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Britain, Ireland To Restrict Work Rights

Britain, Ireland to Restrict Work Rights By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: October 24, 2006 Filed at 4:33 p.m. ET LONDON (AP) — Britain and Ireland will not give Romanians and Bulgarians the free access to work that other Eastern Europeans … Continue reading

Islamic Sermons ‘Should Be In English"

Islamic sermons 'should be in English' October 24, 2006 – 5:19PM Sydney Morning Herald A visiting Muslim leader has supported the federal government's call for Islamic sermons in Australia to be spoken in English. Imam Abduljalil Sajid, from the Muslim … Continue reading

Churches Struggle Over Immigration

Churches struggle over immigration By Eric Gorski Denver Post Staff Writer Article Launched:10/23/2006 01:00:00 AM MDT Illegal immigration's emergence as a potent political issue has many Colorado religious leaders struggling to balance respect for the law with compassion for the … Continue reading

Wells Fargo Adds China, Vietnam To Remittance Service

Wells Fargo adds China, Vietnam to remittance service By JULIANA BARBASSA, Associated Press Writer Monday, October 23, 2006 (10-23) 18:02 PDT SFGate San Francisco (AP)–Immigrants from China and Vietnam can wire money to relatives back home directly through a bank … Continue reading

Rise In Bribery Tests Integrity Of U.S. Border—From California To Texas, 200 Officials Indicted Since 2004

THE LONG, CROOKED LINE RISE IN BRIBERY TESTS INTEGRITY OF U.S. BORDER From California to Texas, 200 officials indicted since 2004. By Ralph Vartabedian, Richard A. Serrano and Richard Marosi, Times Staff Writers October 23, 2006 EL PASO Bribery of … Continue reading

Muslim Veils Prompt Bans Across Europe

Muslim veils prompt bans across Europe By Elizabeth Bryant THE WASHINGTON TIMES October 23, 2006 PARIS — When Nora Labrak arrived at a private employment agency in the summer near the French city of Lyon, the first question she was … Continue reading

Probe Into Deportation Firm

Probe into deportation firm New Zealand Herald Monday October 23, 2006 By Maggie McNaughton Immigration Minister David Cunliffe has ordered a report on allegations that a South African company employed by the Government to deport African overstayers has used questionable … Continue reading

Wide Support For Citizenship Test: Robb

Wide support for citizenship test: Robb October 23, 2006 – 1:19PM The Age (Melbourne) The federal MP behind a proposal for a citizenship test for people seeking to become Australians says the idea is getting widespread support. Speaking after a … Continue reading

U.S. Sets Up Task Forces To Battle Marriage Fraud

US sets up task forces to battle marriage fraud published: Sunday | October 22, 2006 The Jamaica Gleaner Last week, a Los Angeles-based television station aired that task forces that include federal agents have been established to battle marriage fraud, … Continue reading

Indian Community Burgeoning In America

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061022/ap_on_re_us/indian_america Indian community burgeoning in America By ERIN TEXEIRA, AP National Writer Sun Oct 22, 4:46 PM ET EDISON, N.J. – The train station billboards tell it all. Local travel agents promise the best airfares from New York to Mumbai. … Continue reading

Sweden’s Muslim (Integration and Equality) Minister Turns On Veil

The Sunday Times October 22, 2006 Sweden's Muslim minister turns on veil Helena Frith Powell The Times (London) THE latest media darling of Scandinavian politics is not only black, beautiful and Muslim; she is also firmly against the wearing of … Continue reading

Violence In France’s Tough Housing Projects Takes Turn Toward Planned Attacks On Police

Violence in France's tough housing projects takes turn toward planned attacks on police By Jamey Keaten ASSOCIATED PRESS 10:29 a.m. October 22, 2006 EPINAY-SUR-SEINE, France On a routine call, three unwitting police officers fell into a trap. A car darted … Continue reading

Reid Is Accused Of Burying Bad News On Asylum And Jails

Reid is accused of burying bad news on asylum and jails By Ben Leapman Home Affairs Correspondent Last Updated: 11:34pm BST 21/10/2006 The Telegraph More than 1,000 illegal immigrants are caught after they have smuggled themselves into Britain every month, … Continue reading

10 Million Illegal Aliens May Have Entered U.S. in 2005

www.fightingimmigrationanarchy.com 10 million illegal aliens may have entered U.S. in 2005 by Daniel Sheehy Posted October 20, 2006 The massive illegal-alien invasion of America is far worse than even this author and journalist realized. According to a 38-page congressional report … Continue reading

"Bullied" Immigration Staff Quit

Last Updated: Friday, 20 October 2006, 23:12 GMT 00:12 UK BBC News 'Bullied' immigration staff quit The government has set targets for faster immigration claims More than 170 staff quit the immigration department during the first three months of 2006, … Continue reading

Immigrant Groups Fear Dual-Citizenship Review

Immigrant groups fear dual-citizenship review By Petti Fong The Globe and Mail (Canada), October 19, 2006 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20061019.PASSPORTS19/TPStory/ Vancouver — A number of Canadian immigrant groups say fear is building in their communities over whether a federal review of dual citizenship … Continue reading

Rights Group Sues Arizona To Stop Wire-Transfer Seizures

Rights group sues Ariz. to stop wire-transfer seizures By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services Tucson, Arizona | Published: 10.19.2006 PHOENIX An immigrant rights group wants a federal judge to block Arizona from using a tactic Attorney General Terry Goddard says … Continue reading

Britain Seeks Faith-School Quotas

Britain seeks faith-school quotas By Al Webb THE WASHINGTON TIMES October 19, 2006 LONDON — The British government, in a move aimed at reducing religious and racial tensions, wants to force all new faith-based schools in the country to make … Continue reading

More Migrants, Fewer Checks

More migrants, fewer checks Cath Hart and Annabelle McDonald The Australian October 19, 2006 THE Immigration Department is struggling to check whether employers using skilled foreign labour are meeting Australian standards, recording a drop in monitoring rates as the popularity … Continue reading

Immigration Board Short Of Staff As Backlog Grows

Immigration board short of staff as backlog grows GLORIA GALLOWAY The Globe and Mail OTTAWA — The number of immigrants and refugees waiting for permission to stay in Canada has grown since the Conservatives took power last February, the chairman … Continue reading