Thursday, May 31, 2012

Mexicali hotel a haven for deported migrants - The Seattle Times


Mexicali hotel a haven for deported migrants
The Seattle Times
By Richard Marosi On a night when the lights went out, Sergio Tamai works by flashlight in his office at the Hotel of the Deported Migrant that he founded in November. He's compiling a work schedule for the men who live there. Mario Ramos, 42, poses in ...
In Mexicali, a haven for broken livesBellingham Herald

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Former immigration DG acquitted of bribery charge - Sin Chew Jit Poh

Former immigration DG acquitted of bribery charge - Sin Chew Jit Poh

Former immigration DG acquitted of bribery charge
Sin Chew Jit Poh
KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- The High Court here today upheld the Sessions Court's decision to acquit and discharge former Immigration Department director-general Datuk Wahid Md Don of accepting a bribe of RM60,000 to expedite visa approvals for ...

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Pitbull puppy takes bullet meant for teen - Lake County News Sun


Pitbull puppy takes bullet meant for teen
Lake County News Sun
Just hours earlier on Wednesday, police from Round Lake Park, the Lake County Gang Crime Task Force and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided the house the boy was standing in front of on Pineview. Police raided the home using concussion ...

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Illegal immigrants find path to college,careers - Jornal.us News Agency (blog)

Illegal immigrants find path to college,careers - Jornal.us News Agency (blog)

Jornal.us News Agency (blog)

Illegal immigrants find path to college,careers
Jornal.us News Agency (blog)
"Our colleges don't teach them to be undocumented immigrants." The growth in young illegal immigrants with college degrees is spurred by demographics children who crossed the border with their parents are coming of age and by laws granting illegal ...
Schumer Is As Devious and Divisive as ObamaCanada Free Press

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Former immigration DG acquitted of bribery charge - Sin Chew Jit Poh


Former immigration DG acquitted of bribery charge
Sin Chew Jit Poh
KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- The High Court here today upheld the Sessions Court's decision to acquit and discharge former Immigration Department director-general Datuk Wahid Md Don of accepting a bribe of RM60,000 to expedite visa approvals for ...

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Calif. 9/11 fund raided for deficits - Fresno Business Journal

Calif. 9/11 fund raided for deficits - Fresno Business Journal

Calif. 9/11 fund raided for deficits
Fresno Business Journal
Millions more have been spent on budget items with little relation to direct threats of terrorism, including livestock diseases and workplace safety. Moreover, the California Department of Motor Vehicles has been advertising the plates as helping the ...

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AP Exclusive: Calif. 9/11 license plate fund, intended for scholarships ... - Newser


AP Exclusive: Calif. 9/11 license plate fund, intended for scholarships ...
Newser
9/11 fund raided for deficits By HANNAH DREIER | AP | May 29, 2012 8:19 PM CDT in After the 2001 terrorist attacks, California lawmakers sought a way to channel the patriotic fervor and use it to help victims' families and law enforcement.

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Immigration case 'highly suspicious' - New Zealand Herald

Immigration case 'highly suspicious' - New Zealand Herald

Immigration case 'highly suspicious'
New Zealand Herald
By Edward Gay The immigration situation of a millionaire businessman at the centre of a political scandal is "highly suspicious'' but there is not enough firm evidence to convict him, a High Court judge says. William Yan - also known as Yang Liu and ...
Judge says businessman's actions highly suspiciousRadio New Zealand

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Restaurant bosses demand talks on immigration raids - Scotsman

Restaurant bosses demand talks on immigration raids - Scotsman

Scotsman

Restaurant bosses demand talks on immigration raids
Scotsman
RESTAURATEURS across the Capital have demanded a summit with UK border officials over the “heavy handed” tactics used in immigration raids. Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill will chair a meeting between the UK Border Agency (UKBA) and the Edinburgh and ...


