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Do We Want A Border Fence–Or 14 Days Of Iraq War? (A Comparison Of The Actual Daily Costs Of The Iraq War And Border Security)

August 02, 2006 National Data, By Edwin S. Rubenstein Do We Want A Border FenceOr 14 Days of Iraq War? Etc In the early days of our Iraq adventure, the Bush Administration said that the war on terrorism was “better … Continue reading

Immigrants Sue U.S. Over Application Delays

Immigrants sue U.S. over application delays Middle Easterners, Asians frustrated by indefinite processing times http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14142352/ Updated: 3:07 a.m. ET Aug 2, 2006 LOS ANGELES – Ten Middle Eastern and Asian immigrants sued the government Tuesday for allegedly letting their U.S. … Continue reading

Lou Dobbs: Five Weeks Off For ‘Do-Nothing Congress’

Dobbs: Five-weeks off for 'do-nothing Congress' By Lou Dobbs CNN Wednesday, August 2, 2006; Posted: 9:37 p.m. EDT (01:37 GMT) Editor's note: Lou Dobbs' commentary appears every Wednesday on CNN.com. Lou Dobbs says Congress needs to explain why it needs … Continue reading

(Australian) Government Pushes Ahead With Immigration Laws

Govt pushes ahead with immigration laws The Age August 2, 2006 – 7:39PM Controversial immigration laws have been listed for debate when parliament resumes next week, despite Prime Minister John Howard failing to reach agreement with a group of concerned … Continue reading

Poland Wants Migrant Workers Back Home

Poland wants migrant workers back home United Press International Aug. 1, 2006 at 1:05PM With nearly 1 million Poles working in Britain in search of better pay, Poland's authorities say the country is short of highly skilled labor. Local authorities … Continue reading

Conflicted Over Citizenship

Conflicted Over Citizenship The Globe and Mail J.L Granatstein July 31, 2006 We Must Understand The Rights And Obligations Of Being Canadian, says historian Jack Granatstein The crisis in Lebanon and the evacuation of almost 12,000 Canadians from that ravaged … Continue reading

Citizenship Muddle Could Trim Voter Lists

POSTED ON 31/07/06 Citizenship muddle could trim voter lists JENNIFER LEWINGTON CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF An election-day headache looms for Toronto because as many as 300,000 residents may be ineligible to cast their vote on Nov. 13. Next week, city … Continue reading

Warning Over New EU Immigration

Last Updated: Monday, 31 July 2006, 16:13 GMT 17:13 UK Warning over new EU immigration BBC News The UK immigration system is in the midst of a shake-up. The UK should restrict the right of Bulgarians and Romanians to work … Continue reading

Immigration "Harms Life Quality"

Last Updated: Monday, 31 July 2006, 22:54 GMT 23:54 UK Immigration 'harms life quality' BBC News The UK immigration system is to undergo a shake-up Record levels of immigration are overcrowding the UK and helping to destroy people's quality of … Continue reading

Birkenhead MP Calls For End To Mass Immigration

Birkenhead MP calls for end to mass immigration July 31 2006 By Alan Weston Daily Post Staff Liverpool Daily Post BIRKENHEAD MP Frank Field has called for a halt to mass immigration to the United Kingdom. He described the current … Continue reading

Illegals Smuggled From France To UK On The Cheap

Illegals smuggled from France to UK on the cheap LONDON, July 31, 2006 (AFP) – Some illegal immigrants are paying gangs of traffickers less than 150 pounds (EUR 220) per person to be smuggled into Britain, a government agency said … Continue reading

Schools Told It’s No Longer Necessary To Teach Right Frpm Wrong

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2292741_1,00.html The London Times July 31, 2006 Schools told it's no longer necessary to teach right from wrong By David Charter, Chief Political Correspondent SCHOOLS would no longer be required to teach children the difference between right and wrong under … Continue reading

Over Half Of Youth In Big (Dutch) Cities Are Non-Native

Over half of youth in big cities are non-native Expatica News 31 July 2006 AMSTERDAM Over half the young people in Amsterdam and Rotterdam come from a non-western background, according a new report by Statistics Netherlands. Known as the CBS … Continue reading

People Facing Deportation (From Japan) Join For Group Effort

The Japan Times Monday, July 31, 2006 People facing deportation join for group effort A group of foreign nationals facing possible deportation for overstaying their visas vowed Sunday to work together to seek permission to remain in Japan. They say … Continue reading

Meat Industry "Exploiting Visa Holders"

Meat industry 'exploiting visa holders' The Age (Melbourne) July 31, 2006 – 9:30PM Unscrupulous employers in the meat industry are exploiting foreign workers brought into Australia on temporary visas, the federal government says. Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone said some foreigners … Continue reading

Government Campaign To Entice Irish Emigrants Home

Government campaign to entice Irish emigrants home 30 July 2006 The Post By Eamon Quinn The government is planning a $300,000 (236,000) campaign targeted at encouraging illegal Irish emigrants in New York to return to fill skilled jobs at home … Continue reading

They Went Abroad Seeking Wedded Bliss. Now They Say Their Marriages Were A Fraud.

They went abroad seeking wedded bliss. Now they say their marriages were a fraud By MARINA JIMNEZ Saturday, July 29, 2006 Page A1 IMMIGRATION REPORTER The year Mehul Parikh turned 27, he decided it was time to marry. He had … Continue reading

Immigration Amnesty Sows Divisions In France

Immigration amnesty sows division in France Some call offer inadequate, others say it's too generous Elizabeth Bryant, San Francisco Chronicle Foreign Service Friday, July 28, 2006 (07-28) 04:00 PDT Paris — Aminata Sambou arrived here with a tourist visa four … Continue reading

Immigration Corruption ‘Is Rife’

Immigration corruption 'is rife' BBC News July 27, 2006 The immigration service has faced a series of corruption claims The immigration system is “shot through with incompetence and corruption” and should face a full independent inquiry, says Conservative Damian Green. … Continue reading

Ottawa To Review Help For Non-Resident Citizens (The Mid-East Conflict: The Evacuation)

Globe and Mail, July 26, 2006 THE MIDEAST CONFLICT: THE EVACUATION Ottawa to review help for non-resident citizens ALEX DOBROTA AND GLORIA GALLOWAY CAMBRIDGE, ONT. and OTTAWA — Canada will re-examine the practice of paying to rescue its citizens who … Continue reading