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House Passes Bill Prohibiting Immigrant Sanctuary Cities

House Passes Bill Prohibiting Immigrant Sanctuary Cities The Chattanoogan (TN), June 5, 2009 http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_152642.asp A bill that aims to curb illegal immigration by prohibiting local governments from enacting 'sanctuary' ordinances, or policies that make it difficult for law enforcement and … Continue reading

Waiting Time For Citizenship Is Down To Six Months

Waiting time for citizenship is down to about six months By Hiram Soto The San Diego Union Tribune, June 5, 2009 http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jun/05/1m5citizen005516-waiting-time-citizenship-down-abo/ The waiting time for immigrants to become U.S. citizens has fallen to levels not seen since August 2007 … Continue reading

Dutch Shift To Right Unsettles Mainstream Parties

Dutch shift to right unsettles mainstream parties By Michael Steen in Amsterdam FT Times Published: June 5 2009 18:27 Last updated: June 5 2009 18:27 The decision by every seventh Dutch voter to support the party of Geert Wilders, the … Continue reading

EU Pilot Burden Sharing Project

EU pilot burden sharing project Some member states oppose 'compulsory' burden sharing Ivan Camilleri, Brussels The Malta Times Friday, 5th June 2009 In an unprecedented move, the EU yesterday launched a pilot burden-sharing project tailor made to Malta's needs. EU … Continue reading

Canada Won’t Take Any Guantanamo Detainees

Canada won't take any Guantanamo detainees Canwest News Service Published: Thursday, June 04, 2009 OTTAWA — The Harper government has rejected a request from the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama to accept a group of Chinese Muslim detainees being … Continue reading

Foreign Workers’ Woes ‘Tip Of The Iceberg’

Foreign worker woes 'tip of the iceberg' By Renata D'Aliesio The Calgary Herald (Canada), June 4, 2009 http://www.calgaryherald.com/Alberta+foreign+worker+woes+iceberg/1661822/story.html Edmonton — Two-thirds of temporary foreign workers who complained about their working conditions in the past two years in Alberta raised concerns … Continue reading

Groups Raise Ante On Immigration Reform—-Obama Pressed To Tackle Issue

Groups raise ante on immigration reform Obama pressed to tackle issue By Stephen Dinan The Washington Times, June 4, 2009 http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/04/groups-raise-ante-on-immigration-reform/ President Obama's nomination of a Hispanic woman to the Supreme Court does not give him extra breathing space to … Continue reading

Guilty Plea In School Immigration Fraud

Guilty Plea In School Immigration Fraud Associated Press June 4, 2009 6:34 PM ET ATLANTA (AP) – A Korean-American man has admitted scheming to bring immigrants into the country under the guise of attending an English language school he operated. … Continue reading

Immigration Files To Become Part of National Archives

Immigration files to become part of National Archives The 'A-files' include interview transcripts, health records, photographs, marriage licenses and recordings. The first batch will include 135,000 people born before 1909 and who arrived after 1900. By Anna Gorman The Los … Continue reading

Reid Vows Immigration Reform By End Of Year

Reid vows immigration reform by end of year By Alexander Bolton Posted: 06/04/09 01:36 PM [ET] Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Thursday that he would like the Senate to pass comprehensive immigration reform this year, adding another … Continue reading

Guard Might Do Border Recon

Guard might do border recon By Sig Christenson The San Antonio Express-News (TX), June 4, 2009 http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Guard_might_do_border_recon.html A border security proposal drafted by Gov. Rick Perry would put 600 soldiers in 'reconnaissance platoons' to scour 20 remote areas for drug … Continue reading

Overseas Screening Of Immigrants and Refugees Could Cut TB Cases

Overseas screening of immigrants and refugees could cut TB cases in US Reuters, June 4, 2009 http://www.thejobcure.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090604publ001.html New York (Reuters) — Overseas screening for tuberculosis coupled with follow-up evaluation in the US could reduce the number of TB cases among … Continue reading

Napolitano Backs E-Verify

Napolitano backs E-Verify By Ben Bain Washington Technology, June 4, 2009 http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2009/06/04/web-everify-napolitano.aspx DHS secretary says online worker eligibility program is an important tool for employers Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said she is a big supporter of E-Verify, the Web-based … Continue reading

Napolitano Names SW Border Task Force

Napolitano names SW Border Task Force The Current-Argus (Carlsbad, NM), June 4, 2009 http://www.currentargus.com/ci_12524038 Albuquerque, NM — U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced today the formation of the Homeland Security Advisory Council Southwest Border Task Force, a … Continue reading

Immigration Issue Plays On Fears Of European Border Town

Immigration issue plays on fears of European border town Roger Boyes in Pasewalk From The Times June 4, 2009 European elections are poster wars. On the one side of the street in Pasewalk, close to the Polish border, air-brushed candidates … Continue reading

Czech Radio’s Roma Programme Radio Chief Flees To Canada

Czech Radio's Roma programme chief flees to Canada AFP June 3, 2009 PRAGUE (AFP) Czech Radio said Wednesday the head of its programme for the Roma minority had followed in the steps of other gypsies and asked for asylum in … Continue reading

First Ever Hearing On GLBT Immigration Equality

First Ever Hearing on GLBT Immigration Equality By Bob Roehr Windy City Media, June 3, 2009 http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=21379 The US Senate held a first ever congressional hearing on GLBT immigration equality that would stop gay and lesbian families from being torn … Continue reading

Mexican Emigration Drops 13 Per Cent in 1st Quarter

Mexican emigration drops 13 percent in 1st quarter Associated Press June 3, 2009 MEXICO CITY (AP) A government survey finds Mexican emigration dropped 13 percent in the first quarter of 2009 an ongoing trend as the U.S. economic recession discourages … Continue reading

Bush Rule Bolstering Deportations Is Withdrawn

Bush Rule Bolstering Deportations Is Withdrawn By John Schwartz The New York Times, June 3, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/us/04deport.html?ref=us Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Wednesday reversed a Bush administration ruling that had weakened the ability of immigrants facing deportation to … Continue reading

Honda Introduces Bill That Would Make Sweeping Changes In Legal Immigration

Honda introduces bill that would make sweeping changes in legal immigration By Ken McLaughlin The San Jose Mercury News (CA), June 3, 2009 http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12514065?source=most_emailed To ensure that issues involving legal immigration don't get lost in the fiery debate about illegal … Continue reading