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Expat Figures Migration Warning

Last Updated: Monday, 11 December 2006, 06:48 GMT BBC News Expat figures migration warning Sir Andrew Green: Real issue is net migration A pressure group has said figures on emigration add weight to its concerns over the level of immigration … Continue reading

5.5 Million Britons ‘Opt To Live Abroad’

5.5m Britons 'opt to live abroad' Brits Abroad By Dominic Casciani BBC News Almost one in 10 British citizens is living overseas, according to a study of people coming in and out of the UK. Studies by the Institute for … Continue reading

France Sends Back 24,000 Immigrants In 2006

France sends back 24,000 immigrants in 2006 Expatica News PARIS, Dec 11, 2006 (AFP) – France will have repatriated some 24,000 illegal immigrants by the end of 2006 a 20 percent increase on 2005, Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday. … Continue reading

Migrants To Sit English Exams (Australia)

Migrants to sit English exams December 11, 2006 New migrants will have to sit English exams and commit to following Australian laws under a new citizenship test being introduced by the federal government. Prime Minister John Howard today said the … Continue reading

(British Labour Party Chair) Blears Warns Over ‘Explosive’ Immigration

The Sunday Times December 10, 2006 Blears warns over explosive immigration Isabel Oakeshott, Deputy Political Editor THE chairman of the Labour party, Hazel Blears, has warned that immigration is set to explode as an issue before the next general election … Continue reading

Treasury’s Growth Goal Banks On Immigration

Treasury's growth goal banks on immigration Heather Stewart Sunday December 10, 2006 The Observer Treasury number-crunchers are banking on an influx of about 185,000 immigrants every year to boost the economy's long-term growth rate, despite Bank of England governor Mervyn … Continue reading

More Palestinians Flee Homelands

More Palestinians Flee Homelands By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press Writer December 9, 2006, 1:42 PM EST GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A technician armed with $7,000 in savings and a tourist visa plans to seek political asylum in Europe. … Continue reading

Dion Says He’d Give Up French Citizenship If It’s An Issue

Dion says he'd give up French citizenship if it's an issue Canadian Press The Globe and Mail TORONTO The new Liberal Leader says he'd be willing to give up his French citizenship if it poses a problem with the Canadian … Continue reading

Human Trafficking Trial Gets Underway (Belgium)

Human trafficking trial gets underway VRT Flanders News Wed 06/12/06- The trial of twelve people accused of being part of a gang that smuggled as many as 100,000 illegal immigrants into the United Kingdom got underway in Brussels on Wednesday … Continue reading

Verdonk Confirms Freeze On Expulsions (The Netherlands)

Verdonk confirms freeze on expulsions 7 December 2006 Expatica News AMSTERDAM Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk has confirmed by letter to the Parliament that a temporary freeze has been imposed on the deportations of asylum seekers who have been here longer … Continue reading

Navy Granted Power To Shoot At Illegal Fishers

Navy granted power to shoot at illegal fishers Sarah Smiles The Age (Melbourne) December 7, 2006 THE navy has been given permission to fire at illegal fishing boats that refuse to be apprehended in Australian waters. Under new rules of … Continue reading

Race and Religion At The Liberal Party Convention

Globe and Mail December 6, 2006 Race and religion at the Liberal Party convention TAREK FATAH Rev. Francis Xavier is the father figure of Toronto's vibrant Tamil community. His question to Bob Rae at a meeting with Canadian Tamils a … Continue reading

Migrants Face New ‘Britishness’ Test

Migrants face new 'Britishness' test By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor Last Updated: 1:43am GMT 06/12/2006 The Telegraph Tests in the English language and the British way of life will be compulsory from next year for foreigners wanting to settle … Continue reading

N.Z. Population Boosted By Asian and Pacific Influx

NZ population boosted by Asian and Pacific influx 12.35pm Wednesday December 6, 2006 The New Zealand Herald The Asian ethnic group is growing faster than any other in New Zealand and will eventually overtake that of Maori, census results released … Continue reading

Fake EU Passports ‘Provide Illegals Easy Access To Britain’

Fake EU passports provide illegals easy access to Britain Published: Tuesday, 5 December, 2006, 09:35 AM Doha Time Gulf Times LONDON: Urgent improvements to Britains border controls were demanded yesterday after a woman using fake East European passports was twice … Continue reading

France Struggles To Help Immigrants Without Sacrificing Ideals

France Struggles to Help Immigrants Without Sacrificing Ideals By Celestine Bohlen Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) — No blacks, Jews, Muslims or Asians live in France — at least according to its census. In a nation that treasures “egalite'' — equality — … Continue reading

Schools ‘Coping’ With Nine Fold Rise In Foreigners (Spain)

Schools 'coping' with nine fold rise in foreigners 5 December 2006 Expatica News MADRID Spain's leading educationalist said on Tuesday schools are coping “quite reasonably” with a nine-fold increase in the number of immigrant students in the past decade. Alejandro … Continue reading

Gov’t Unveils Strict New Immigration Powers

Govt unveils strict new immigration powers 05 December 2006 By COLIN ESPINER www.co.stuff.nz All travellers to New Zealand could soon be subjected to American-style requirements to supply biometric data upon their arrival under changes to immigration laws unveiled by the … Continue reading

Et Tu, Lou? Unconstitutional Legal Immigrants

http://www.freespeechforum.org/LegalLou.html Et tu, Lou (Dobbs)? unConstitutional 'Legal' Immigrants by Terry Graham (Dec. 4, 2006) CNN's Lou Dobbs gives Americans a media voice to express our outrage at the Federal governments criminal failures to secure our ports and borders and deport … Continue reading

Cabinet To Defy Parliament Wish For General Amnesty (The Netherlands)

Cabinet to defy Parliament wish for general amnesty 4 December 2006 Expatica News AMSTERDAM The Cabinet appears unlikely to carry out a motion from the Dutch Parliament aimed at granting a general amnesty to thousands of asylum seekers who entered … Continue reading