California used funds from Sept. 11 memorial license plates to plug budget ... - New York Daily News


New York Daily News

California used funds from Sept. 11 memorial license plates to plug budget ...
New York Daily News
While 40 percent has funded anti-terror training programs, $3 million was raided by Gov. Jerry Brown and his predecessor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, to plug the state's budget deficit. Millions more have been spent on budget items with little relation to ...

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Immigration case 'highly suspicious' - New Zealand Herald

Immigration case 'highly suspicious' - New Zealand Herald

Immigration case 'highly suspicious'
New Zealand Herald
By Edward Gay The immigration situation of a millionaire businessman at the centre of a political scandal is "highly suspicious'' but there is not enough firm evidence to convict him, a High Court judge says. William Yan - also known as Yang Liu and ...

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Myanmar migrants crowd Thailand streets to see Suu Kyi, hoping she'll help ... - Washington Post

Myanmar migrants crowd Thailand streets to see Suu Kyi, hoping she'll help ... - Washington Post

CBC.ca

Myanmar migrants crowd Thailand streets to see Suu Kyi, hoping she'll help ...
Washington Post
MAHACHAI, Thailand — Downtrodden but hopeful migrants from Myanmar crowded the streets for a look at opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who said she will do all she can to reverse decades of economic ruin and make it possible for them to go home.
Suu Kyi Offers Hope to Migrants in ThailandTIME
On Thailand trip, Suu Kyi visits Myanmar migrantsBusinessWeek
Suu Kyi greets Myanmar migrants in ThailandThe Nation, Pakistan
Bangkok Post -Pakistan Daily Times
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California used funds from Sept. 11 memorial license plates to plug budget ... - New York Daily News

California used funds from Sept. 11 memorial license plates to plug budget ... - New York Daily News

New York Daily News

California used funds from Sept. 11 memorial license plates to plug budget ...
New York Daily News
While 40 percent has funded anti-terror training programs, $3 million was raided by Gov. Jerry Brown and his predecessor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, to plug the state's budget deficit. Millions more have been spent on budget items with little relation to ...


Cleversafe Partners with Mezeo Software to Deliver Enterprise Class File Sync ... - MarketWatch (press release)


Cleversafe Partners with Mezeo Software to Deliver Enterprise Class File Sync ...
MarketWatch (press release)
As a result, data is ultra-reliable and highly available, without the traditional data redundancy and associated incremental costs and overhead found in traditional RAID and replication methods. Cleversafe's technology ensures data security, ...

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Miami Immigration Lawyer Reports Irish Immigrants May Gain Access to US ... - Law Firm Newswire (press release)

Miami Immigration Lawyer Reports Irish Immigrants May Gain Access to US ... - Law Firm Newswire (press release)

Boulder Weekly

Miami Immigration Lawyer Reports Irish Immigrants May Gain Access to US ...
Law Firm Newswire (press release)
But this year, they think they found an immigration issue that everyone can agree on; allowing more Irish immigrants into the US This is about the only thing relating to immigration reform that is actually moving along smartly.
Nevada Hispanics to Assail Obama's Failed Record on Immigration, Free-Market ...Sacramento Bee
Campaigns Court Colorado Hispanics in Unpredictable ContestPBS NewsHour
Ifill: Demographics Catch Up With PoliticsNational Journal

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AP Exclusive: Calif. 9/11 license plate fund, intended for scholarships ... - Newser

AP Exclusive: Calif. 9/11 license plate fund, intended for scholarships ... - Newser

AP Exclusive: Calif. 9/11 license plate fund, intended for scholarships ...
Newser
9/11 fund raided for deficits By HANNAH DREIER | AP | May 29, 2012 8:19 PM CDT in After the 2001 terrorist attacks, California lawmakers sought a way to channel the patriotic fervor and use it to help victims' families and law enforcement.


