Archive for November, 2008

Canada unveils immigration plan for 2009 (People’s Daily)

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Canada announced on Friday its immigration plan for 2009, promising to introduce 265,000 new permanent residents and fast track the applications for potential immigrants in dozens of high-demand occupations. “Our planned numbers for 2009 are on par with last year and are among the highest for this country over the past 15 years,” Immigration Minister […]

Yatseniuk forecasts immigration flow-out due to economic crisis (KYIV Post)

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Yatseniuk forecasts immigration flow-out due to economic crisis (KYIV Post) Arseniy Yatsenyuk, former Foreign Affairs Minister, Verkhovna Rada deputy of the Our Ukraine People’s Self-Defense Bloc faction, forecasts immigration flow-out in Ukraine due to the economic crisis.

Obama’s choice for homeland security secretary has been tough on - Newsday

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Obama’s choice for homeland security secretary has been tough on - NewsdayWASHINGTON (AP) _ Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano , President-elect Barack Obama ’s top choice to run the Department of Homeland Security, is tough on illegal immigration, child abuse and Republicans. A former federal prosecutor, state attorney general

Border Governor Could Head Up Department Of Homeland Security - Caribbean World News

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Border Governor Could Head Up Department Of Homeland Security - Caribbean World NewsArizona Governor, Janet Napolitano, could take the reins of the nation`s Department of Homeland Security under the Barack Obama administration. Speculation is rife that the border governor, who has cleared stated her opposition to a border fence, is

Background Note: Canada - Scoop

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Area: 9.9 million sq. km. (3.8 million sq. mi.); second-largest country in the world. Cities: Capital –Ottawa (pop. 1.1 million) Other major cities –Toronto (5.1 million), Montreal (3.6 million), Vancouver (2.1 million), Calgary (1.1 million [Immigration ]

Visa worker deaths double in a year - Manning River Times

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Visa worker deaths double in a year - Manning River TimesMORE migrants working on 457 visas have died since Labor won the federal election than in more than three years under the previous government, Immigration Department records show. Despite assurances that the Immigration Minister, Chris Evans, was

King calls upon Obama to take a stand on immigration (Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil)

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve King, top Republican on the House Immigration Subcommittee, is calling upon President-elect Obama to nominate someone to head the Department of Homeland Security who will enforce the law, secure the border, stop welfare to illegal aliens, support English as the official language and crack down on employers who ignore the immigration […]

Down family breaks visa barrier on immigration - The Australian

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Down family breaks visa barrier on immigration - The AustralianPERTH midwife Tracey Robinson and her husband, Paul, have won a six-year battle against the Immigration Department to stay in Australia with their Down syndrome son. Immigration Minister Chris Evans has foreshadowed reform of the visa process for
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A look at U.S. immigration reform - ABS-CBN

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

I’ve noticed that after the November U.S. elections, I’ve been getting more and more inquiries regarding the status of the proposed amnesty bill or the guest worker program. I’ve also noticed in the emails I’ve been receiving, the terms [Immigration ]

North Korea wants to close borders with South - Top News India

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Seoul  - North Korea threatened Wednesday to close its borders with South Korea starting December 1 as it accused Seoul of pursuing a confrontational policy against its neighbour. North Korea would “strictly restrict and cut off all the overland [Immigration ]
Pyongyang, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) […]