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Human smuggling tops PM’s agenda on Japan trip

By DAVID AKIN, Parliamentary Bureau Chief The Toronto Sun Last Updated: November 12, 2010 10:53am TOKYO–Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet with the leaders of Malaysia and the Phillipines Saturday. They are the first of nearly a dozen one-on-one meetings … Continue reading

Deported cocaine smuggler wanted again

He returned to B.C. after a name change then fled once more. Now he’s in a U.S. jail awaiting extradition on new charges By Kim Bolan Vancouver Sun November 11, 2010 A Mexican national charged last month with smuggling almost … Continue reading

Canada doubles requirements for foreign investors

(AFP) Ottawa—The Canadian government has announced it is doubling requirements for foreign investors seeking to establish themselves in Canada, citing a high increase in demand. Starting on December 1, foreign investors seeking to be enter Canada as an immigrant must … Continue reading

Lawyer asks that three Chinese papers be banned from immigration

By Douglas Quan, Postmedia News November 9, 2010 A lawyer for a Chinese immigrant accused of disguising himself as an elderly Caucasian man to board a flight to Canada asked Monday that three Chinese-language media outlets be barred from the … Continue reading

Refugee laws need to be tougher

By JULIE TAUB, Special to The Gazette November 3, 2010 8:42 AM The federal government’s proposed legislation to curb the tide of human smuggling and bogus refugee claims is welcome, but it should be only the first step in overhauling … Continue reading

More Tamils Heading For Canada?

More Tamils heading for Canada? By Bryn Weese, Parliamentary Bureau The Toronto Sun Last Updated: October 17, 2010 10:13pm OTTAWA—The federal government is aware of a second group of Sri Lankans preparing to embark for Canada, QMI Agency has learned. … Continue reading

‘Multikulti’ Has Failed In Germany, Says Chancellor Angela Merkel

'Multikulti' has failed in Germany, says chancellor Angela Merkel By Allan Hall The Daily Telegraph October 17, 2010 Germany's attempts to build a post-war multicultural society have “utterly failed”, the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has said. She broke a long … Continue reading

Community Release Soon For Asylum Seekers

Community release soon for asylum seekers By Andrew Probyn, Nick Butterly and Andrew Tillett The Age (Melbourne), October 16, 2010 http://www.theage.com.au/national/community-release-soon-for-asylum-seekers-20101015-16ntw.html Hundreds of asylum seekers will be released from high security detention and allowed to live in the community under … Continue reading

New Rules Double Entry Fees For Investors Seeking To Live In Canada

New rules double entry fees for investors seeking to live in Canada Moratorium has been in effect since June By Norma Greenaway Postmedia News October 15, 2010 The price of admission to Canada for some future immigrants will double to … Continue reading

Immigration MInister Holds Marriage Fraud Town Hall

Immigration minister holds marriage fraud town hall The Canadian Press Date: Friday Oct. 15, 2010 6:49 AM ET VANCOUVER—-Dozens of British Columbians joined federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney on Thursday for a town hall meeting on marriages of convenience. The … Continue reading

Thai Immigration Detain 128 Tamil Asylum Seekers

Thai Immigration Detain 128 Tamil Asylum Seekers PattayaDailyNews.com October 15, 2010 Thailand is currently holding 128 Tamil migrants for possible deportation despite some having registered with the United Nation as asylum seekers, Thai authorities said Wednesday. Bangkok, the 15th of … Continue reading

Canada Requires Selective Immigration

Canada requires selective migration By David B. Harris Special to The StarPhoenix October 15, 2010 (Harris is an Ontario lawyer and director of INSIGNIS Strategic Research's international and terrorist intelligence program.) Amidst their confused discussion about immigration in the opinion … Continue reading

Immigration : The Cost For Schools

Immigration: The cost for schools BBC News, October 15, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/cambridgeshire/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9092000/9092479.stm A migration think tank claims UK schools spend nearly 13m a day to educate the children of migrants. With Cambridgeshire a popular destination for migrants working in fields, factories … Continue reading

France Responds To EU Complaints After Gypsy Spat

France responds to EU complaints after Gypsy spat By Angela Doland The Associated Press, October 15, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/15/AR2010101502803.html France is willing to alter some of its laws in response to European Commission complaints that followed the government's expulsions of Gypsies, … Continue reading

Wilders Not Guilty On All Counts

Wilders not guilty on all counts DutchNews.nl, October 15, 2010 http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2010/10/wilders_not_guilty_of_inciting.php The public prosecution department on Friday afternoon stated that Geert Wilders is not guilty of discriminating against Muslims. Earlier on Friday it announced he should also be found not … Continue reading

Wilders Warns Cabinet On ‘Non-Western’ Immigration

Wilders warns new cabinet on 'non-western' immigration DutchNews.nl, October 15, 2010 http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2010/10/wilders_warns_new_cabinet_on_n.php The new cabinet will have a problem if it does not reduce the number of non-western immigrants to the Netherlands, PVV leader Geert Wilders told tv current affairs … Continue reading

Sponsoring A Spouse Is Like Holding A Time Bomb Which Can Explode Anytime

This bulletin is a shortened version of a fraud marriage report which was sent to Citizenship and Immigration Canada. It was written by a Canadian man who had sponsored a woman from Pakistan to come to Canada as his wife. … Continue reading

Tamil Couple Changed Names, Lied About Identities, Immigration Board Says

Tamil couple changed names, lied about identities, immigration board says Marten Yousseff, Vancouver From Friday's Globe and Mail Published Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010 10:17PM EDT Last updated Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010 10:30PM EDT A Tamil woman and her husband, who … Continue reading

Student Immigration Scam Investigated

Student immigration scam investigated By TOM GODFREY Toronto Sun Last Updated: October 14, 2010 5:00pm An immigration scam targeting Chinese foreign students who are seeking online help with their visas is under investigation, Toronto Police said Thursday. Those conducting the … Continue reading

Home Office To Lift Ban On Deporting Failed Asylum Seekers To Zimbabwe

Home Office to lift ban on deporting failed asylum seekers to Zimbabwe By Alan Travis The Guardian (London), October 14, 2010 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/oct/14/asylum-seekers-home-office-lifts-zimbabwe-deportation-ban The four-year-old ban on sending more than 10,000 failed asylum seekers back to Zimbabwe is to be lifted, … Continue reading