Making Illegal Immigration Legal – Reform? - Right Side News


Jornal.us News Agency

Making Illegal Immigration Legal – Reform?
Right Side News
By reform, DC politicians mean, to make that which is currently illegal, legal. Lawmakers have been stopped from passing amnesty for millions of illegal aliens living in America. But they have not been required to enforce our immigration and ...
Immigration war is causing real pain to farmersOregon Natural Resources Report

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'Flirtatious' migrant workers to blame for abuse: Govt task force - Jakarta Post

'Flirtatious' migrant workers to blame for abuse: Govt task force - Jakarta Post

Jakarta Post

'Flirtatious' migrant workers to blame for abuse: Govt task force
Jakarta Post
A senior government official tasked with saving migrant workers who are on death row abroad made the shocking allegation that some of the workers, especially females, were to blame for their own misfortune. Head of the government task force on migrant ...
Half of All Indonesian Migrant Workers Can Be in Formal Sector: MuhaiminJakarta Globe
Jakarta to stop sending workers overseas by 2017TODAYonline

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US steps up deportation efforts for criminal immigrants - Boston Herald


USA TODAY

US steps up deportation efforts for criminal immigrants
Boston Herald
By Brian Bennett / Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - In an aggressive effort to boost deportations, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun to increase by nearly 25 percent the number of agents tasked with finding and deporting illegal ...
U.S. in talks to deport deeper inside MexicoSacramento Bee
U.S., Mexico discuss criminals' deportation deeper into countrySTLtoday.com
Customs beefs up deportation effortTampabay.com

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Indiana student banned from returning to U.S. for graduation - Indianapolis Star

Indiana student banned from returning to U.S. for graduation - Indianapolis Star

Indiana student banned from returning to U.S. for graduation
Indianapolis Star
More than 64000 undocumented immigrant children graduate from US high schools every year. Most were brought across the country's borders at a young age and didn't know they were here illegally until they tried to get a driver's license or a Social ...

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UK judge denies bail to radical preacher - Albany Times Union


Scotland on Sunday

UK judge denies bail to radical preacher
Albany Times Union
Abu Qatada, who has been described in both Spanish and British courts as a leading al-Qaida figure in Europe, is being held in a high-security prison while he fights deportation to Jordan over terror charges. Both the British and Jordanian governments ...
Britain: Judge Denies Bail for Radical ClericNew York Times
Radical preacher Abu Qatada refused bail in UKZee News
Terror suspect Qatada bail bid dueWalesOnline
UPI.com -Scotland on Sunday
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Alabama's immigration law just got worse - Mail Tribune

Alabama's immigration law just got worse - Mail Tribune

Daily Political

Alabama's immigration law just got worse
Mail Tribune
Apparently, Alabama lawmakers felt they hadn't gone far enough last year when they enacted the most draconian immigration law in the nation, which, among other things, required schools to determine the immigration status of their students.
Immigration bill opponents march on MontgomeryExaminer.com
Hundreds from across state protest immigration lawMontgomery Advertiser

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Delegate's letter repeated cynical half truths of tuition bill - Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online


Delegate's letter repeated cynical half truths of tuition bill
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
Anne Kaiser certainly does have a “different perspective” on the upcoming referendum on whether illegal aliens should be allowed to enjoy in-state tuition rates at Maryland colleges and universities [“The pending referendums: A different perspective,” ...

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Sen. Marco Rubio's bill draws charges of hypocrisy from immigrant advocates - MiamiHerald.com


Sen. Marco Rubio's bill draws charges of hypocrisy from immigrant advocates
MiamiHerald.com
Marco Rubio this month filed a bill aimed at making it harder for undocumented immigrants to claim a child tax credit. The effort drew little attention for good reason: Rubio's office did not publicize it. But liberal groups and immigrant advocates ...

