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Canadian Tire Hires 60 Workers From Mexico

Canadian Tire Hires 60 Workers From Mexico Canadian Press The Vancouver Sun Novwmber 15, 2006 Calgary—“Give like Santa, save like Scrooge” might be overtaken by “Feliz Navidad” as the holiday motto for some Canadian Tire stores in Alberta this year. … Continue reading

Brain Drain Or Just The Same Drain?

Brain drain or just the same drain? 11 November 2006 www.Stuff.co.nz There are just under half a million New Zealanders living in Australia and most of them make a lie of the dole-bludging, Bondi-dwelling stereotype Australians love to perpetuate. New … Continue reading

More Britons Are Turning To Terror, Says MI5 Director

More Britons are turning to terror, says MI5 director Times Online By Michael Evans 1,600 suspects under surveillance 30 plots to kill, maim, damage 200 terror groups or networks Read the full speech by MI5 chief Hundreds of young British … Continue reading

Investigation Launched Into Business-Visa Applications

Investigation launched into business-visa applications New Zealand Herald 7.00am Friday November 10, 2006 The Department of Labour is investigating the Immigration Service's approval of 91 business-visa applications, Parliament was told yesterday. National Party immigration spokesman Lockwood Smith asked Immigration Minister … Continue reading

Are Amnesty And Open Borders In Our Future?

November 9, 2006 8:32 AM “Interesting Opportunities” Are amnesty and open borders in our future? By Mark Krikorian Before election night was even over, White House spokesman Tony Snow said the Democratic takeover of the House presented interesting opportunities, including … Continue reading

Arizona Makes English Official

Arizona makes English official By Eric Pfeiffer THE WASHINGTON TIMES November 9, 2006 Arizona voters overwhelmingly made English the state's official language Tuesday, supporting a measure that also calls on local governments to promote its pre-eminence. The ballot initiative, viewed … Continue reading

Tories Propose Migration Limit Based On Needs Of Economy

Tories propose migration limit based on needs of economy Patrick Wintour Thursday November 9, 2006 The Guardian The Tory party will today break its silence on immigration by proposing a significant cut in the number of economic migrants to Britain. … Continue reading

Immigration To Be Top Of Agenda

'Immigration to be top of agenda' By Anika Bourley This Is Bradford The Conservatives will only win the next general election if more seats are won in West Yorkshire and immigration is at the top of its agenda, it has … Continue reading

Interpol Database To Boost Italian Border Security

Interpol Database to Boost Italian Border Security The New York Jewish Times November 8, 2006 (Interpol) Border control officers in Rome are to be given direct access to Interpols Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) database, providing Italy with an … Continue reading

Court Rejects Call To Suspend Immigrant Database

Court rejects call to suspend immigrant database Expatica News PARIS, Nov 8, 2006 (AFP) – A French court Wednesday rejected a rights group's demand that work be halted on a national database that would collect information on illegal immigrants. The … Continue reading

Human Trafficking Not Just A Big City Problem: RCMP

Human trafficking not just a big city problem: RCMP Last Updated: Tuesday, November 7, 2006 | 1:33 PM AT CBC News Just because there are no reported cases of human trafficking in Cape Breton doesn't mean it's not happening, says … Continue reading

European Immigration Plans Spark Bolivian Exodus

European immigration plans spark Bolivian exodus By Eduardo Garcia Reuters Tuesday, November 7, 2006; 8:08 AM SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (Reuters) – Every day, thousands of people pack the airport in Bolivia's eastern city of Santa Cruz to wave goodbye to … Continue reading

Liberal Party Deputy Chairman Criticizes Immigration Policies

11/06/2006 | 12:28 The Iceland Review Online Liberal Party deputy chairman criticizes immigration policies Magns Thr Hafsteinsson, deputy chairman of Icelands Liberal Party, says it was a serious mistake for Icelandic authorities to open Iceland up to the free passage … Continue reading

Where Have All The Germans Gone?

Where have all the Germans gone? By Tony Paterson in Berlin, The Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 12:13am GMT 05/11/2006 Its powerhouse economy once pulled in workers from across Europe, but Germany has been shocked to discover that its own highly … Continue reading

Australian Cleric’s Words Expose Divide

Australian Cleric's Words Expose Divide By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: November 5, 2006 Filed at 2:33 p.m. ET SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — A senior Islamic cleric's comments comparing unveiled women to ''uncovered meat'' could widen a cultural divide between the … Continue reading

Annan Praises Iberoamerican Leaders For Focus On Illegal Immigration

Posted on Sat, Nov. 04, 2006 16TH IBEROAMERICAN SUMMIT Annan praises Iberoamerican leaders for focus on illegal immigration BY BILL CORMIER Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan praised leaders at the 16th annual Iberoamerican summit Friday … Continue reading

1500 Immigrants Arrive In Britain Daily, Report Says

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/11/02/uimmigrants5005.xml 1,500 immigrants arrive in Britain daily, report says By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor Last Updated: 2:53am GMT 03/11/2006 Immigration is adding 500 people a day to the British population, new official figures show. While 1,000 leave to live … Continue reading

Attacks Spark Call For Tougher Laws On Domestic Abuse

Attacks spark call for tougher laws on domestic abuse PETTI FONG The Globe and Mail VANCOUVER — After violent attacks on three women from the Indo-Canadian community, Surrey MP Nina Grewal yesterday urged tougher laws in order to save more … Continue reading

Dual-Citizenship Tax Possible, Mackay Says

Canada in Brief Dual-citizenship tax possible, MacKay says ALEX DOBROTA Ottawa — Dual citizenship could soon come with a price tag, Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay said yesterday. Citizenship and Immigration Canada is considering whether to impose new conditions on … Continue reading

The Deity of Multiculturalism

The Deity of Multiculturalism by Andrew Cohen November 2, 2006 The Ottawa Citizen So the government of Canada and the Aga Khan are going to create the Global Centre for Pluralism. So it will give new life to the elegant … Continue reading