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GF Border Patrol Seeks To Expand Reach With Rural Agents

GF Border Patrol seeks to expand reach with rural agents In a pilot program, the Grand Forks sector of the Border Patrol is stationing agents in smaller towns with the hopes of boosting its presence in the region near the … Continue reading

Dobbs Mulls White House Bid

Dobbs mulls White House bid By Alexander Burns The Politico (Washington, DC), November 24, 2009 http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29861.html Former CNN host Lou Dobbs fueled already rampant speculation about his political future Monday, sending the clearest signals yet that he's mulling a bid … Continue reading

More Migrants Applying For U.S. Citizenship

More migrants applying for U.S. citizenship By Daniel Gonzlez The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), November 24, 2009 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/11/24/20091124citizenship1124.html The number of legal immigrants applying for citizenship rose this year in Arizona, mirroring an increase in applications nationally. The increase comes despite … Continue reading

Missing-Somali Case Gives Recruitment Clues To FBI

Missing-Somali Case Gives Recruitment Clues To FBI By Dina Temple-Raston The NPR News, November 24, 2009 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120757628 When federal authorities unsealed terrorism-related charges Monday against eight Minnesota men, they provided the first detailed account of how some two dozen young … Continue reading

Poll Shows Hardening Of Attitude Towards Immigrants

Poll shows hardening of attitude towards immigrants CARL O'BRIEN, Chief Reporter The Irish Times – Tuesday, November 24, 2009 THE VAST majority (72 per cent) of people want to see a reduction in the number of non-Irish immigrants living here, … Continue reading

Permission To Challenge State On Non-EU Dependant Refused

Permission to challenge State on non-EU dependant refused MARY CAROLAN The Irish Times Tuesday, November 24, 2009 AN IRISH man, his Chinese-born wife and their two Irish-born children have been refused permission to bring a High Court challenge to the … Continue reading

Spain Helping Mauritania Slow Illegal Immigration

Spain Helping Mauritania Slow Illegal Immigration Spanish, Mauritanian governments step up patrols along the coast to stop illegal immigration; Madrid helps Nouakchott with an annual budget of $750 million and a small plane to keep watch on immigration routes. Scott … Continue reading

Immigration Ruling A Disaster For Taxpayers

Immigration ruling a disaster for taxpayers Court of Appeal says sponsors not necessarily on the hook By Tim Shufelt Law Times Publication Date: Monday, 23 November 2009 A recent Ontario Court of Appeal ruling on sponsors of permanent residents will … Continue reading

10 Charged In Marriage-For-Money Scheme

10 charged in marriage-for-money scheme By Mike Robinson The Associated Press, November 23, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-immigrationfraud,0,7210363.story Chicago — Ten people including at least five current or former traffic court employees have been charged with taking part in a marriage-for-money scheme aimed … Continue reading

States Want To Keep Illegal Immigrants Off The Road

States Want To Keep Illegal Immigrants Off The Road The NPR News, November 23, 2009 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120682785&sc=nl&cc=ph-20091123 Only three states Illinois, New Mexico and Washington allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses and other states have recently implemented practices aimed at … Continue reading

The Multi-Million Pound ‘Bribe’ To Send Foreign Criminals Home

The multi-million pound 'bribe' to send foreign criminals home The taxpayer is having to fund millions of pounds a year to “bribe” foreign murderers, rapists and other prisoners to go home after a 60 per cent jump in cases. By … Continue reading

Original Residents Are Leaving Vantaa’s Suburb Of Hakunila

Original residents are leaving Vantaas suburb of Hakunila Immigrants now account for 16% of Hakunila population HELSINGIN SANOMAT INTERNATIONAL EDITION – METRO November 23, 2009 Vantaas district of Hakunila is one of those residential areas with rental apartments that is … Continue reading

Germany Wants Contracts To Clarify Immigrant Responsibilities

Germany wants contracts to clarify immigrant responsibilities Deutsche Welle 23.11.2009 Germany plans to have immigrants sign “integration contracts” that would oblige foreigners seeking to live in the country to avow certain values, such as freedom of speech and equal rights … Continue reading

Uproar Over Italian Town’s Foreigner Registration Drive

Uproar over Italian Town's Foreigner Registration Drive REUTERS November 23, 2009 (PHOTO : A woman walks past Northern League election posters in Milan in 2008. The posters read: “They suffered through immigration; now they live on reservations.”) Officials in the … Continue reading

More Countries Demand Biometrics

GLOBAL: More countries demand biometrics University World News Philip Fine 22 November 2009 Issue: 102 Canada has joined a growing number of nations now requiring foreigners wanting to study in their countries to provide their electronically obtained fingerprints along with … Continue reading

Immigration Looms As The Next Test For Congress

Immigration looms as the next test for Congress By: Michael Barone Senior Political Analyst Washington Examiner November 22, 2009 Is Congress, behindhand on Barack Obama's deadlines on health care and cap-and-trade legislation, and flummoxed by the failure of the stimulus … Continue reading

Colleges Rig Immigrants’ English Tests

Colleges rig immigrants English tests Kevin Dowling and David Leppard From The Sunday Times November 22, 2009 IN the windows of the UK Citizenship Centre in Birmingham, posters say it provides Home Office Approved Certificates. They boast a very high … Continue reading

Student Visa Numbers Soar After New Rules Take Effect

Student visa numbers soar after new rules take effect By Helen Grady Donal MacIntyre show BBC Radio 5 live November 22, 2009[] The number of students entering the UK from India and Bangladesh has risen sharply since a new visa … Continue reading

Liberals Reject Immigant Citizenship Course

Liberals reject immigrant citizenship course Published: 22 Nov 09 14:08 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/23414/20091122/ The Liberal Party has voted against a proposal from the party leadership for the introduction of mandatory courses for all immigrants seeking Swedish citizenship. The party members … Continue reading

Latinos, Blacks Take Harder Hit Amid Recession

Latinos, blacks take harder hit amid recession Jobless rate could climb to highest in decades By Joseph Williams The Boston Globe, November 21, 2009 http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/11/21/latinos_blacks_take_harder_hit_amid_recession/ Washington, DC — Latinos and African-Americans in Massachusetts and across the country are facing high … Continue reading