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Oriental Immigration Threat Warning

Oriental immigration threat warning July 17, 2006 Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain) The spokesman for Partido Popular in the Cabildo has called upon the Spanish government to investigate what they see as a new illegal immigration threat, this time from China. … Continue reading

Reid ‘In Migrant Threat To Firms’

Reid 'in migrant threat to firms' BBC News, July 16, 2006 Mr Reid has had to deal with a catalogue of crises Company directors who employ illegal immigrants could be struck off as part of Home Office reforms, it is … Continue reading

‘Honour Killings’ Increasing In Britain As Women Stand Up For Their Rights

'Honour killings' increasing in Britain as women stand up for their rights By Karyn Miller and Tom Harper The Telegraph (Filed: 16/07/2006) The number of “honour killings” in Britain is rising, campaigners have said. Their warning came after the brother … Continue reading

Labour Hire Firms Use Visa Loophole To Lure Staff

Labour hire firms use visa loophole to lure staff Michael Bachelard July 15, 2006 OVERSEAS workers are paying thousands of dollars to come to Australia as temporary skilled migrants, some lured by promises of permanent residency. The push by businesses … Continue reading

Welder Says (Australian) Work Scheme Is A Scam

Welder says work scheme is a scam The Age Michael Bachelard July 15, 2006 South Korean welder Kim Min Kuk ponders his future after being sacked by a labour hire company. Photo: Tony Ashby KIM Min Kuk cites familiar reasons … Continue reading

Growth Affects Quality of Life

Growth affects quality of life The Toronto Star Jul. 14, 2006. 08:31 AM Opinion Daniel Stoffman's article (“When Immigration Goes Awry” or “Sao Paulo's Of The North”) on immigration explodes the many myths surrounding this issue. As a migrant, I … Continue reading

Africans Will Flood The World, Says Chirac

Africans will 'flood the world,' says Chirac PARIS, July 14, 2006 (AFP) – President Jacques Chirac of France said Friday that without economic development in the coming decades Africans “will flood the world.” Asked in a July 14 televised interview … Continue reading

Bosses Caught Out On Migrant Rip-Offs

Bosses caught out on migrant rip-offs The Australian Joseph Kerr July 14, 2006 ALMOST four in five employers investigated for underpaying temporary skilled migrants have been caught out. West Australian investigators from the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection looked … Continue reading

Employers Turn A ‘Blind Eye’ To Illegal Workers

Employers turn a blind eye to illegal workers 13 July 2006 Workplace Law Magazine News item It has been claimed that employers and the Government may be turning a blind eye to the immigration status of some of their employees … Continue reading

Germany Vows To Tackle Integration Problems

Germany vows to tackle integration problems 13/07/2006 04:47 http://www.tiscali.co.uk/news/newswire.php/news/reuters/2006/07/13/world/germany-vows-to-tackle-integration problems.html&template=/news/templates/newswire/news_story_reuters.html By Karin Strohecker BERLIN (Reuters) – Lale Cebe, a 23-year-old who works in a clothing shop in Berlins Kreuzberg district, was born in Germany, has a German passport, a German … Continue reading

Push To Bring In Overseas Truckies, Farmhands

Push to bring in overseas truckies, farmhands Victoria Laurie and Paige Taylor July 13, 2006 FOREIGN truck drivers and farmhands could be brought to Australia as part of an overhaul of the guest-worker program designed to address chronic skills shortages. … Continue reading

Row Looms On (Australian) Test For Citizenship

Row looms on test for citizenship The Age Jewel Topsfield, Canberra July 13, 2006 VICTORIA is on a collision course with the Federal Government over a proposed compulsory citizenship test, which would test migrants' English skills and knowledge of Australian … Continue reading

Immigration Amnesty Is Ruled Out

Immigration amnesty is ruled out There are up to 570,000 illegal immigrants, says the government BBC News July 12, 2006 An amnesty for illegal immigrants has been ruled out by ministers at the end of a review of UK border … Continue reading

Spain PM Vows To Fight Illegal Immigration

Spain PM Vows to Fight Illegal Immigration By JUAN MANUEL PARDELLAS The Associated Press Wednesday, July 12, 2006; 12:29 PM SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands — Spain's prime minister promised an all-out campaign to halt illegal immigration from Africa … Continue reading

Mexico Top Source Of Refugee Applicants

Mexico top source of refugee applicants July 11, 2006 CELESTE MACKENZIE Canadian Press OTTAWA — More than 3,500 Mexicans asked Ottawa for political asylum last year, making the free-trade partner Canada's largest source for refugee claimants for the first time. … Continue reading

Africans, Europeans Release Migration Plan

Africans, Europeans Release Migration Plan By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: July 11, 2006 Filed at 9:12 p.m. ET RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Delegates from 58 countries promised Tuesday to combine tougher immigration enforcement with more aid for Africans to help … Continue reading

Migrant Points System (in N.Z.) Under Review After Student Case

Migrant points system under review after student case New Zealand Herald Monday July 10, 2006 By Paula Oliver An immigration policy which saw Chinese woman Candy Huang miss out on bonus residency points because she studied too fast is under … Continue reading

Runaway Spouses Get Golden Ticket (Sham Marriage)

Canoe Network Toronto Sun July 9, 2006 Runaway spouses get golden ticket Jilted partners, scammed by foreign lovers, want immigration laws changed By MICHELE MANDEL When he first saw the front page of the Sunday Sun about a woman abandoned … Continue reading

Sham Marriages Victimize Unwary

Edmonton Sun Mindelle Jacobs July 9, 2006 Sham marriages victimize unwary Ottawa seems to be ready to crack down on those who marry to gain Canadian residency By Mindelle Jacobs Madhavi Raju is a patient woman. She'll have to be. … Continue reading

(French) Government Denies Immigrant Amnesty Figures

Government denies immigrant amnesty figures Expatica News SAINT SORLIN DE CONAC, France, July 7, 2006 (AFP) – The French government warned Friday it was too early to say how many illegal immigrants would benefit from an amnesty for families with … Continue reading