Continue reading

Oklahoma Lawmakers Seek Voter Backing To Ban Shariah From Courts

Oklahoma Lawmakers Seek Voter Backing to Ban Shariah From Courts FOXNews.com Published June 15, 2010 Oklahoma lawmakers are asking voters to weigh in on a proposal that would ban local courts from considering Shariah or other international law in their … Continue reading

Anti-Trafficking Measures ‘Not Fit For Purpose’

Anti-trafficking measures 'not fit for purpose' BBC NEWS Page last updated at 23:03 GMT, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 00:03 UK “Ignorant” officials are obsessed with punishing victims of trafficking rather than targeting those behind the crime, a report claims. A … Continue reading

Government Defends Christmas Island Expenses

Government defends Christmas Island expenses The ABC News (Australia), June 15, 2010 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/15/2927694.htm?section=justin The Federal Government has defended the rising costs of charter flights to Christmas Island, saying it is an inevitable outcome of increased boat arrivals. It has been … Continue reading

The Immigration Brain Drain

The immigration brain drain By Michael Elliott, contributor Fortune June 14, 2010: 8:19 AM ET FORTUNE — If you're an immigration lawyer, this is a busy time of year. Each April the U.S. begins to accept new applications for H-1B … Continue reading

Tougher Stance On Immigration Could Have ‘Changed Result Of Election’, Research Shows

Tougher stance on immigration could have 'changed result of election', research shows Thousand more voters could have switched to the Tories, potentially changing the result of the election, if the party had adopted a tougher stance on immigration, according to … Continue reading

Court Unlikely To Overturn Arizona Immigration Law

Court unlikely to overturn Arizona illegal immigration law By DAVID KRAVETS, AP Legal Affairs Writer Monday, June 13, 2005 (06-13) 15:43 PDT San Francisco (AP) — A federal appeals court was urged Monday to overturn a voter approved Arizona law … Continue reading