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What Do You Think Of Ujjal Dosanj’s Comments?

E-Street: What do you think of Ujjal Dosanjh's comments? The Province April 24, 2010 B.C. MP Ujjal Dosanjh, who faced an online death threat this week, is saying Sikh extremism is on the rise in parts of Canada. Dosanjh blames, … Continue reading

Chinese Gov’t School Grant Divides SoCal Community

Chinese Gov't School Grant Divides SoCal Community The Associated Press, April 24, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/24/us/AP-US-Chinese-Class room-Clash.html Hacienda Heights, CA (AP) — Bobby Fraker is taking a stand against what she perceives to be a sinister threat from across the Pacific, right … Continue reading

Immigration ‘At Limit’ In Slough Says UKIP

Immigration 'at limit' in Slough says UKIP BBC NEWS Page last updated at 08:44 GMT, Saturday, 24 April 2010 09:44 UK Slough cannot cope with any more immigration – that is the view of the constituency's UK Independence Party candidate … Continue reading

Disorder Not Enough For Asylum

Disorder not enough for asylum By Paige Taylor The Australian, April 24, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/disorder-not-enough-for-asylum/story-e6frgczf-1225857648718 Immigration Minister Chris Evans has indicated the Rudd government is poised to issue further rejections for Afghan and Sri Lankan asylum-seekers who arrived before the government's … Continue reading

New Curbs On Foreign Home Buyers

New curbs on foreign home buyers By Matthew Franklin The Australian, April 24, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/new-curbs-on-foreign-home-buyers/story-e6frgczf-1225857656381 Complaints about foreigners driving up Australian house prices have forced the Rudd government to reinstate a rule it scrapped in 2008 requiring temporary residents to … Continue reading

Arizona Governor Signs Tough Immigration Law

Ariz. governor signs tough immigration law By Stephen Dinan The Washington Times, April 23, 2010 []http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/23/ariz-governor-signs-tough-immigration-law/ Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed a law making it a state crime to be an illegal immigrant, just hours after President Obama … Continue reading

Obama Calls For Overhaul On Immigration Policy

Obama calls for overhaul on immigration policy Arizona cracked down on immigration, and President Barack Obama labeled the measure `misguided.' He called for a national overhaul of immigration policy, but Congress appeared unlikely to act soon. By Margaret Talev and … Continue reading

Obama Calls For Immigration Overhaul, Says Arizona Immigration Bill ‘Misguided’

Obama calls for immigration overhaul, says Ariz. bill 'misguided' By Spencer S. Hsu and Anne E. Kornblut The Washington Post, April 23, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/23/AR2010042301441.html?wprss=rss_politics%2Fcongress President Obama urged Congress on Friday to overhaul the nation's immigration laws, saying that inaction would … Continue reading

Pro’s Ranch Market Fires 300 Illegal Workers After ICE Audit

Pro's Ranch Markets fires 300 illegal workers after ICE audit By Max Jarman The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), April 23, 2010 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2010/04/23/20100423biz-ranch0423.html About 300 employees at Pro's Ranch Markets' six Valley supermarkets were let go Tuesday and Wednesday after an initial … Continue reading

Lugar Seeks Pause In Deporting Students

Lugar seeks pause in deporting students By Tania E. Lopez The Indianapolis Star, April 23, 2010 http://www.indystar.com/article/20100423/NEWS05/4230375/Lugar-seeks-pause-in-deporting-students Local community advocates for immigrants' rights are abuzz over an Indiana senator's letter to the Homeland Security Department calling for halting deportations of … Continue reading

Arizona Immigration Law Worries Mexican Government

Arizona Immigration Law Worries Mexican Government The Latin American News Dispatch, April 23, 2010 Arizona Immigration Law Worries Mexican Government The Mexican Foreign Ministry protested on Wednesday against a proposed Arizona law that would allow police to stop suspected undocumented … Continue reading

Study : Percentage Of Latinos In Federal Workforce Remains Flat

Study: Percentage of Latinos in federal workforce remains flat By Ed O'Keefe The Washington Post, April 23, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/22/AR2010042205708.html The percentage of Latinos in the federal workforce remained flat in 2009 compared with the previous year, and the total number … Continue reading

BNP Call For End To Immigration From Muslim Nations

BNP call for end to immigration from Muslim nations The BBC News (U.K.), April 23, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/8639097.stm The British National Party (BNP) are calling for an end to immigration from Muslim nations, saying this presents a 'deadly threat' to the … Continue reading

Hull North Candidates Clash On Immigration

Hull North candidates clash on immigration The BBC News (U.K.), April 23, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/england/8641217.stm Candidates in Hull North have clashed over the effects of immigration policy on the local economy. Labour's Diana Johnson and Conservative Victoria Aitken said a Liberal … Continue reading

Chris Evans And Entourage Add To Christmas Island’s Crowding

Chris Evans and entourage add to Christmas Island's crowding By Paige Taylor The Australian, April 23, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/evans-and-entourage-add-to-crowding/story-e6frgczf-1225857181879 Christmas Island got a little more crowded yesterday with the arrival of Immigration Minister Chris Evans and his entourage of advisers and … Continue reading

Supreme Court To Decide Immigrant Sponsor Costs

Supreme Court to decide immigrant sponsor costs By Janice Tibbetts The Canwest News Service, April 22, 2010 http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=2938380 Ottawa — The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to settle a case involving eight immigrants who are on the hook for … Continue reading

Lindsey Graham : Immigration Would Kill Climate Bill

Lindsey Graham: Immigration would kill climate bill By Marin Cogan The Politico (Washington, DC), April 22, 2010 http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/36220.html A top Senate negotiator on climate change believes that a sudden turn by Senate Democrats to immigration could 'destroy' any hope of … Continue reading

New Zealand’s Immigration Growth Slows A Second Month

New Zealands Immigration Growth Slows a Second Month By Tracy Withers Bloomberg News, April 22, 2010 http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-22/new-zealand-annual-immigration-fell-a-second-month-in-march.html New Zealands annual immigration growth slowed for a second straight month in March, adding to signs of a weak economic recovery. The number … Continue reading

Ex Immigration Judge Guilty Of Breach Of Trust

Ex immigration judge guilty of breach of trust CBC News Last Updated: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 | 3:05 PM ET Comments 44 Recommend 48 A former immigration judge has been convicted in a Toronto court of trying to use his … Continue reading

Ex-Immigration Judge Guilty In Sex-For-Status Case

Ex-immigration judge guilty in sex-for-status case The Toronto Star (Canada), April 21, 2010 http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/crime/article/798504–ex-immigration-judge-guilty-in-sex-for-status-case?bn=1 A former immigration judge has been found guilty of trying to coerce sex from a South Korean refugee claimant in return for a favourable ruling on … Continue reading