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White House Woos GOP On Immigration

W.H. woos GOP on immigration By Carol E. Lee and Kasie Hunt The Politico (Washington, DC), May 4, 2010 http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/36786.html The White House is set to step up pressure on some key Republicans in hopes of winning support for comprehensive … Continue reading

Labour in Fresh Immigration Row

Labour in fresh immigration row Labour faced fresh claims of misleading the public on immigration last night as it emerged almost four times as many EU workers are in the UK than Britons on the Continent. By Tom Whitehead The … Continue reading

CNN Poll : Majority Of Britons Oppose Immigration

CNN poll: Majority of Britons oppose immigration By Richard Allen Greene CNN News, May 5, 2010 http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/05/05/uk.election.immigration. poll/ London — More than three out of four British people think fewer foreigners should be allowed to move to the country, a … Continue reading

Scotland Is Lib Dems’ Migration Guinea Pig

Scotland is Lib Dems' migration 'guinea pig' By Kerry Gill The Express (U.K.), May 5, 2010 http://www.express.co.uk/home The Liberal Democrats would use Scotland as a test bed for immigration policies, the Conservatives claimed last night. A controversial points-based immigration system, … Continue reading

What Illegal Migrants Think About The General Election

What illegal migrants think about the general election By Dominic Casciani The BBC News, May 5, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8661336.stm Women holding hands at the Crossroads Women's Centre in London In it together: Women at the Crossroads Centre One of the top … Continue reading

Kenney Warns Against Gutting Refugee Reforms

Kenney warns against gutting refugee reforms By Norma Greenaway The Canwest News Service, May 4, 2010 http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2986354 Stripping proposed refugee reforms of a plan to fast-track refugee claims from 'safe' or 'democratic' countries could kill the entire package, Immigration Minister … Continue reading

Former Soldier During Rwandan Genocide Granted Latest Immigration Appeal

Former soldier during Rwandan genocide granted latest immigration appeal By Adrian Humphreys National Post May 4, 2010 A man whose refugee status in Canada was stripped for complicity in crimes against humanity during the Rwandan genocide and for the murder … Continue reading

Bomb Suspect’s Citizenship Raises Questions About Naturalization Process

Bomb Suspect's Citizenship Raises Questions About Naturalization Process Fox News, May 4, 2010 http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/04/times-square-suspects-citizenship-raises-questions-naturalization-process/ The suspect in the Times Square car bombing attempt is the latest in a series of U.S. citizens and green card holders to be implicated in … Continue reading

IBD/TOPP Poll : 60% Favor Arizona Immigration Law

IBD/TIPP Poll: 60% Favor New Arizona Immigration Law By Sean Higgins Investors Business Daily, May 4, 2010 http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=532337 Editorial pages may rage against the Arizona immigration law, but a solid majority of Americans support it, an IBD/TIPP poll found. Sixty … Continue reading

Voters Suffer Immigration Hangover

Voters Suffer Immigration Hangover Influx of foreigners remade quaint town, some say, spurring a disaffection that could cost Labour votes By Alistair MacDonald The Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2010 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703612804575222012411360030.html?KEYWORDS=immigration+OR+immigrant+OR+migrant Boston, England — The national firestorm that erupted after … Continue reading

Tony Abbot Warns Millions Of Asylum-Seekers Could Arrive By Boat

Tony Abbott warns millions of asylum-seekers could arrive by boat By Joe Kelly The Australian, May 4, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/tony-abbott-warns-millions-of-asylum-seekers-could-arrive-by-boat/story-e6frgczf-1225862132786 Millions of people could be tempted to seek asylum in Australia by boat under current border protection rules if global conditions … Continue reading

Europe’s Economic Woes Hitting Home In Canada

Europes economic woes hitting home in Canada By Tavia Grant The Globe and Mail (Canada), May 3, 2010 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/europes-economic-woes-hitting-home-in-canada/article1555476/ Troubles in southern Europe are hitting home for many of the 2.4 million Canadians with origins in Greece, Portugal, Italy and … Continue reading

Arizona’s Cautionary Tale

Arizona's cautionary tale National Post Published: Saturday, May 01, 2010 Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has taken considerable heat for his well-publicized efforts to correct long-standing problems in Canada's immigration laws and refugee restrictions. Few dispute that reforms are desperately needed, … Continue reading

Obama Takes Immigration Reform Off Agenda

Obama takes immigration reform off agenda By Suzanne Gamboa The Associated Press, April 30, 2010 []http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/29/AR2010042903896.html Washington, DC (AP) — Immigration reform has become the first of President Barack Obama's major priorities dropped from the agenda of an election-year Congress … Continue reading

Border States Deal With More Illegal Immigrant Ctime Than Most

Border States Deal With More Illegal Immigrant Crime Than Most, Data Suggest The Fox News, April 30, 2010 []http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/29/border-states-dealing-illegal-immigrant-crime-data-suggests/ Arizona lawmakers say their new immigration enforcement law will help them fight an illegal immigrant crime wave that is sweeping the … Continue reading

Baseball Players Union Unhappy With Arizona Immigration Law

Baseball players union unhappy with Arizona immigration law By Jordan Fabian The Hill 04/30/10 02:26 PM ET The Major League Baseball Players Association on Friday said it is opposed to the controversial new immigration law in Arizona, saying it could … Continue reading

Morrison Dismisses Population Worries

Morrison dismisses population worries AAP The Sydney Morning Herald April 30, 2010 Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison has brushed aside business concerns that his population policy would constrain the economy. The opposition on Thursday released a policy paper in which … Continue reading

Galloway Wasn’t Allowed In But Confessed Spy Who Supported Terrorisn Was

Galloway wasn't allowed in, but confessed spy who supported terrorism was By Colin Freeze The Globe and Mail (Canada), April 29, 2010 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/galloway-wasnt-allowed-in-but-confessed-spy-who-supported-terrorism-was/article1550327/ Unlike the British MP, a Kashmiri agent dubbed 'Mr. XXXXX' is let in to Canada despite giving … Continue reading

Fact Sheet On New Arizona Immigration Law

Fact Sheet on the New Arizona Immigration Law, SB1070 Center for Immigration Studies April 29, 2010 WASHINGTON The new law recently signed by the governor of Arizona, SB 1070, makes it a state crime to violate some federal immigration statutes. … Continue reading

Obama Team Delves Into Options On Arizona

Obama team delves into options on Arizona By Richard A. Serrano and Peter Nicholas The Los Angeles Times, April 29, 2010 []http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sc-dc-obama-immigration30-20100429,0,5916541.story Washington, DC — A team of top government lawyers has quietly begun studying legal strategies for the Obama … Continue reading