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Latvia Resists Fresh Russian ‘Invasion’ As EU Drains Top Talent

Latvia resists fresh Russian 'invasion' as EU drains top talent By Colin Freeman in Riga, Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 1:32am GMT 04/12/2006 Waiting outside an exam room in a drab government office, Natalia Savitska was quietly confident she had what … Continue reading

Make Refugee Bid In Canada, Iraqis Advised

Make refugee bid in Canada, Iraqis advised Chances of getting permanent status much better once here, lawyers say OMAR EL AKKAD Saturday's Globe and Mail December 2, 2006 Immigration lawyers are telling those fleeing the violence of Iraq that the … Continue reading

Australia May Relent On Asylum Seekers

Australia may relent on asylum seekers Mark Forbes, Jakarta The Age (Melbourne) December 2, 2006 Australia is under pressure to help up to 200 Iraqi and Afghan asylum seekers left “in limbo” in Indonesia for more than five years. The … Continue reading

A Big Picture Citizenship Test

A big-picture citizenship test The exam will focus not on facts but on a deeper knowledge of ideals. By Nicole Gaouette, L.A. Times Staff Writer December 1, 2006 WASHINGTON Passing the test to become an American citizen soon will require … Continue reading

New Citizenship Test Questions Unveiled

New Citizenship Test Questions Unveiled By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: December 1, 2006 Filed at 7:24 a.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Alicia Bowers, a Panamanian immigrant, can easily recall that George Washington was the first U.S. president. She knows the … Continue reading

Dutch MP’s Back Immigrant Amnesty

Last Updated: Friday, 1 December 2006, 11:00 GMT Dutch MPs back immigrant amnesty By Geraldine Coughlan BBC News, The Hague (Protesters urged an amnesty for asylum seekers before the election) The newly-elected Dutch parliament has approved a motion demanding a … Continue reading

Green Plants, Fossil Fuels and Now, Biofuels

Editorial: Green Plants, Fossil Fuels, and Now Biofuels David Pimentel College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University Tad Patzek Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of CaliforniaBerkeley BioScience Volume 56: 875. November 2006 For 700 million years, green … Continue reading

Faced With Radical Islam, Europe Is In Danger Of Decay

Faced with Radical Islam, Europe Is in Danger of Decay Print Mail By Ayaan Hirsi Ali Posted: Thursday, November 30, 2006 ARTICLES Le Figaro (France) Publication Date: November 18, 2006 Two years ago, movie director Theo van Goghs throat was … Continue reading

More Muslims Gaining Political Ground

More Muslims Gaining Political Ground Although Md. Delegate-Elect Doesn't Trumpet Faith, His Win Signals New Surge By Michelle Boorstein Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, November 30, 2006; Page A01 Since Gaithersburg software engineer Saqib Ali was elected to the Maryland … Continue reading

Tories Demand More Action To Combat People Trafficking

Tories demand more action to combat people trafficking Hlne Mulholland Thursday November 30, 2006 Guardian Unlimited William Hague today called for stronger measures to protect victims of modern-day slavery in Britain as he warned that the trafficking of women and … Continue reading

New Limits Planned On Access To Skilled Workers

New limits planned on access to skilled jobs Alan Travis, home affairs editor Thursday November 30, 2006 The Guardian Skilled jobs will have to be advertised to British and European workers first unless they are listed as shortage occupations, under … Continue reading

Unrest Aimed To ‘Sabotage’ Policy

Last Updated: Thursday, 30 November 2006, 11:47 GMT BBC News Unrest aimed to 'sabotage' policy—Mr Reid said the deportation of foreign nationals would continue Home Secretary John Reid has said that the unrest at an immigration centre in west London … Continue reading

Sharia Law Is Spreading As Authority Wanes

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/11/29/nsharia29.xml Sharia law is spreading as authority wanes By Joshua Rozenberg, Legal Editor Last Updated: 1:59am GMT 30/11/2006 The Telegraph Islamic sharia law is gaining an increasing foothold in parts of Britain, a report claims. Sharia, derived from several sources … Continue reading

Fewer Immigrants Than Predicted (Denmark)

Fewer immigrants than predicted The Copenhagen Post November 30, 2006 Lower immigration rates resulting from stricter policies will force the government to re-evaluate its social welfare reforms A new study by an independent analysis firm has found that predictions of … Continue reading

EU Unveils New Immigration Plans

Nov. 30, 2006, 2:48PM EU Unveils New Immigration Plans By CONSTANT BRAND Associated Press Writer 2006 The Associated Press BRUSSELS, Belgium The EU's immigration chief on Thursday announced plans to attract skilled African labor while boosting efforts on the EU's … Continue reading

Immigration Officials Gird For Rush To Altar

Immigration officials gird for rush to altar By Brian Donohue Published November 29, 2006 Chicago Tribune Some people marry for love. Others for companionship. Some for money. And for a growing number of undocumented immigrants, marriage is for something else: … Continue reading

Visa Waivers May Be Offered To More Nations

Visa Waivers May Be Offered To More Nations Associated Press Wednesday, November 29, 2006; Page A09 The Bush administration will ask Congress to change and expand a program that allows citizens of some countries to enter the United States without … Continue reading

Reid Launches Independent Committee To Advise On Immigration

Reid launches independent committee to advise on immigration Matthew Tempest and agencies Wednesday November 29, 2006 Guardian Unlimited John Reid today unveiled plans for a new, independent “migration advisory committee” which will advise the government on skills and job shortages … Continue reading

Judge: Refugees In U.K. Not Owed Clothes

Judge: Refugees in U.K. Not Owed Clothes By Associated Press November 29, 2006, 11:48 PM EST LONDON — The British government is not required to provide warm clothing to thousands of immigrants and their children who remain in Britain while … Continue reading

Immigrant Soldiers Serve The U.S.

Immigrant soldiers serve the U.S. More are taking quicker path to citizenship 06:58 AM CST on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 By DAVID McLEMORE / The Dallas Morning News They come from Mexico, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Colombia, Cambodia and a hundred other … Continue reading