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Backlash Against African Migrants in Israel - TIME


The Guardian

Backlash Against African Migrants in Israel
TIME
By AP / AMY TEIBEL Friday, May 25, 2012 (JERUSALEM) — Recent rapes blamed on African migrants have ignited a political and emotional backlash against their ballooning numbers, with Israelis and their leaders stridently — and in an alarming new ...
Remove the migrants to save the poorJerusalem Post
Levinsky park migrants live in fear after Tel Aviv race riotsThe Guardian
Tensions in Israel over its African migrantsThe National
Haaretz -The Jewish Week -Daily Beast
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Today's media stories from the papers - The Guardian

Today's media stories from the papers - The Guardian

Today's media stories from the papers
The Guardian
P2 Blair raid at Leveson P19 Daily Mirror Tories accused of trying to bully BBC. P8 Rupert's Blair. P4 and P5 Leader: Blair's bad press. P12 Loose women hosts apologise for bad language. P15 Interview with BBC1's Silk star Phil Davis.

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UK judge denies bail to radical preacher - The Seattle Times


Daily Mail

UK judge denies bail to radical preacher
The Seattle Times
A British immigration judge on Monday denied bail to Abu Qatada, saying he could not risk having the radical cleric on the streets during the London Olympics. By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD Associated Press No comments have been posted to this article.
Britain: Judge Denies Bail for Radical ClericNew York Times
World news digestSTLtoday.com
Firebrand cleric will have appeal heard by Special Immigration Appeals CommissionDaily Mail

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Half of All Indonesian Migrant Workers Can Be in Formal Sector: Muhaimin - Jakarta Globe


Jakarta Post

Half of All Indonesian Migrant Workers Can Be in Formal Sector: Muhaimin
Jakarta Globe
Muhaimin Iskandar, the manpower and transmigration minister, said during the weekend that 45 percent of Indonesian migrant workers already had jobs in the formal sector, which includes those in construction and manufacturing. He added that by boosting ...
Gov't vows to stop sending maids abroad by 2017Jakarta Post

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New UCR institute to focus on immigrants and religion - Highlander Newspaper


New UCR institute to focus on immigrants and religion
Highlander Newspaper
UC Riverside's Institute for the Study of Immigrant Religions will make its debut on June 1. The center will serve as an archive for a plethora of religious information ranging from oral histories provided by immigrants to scholarly research.

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Alabama's bad road on immigration - Charlotte Observer

Alabama's bad road on immigration - Charlotte Observer

Daily Political

Alabama's bad road on immigration
Charlotte Observer
Under the revised law, known as HB 658, all undocumented immigrants who appear in court for any violation of state law will find their names published on the official state website, along with the names of the judges assigned to their cases and the ...
Immigration bill opponents march on MontgomeryExaminer.com

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Undocumented Immigrants Find Paths To College, Careers - Huffington Post


Daily Political

Undocumented Immigrants Find Paths To College, Careers
Huffington Post
"Our colleges don't teach them to be undocumented immigrants." The growth in young illegal immigrants with college degrees is spurred by demographics – children who crossed the border with their parents are coming of age – and by laws granting illegal ...
Obama Administration Steps up Deportations in an Election Year…AgainAllGov
Immigration Will Start Deporting MoreDaily Political
A better border is possibleSalon
Press TV -New America Media
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Australia welcomes casual migrant workers - Telegraph.co.uk

Australia welcomes casual migrant workers - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk

Australia welcomes casual migrant workers
Telegraph.co.uk
Australia is to open its booming natural resources industry to casual foreign workers to help alleviate a chronic labour shortage that has seen wages and business costs rocket. Trucks haul rock and ore from a gold mine in Western Australia.
Why 1700 skilled migrants is good news for the Australian jobseekerAustralian Mining
Australia's ruling party expected to pass resolution on migrant workersRadio Australia
INTERNATIONAL Australia: Controversy over migrant worker allowance for minerRecruiter
Business Spectator -Herald Sun
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Today's media stories from the papers - The Guardian

Today's media stories from the papers - The Guardian

Today's media stories from the papers
The Guardian
P2 Blair raid at Leveson P19 Daily Mirror Tories accused of trying to bully BBC. P8 Rupert's Blair. P4 and P5 Leader: Blair's bad press. P12 Loose women hosts apologise for bad language. P15 Interview with BBC1's Silk star Phil Davis.

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