Archive for July, 2009

Many Indian spouses deported from Oz after failingGreen Card-style - New Kerala

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Many Indian spouses deported from Oz after failingGreen Card-style - New KeralaA news.com.au report now says that the authorities have intensified efforts to expose sham marriages amid a surge in spouse visa applications. The Immigration Department said a special unit would assess whether relationships were genuine. Suspect

Easy driver Dancevic reaches Indy semi-finals - Khaleej Times

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana - Frank Dancevic ended a run of three straight losses to Dmitry Tursunov when he beat the top seed 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the ATP hardcourt event here on Friday. Russian Tursunov, who lives in California [Immigration ]

McCain Campaign Investigated, Dismissed Obama Citizenship Rumors - The Washington Independent.com

Friday, July 24th, 2009

“The conversation was along the lines of ‘this is idiotic, but explain to me why,’” said the lawyer, who spoke under condition of anonymity to TWI. “I looked at whether the lawsuit was going to be dismissed. I said yes.” Berg’s main [Immigration ]
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In fear they flee: Why Ottawa’s visa decision is a step backward - Globe and Mail

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

R efugee law is not immigration policy. The imposition of visas on citizens of Mexico and the Czech Republic is a high-profile Band-Aid that creates perverse incentives and belies Canada’s human-rights commitments. Refugee law, by definition [Immigration ]
TEL AVIV, 14 July 2009 (IRIN) - Immigration inspectors have launched an operation aimed at […]

Feds accuse SC poultry plant of knowing managers hired scores of - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The company that runs a South Carolina poultry plant knew its managers were hiring illegal immigrants at a facility raided in October, federal prosecutors said in an indictment released Thursday. U.S. Attorney Walt Wilkins added [Immigration ]

Key GOP senator quits, named to PSC - Louisville Courier-Journal

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republican Charlie Borders, an 18-year state Senate veteran who was chairman of the committee that killed the slots bill last month, resigned Wednesday and was named to the Public Service Commission by Gov. Steve Beshear. Senate [Immigration ]
STANLEYTOWN, Va.— Stanley Furniture Company Inc. said Wednesday that its sales may […]

Temp: 90.0°F - Hays Daily News

Monday, July 13th, 2009

While the term has fallen out of favor among some federal officials, local law enforcement officers sometimes feel they’re deeply entrenched in the war on drugs. “There’s plenty of work out there for us,” Ellis County Undersheriff Bruce Hertel said [Immigration ]
Ted Hilton speaks with Evelyn Miller at a Fourth of July […]

Weary of War, Young Afghans Pay for an Exit - New York Times

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

Weary of War, Young Afghans Pay for an Exit - New York TimesKABUL, Afghanistan — Through two decades of war, Abdul Ahad never contemplated leaving Afghanistan. But as his country started to deteriorate rapidly in 2007, so did his life. He was laid off from his full-time driving job and forced to take the […]

U.S. Shifts Strategy on Illicit Work by Immigrants - Herald Tribune

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

U.S. Shifts Strategy on Illicit Work by Immigrants - Herald TribuneImmigration authorities had bad news this week for American Apparel, the T-shirt maker based in downtown Los Angeles: About 1,800 of its employees appeared to be illegal immigrants not authorized to work in the United States. But in contrast to the
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