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Government Of Canada Announces Funding For New ‘In My Language’ Website

Government of Canada Announces Funding for New 'In my Language' Website TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Sept. 23, 2010) – A new website will provide information on essential community services in 11 different languages, Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced … Continue reading

PM Hands Timor Deal To Minister

PM hands Timor deal to minister Katharine Murphy and Yuko Narushima The Age September 23, 2010 IMMIGRATION Minister Chris Bowen will head to East Timor to revive plans for an offshore immigration processing facility following talks between Julia Gillard and … Continue reading

No Deal Was Done With Detainees : Bowen

No deal was done with detainees: Bowen AAP September 22, 2010 Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says the federal government did not do a deal with 11 asylum seekers to convince them to end their protest at a Sydney detention centre. … Continue reading

Nine Chinese Launch New Sydney Immigration Protest

Nine Chinese launch new Sydney immigration protest By Greg Wood (AFP) September 22, 2010 SYDNEY—-Nine Chinese nationals protested from the roof of an Australian immigration centre on Wednesday, following a tense stand-off with a group of Tamils a day earlier … Continue reading

New Service Checks Employment Eligibility

New Service Checks Employment Eligibility Voxy News Engine Voxy News Engine Wednesday, 22 September, 2010 – 16:44 Wellington, Sept 22 NZPA – Employers can now check online to find out whether people who apply for jobs are entitled to work … Continue reading

Almost Half Of Ford Supporters Don’t Think Toronto Would Benefit From Newcomers : Poll

Almost half of Ford supporters dont think Toronto would benefit from newcomers: poll The Globe and Mail, September 21, 2010 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/city-votes/almost-half-of-ford-supporters-dont-think-toronto-would-benefit-from-newcomers-poll/article1716607/ Almost half of people who say theyd vote for Rob Ford also have qualms about welcoming new Canadians to … Continue reading

Muslims Mass-Producing Children To Take Over Africa, Says Archbishop

Muslims mass-producing children to take over Africa, says Archbishop Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent Times Online September 21, 2009 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6841734.ece One of the most powerful figures in the Anglican Church believes that Africa is under attack from Islam and that Muslims … Continue reading

Sydney Detention Centre Protest Ends

Sydney detention centre protest ends Sydney Morning Herald September 21, 2010 Eight asylum seekers ended a torturous 30-hour stand-off with Australian authorities after they climbed down from the roof of a Sydney immigration detention centre. Some of the asylum seekers … Continue reading

Kenney Aims To Deter Mass Arrival Of Migrants

Kenney aims to deter mass arrival of migrants CTV.ca News Staff Date: Mon. Sep. 20 2010 10:50 PM ET Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is set to introduce legislation aimed at deterring the mass arrival of asylum seekers to Canada, like … Continue reading

Swedish Voters Say No To Immigration

Swedish voters say no to immigration Araminta Wordsworth National Post September 20, 2010 2:33 pm Even Sweden, it appears, is tired of being a nation of open borders. Jimmie Akesson, chairman of the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, will enter Parliament at … Continue reading

Anti-Immigrant Win In Sweden Causes Dismay, Angst

Anti-immigrant win in Sweden causes dismay, angst By Mia Shanley STOCKHOLM (REUTERS) Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:40am EDT Immigrants to Sweden expressed dismay and disappointment on Monday that a party which wants radically to cut immigration and strongly criticizes Muslims … Continue reading

Protest Over Death At Australian Detention Centre

Protest over death at Australian detention centre (AFP) September 20, 2010 SYDNEY—-A Fijian man died suddenly at a Sydney immigration centre on Monday, officials said, with a protest breaking out in the compound after claims he had jumped from a … Continue reading

Bowen Flags More Onshore Processing

Bowen flags more onshore processing AAP September 20, 2010 The federal government is considering a further expansion of immigration facilities on the mainland in an effort to cope with a growing number of asylum seekers in detention. Immigration Minister Chris … Continue reading

Kenney To Badal : Check Immigration Fraud ! Badal To Kenney : Did You Approve The List Of Canadian Visas I Sent You !

Kenney To Badal: Check Immigration Fraud! Badal To Kenney: Did You Approve The List Of Canadian Visa Seekers I Gave You! The Link September 19, 2010 After raising the problem of immigration fraud with Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal … Continue reading

Canada’s Turning Immigration Tide—-The Treatment Of Tamil Refugees Reveals That Canada’s Historic Sense Of Generosity And Compassion Is Wearing Thin

Canada's turning immigration tide The treatment of Tamil refugees reveals that Canada's historic sense of generosity and compassion is wearing thin. George Abraham Aljazeera.net Last Modified: 19 Sep 2010 14:44 GMT The Harper government is adopting a take-no-prisoners approach to … Continue reading

Canada Looks To ‘Aussie Experience’ In Crackdown On Asylum-Seekers

Canada looks to Aussie experience in crackdown on asylum-seekers The Canadian Press, September 17, 2010 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-looks-to-aussie-experience-in-crackdown-on-asylum-seekers/article1711058/ Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says Canada can learn from Australias experience in dealing with migrant ships, but shouldnt aim to duplicate its controversial practices. … Continue reading

Judge Rules 4 Tamil Women Can Be Released

Judge rules 4 Tamil women can be released By: The Canadian Press Date: Friday Sep. 17, 2010 5:48 PM PT Four women who sailed to Canada on the MV Sun Sea and spent their first month in the Great White … Continue reading

Sarrazin, Author Of Book That Criticized Muslims, Leaves Bank Board

Sarrazin, author of book that criticized Muslims, leaves bank board M & C Sep 17, 2010, 18:25 GMT Berlin – Thilo Sarrazin, a politician whose book on immigration has angered German Muslims, formally stepped down Friday from his job on … Continue reading

German Chancellor Rebuts Suggestion That She Plans Gipsy Clearances

German chancellor rebuts suggestion that she plans gipsy clearances Angela Merkel has flatly denied Nicolas Sarkozy's claim she told the French president that Germany was planning to follow France's example and begin clearing illegal camps of migrant gipsies. By Bruno … Continue reading

Flemish School Accused of ‘Apartheid’ For Splitting Classes

Flemish school accused of 'apartheid' for splitting classes Expatica September 17, 2010 A Flemish primary school head has separated native Dutch-speaking children from his overwhelmingly immigrant pupils, defending his decision against the charge of “apartheid.” Two out of 17 classes … Continue reading