1900s-style immigration simulated at Holland Township School
Wednesday, 29 April 2015 12:17 Holland Township School's fourth-graders recently experienced a little of what immigrants to the United States might have faced in the early 1900s.
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Immigrant removals continue to decline under Obama
Wednesday, 29 April 2015 12:16 The Obama administration is on pace to deport the fewest number of immigrants in nearly a decade, according to internal government data obtained by The Associated Press.
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As Japan's population ages, robots seen as workforce solution
Wednesday, 29 April 2015 12:16 A crowd gathers near the entrance of Tokyo's upscale Mitsukoshi Department Store, which traces its roots to a kimono shop in the late 17th century.
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'Softer visa polices can promote tourism in South Asia'
Wednesday, 29 April 2015 12:15 New Delhi: South Asian nations need to work on liberalising the visa regime to promote intra-regional tourism and explore business opportunities in this region, a senior official said today.
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Anti-immigration sentiment puts UKIP on Britain’s electoral map
Monday, 27 April 2015 14:06 THURROCK, England — Prime Minister David Cameron is fighting Britain’s general election on the question of economic competence. His party’s efforts to erase the budget deficit are at the heart of his campaign for a Conservative majority on May 7.
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Egypt Leads European and African Consensus Over Fighting Illegal Immigration
Monday, 27 April 2015 14:06 Assistant Foreign Minister for multilateral affairs Ambassador Hisham Badr has led the Egyptian delegation to the European Union and Horn of Africa initiative meeting in Sharm el Skeikh to discuss combating illegal immigration.
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Fewer immigrants are being caught crossing U.S.-Mexico border
Monday, 27 April 2015 14:05 The number of immigrants caught crossing the Southwest border continues to fall sharply, Obama administration officials said Friday, a decline due in large part to the end of the surge in people coming from Central America.
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Activist group marches for immigration laws on May Day
Monday, 27 April 2015 14:05 Raíces en Tampa will be staging a protest and awareness event this coming Friday, May 1, to cease the deportation of undocumented people in America. The upcoming Facebook event, will be from 6 p.m., at 1624 E. 7th Avenue in Ybor City, Florida.
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Ellis Island Museum to Update the Story of Immigration in America
Monday, 27 April 2015 14:05 Everywhere in America, immigration is an unending story. Everywhere, that is, except at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, where the story ends in 1954, when the immigrant processing and detention station there was closed.
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Europe’s Promised Action on Migration Crisis Is Criticized as Inadequate
Friday, 24 April 2015 12:38 BRUSSELS — Struggling to cope with a growing migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, European leaders promised on Thursday to triple their spending on border protection and approved plans to intensify efforts to root out smugglers’ boats before they could set sail, among other measures.
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Baby groups help immigrant mums integrate in Sweden
Friday, 24 April 2015 12:37 SOLLENTUNA, Sweden - Children's laughter and nursery rhymes resonate through the library as young mums play with their babies: in a suburb outside Stockholm, a group of immigrants is trying to learn Swedish and integrate into society.
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Five Million Australian Visas Set to be Issued this Year
Friday, 24 April 2015 12:37 More than five million visas are set to be issued by Australia this year, a new record due to an increase in students and short term workers, it has been confirmed.
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Immigrants to account for 82% of US population growth by 2060 – report
Friday, 24 April 2015 12:37 If current trends and policies continue, immigrants will account for the largest share of US population ever by 2023, and white Americans will become a minority by 2044, conservative groups are claiming, citing US Census Bureau data.
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Illegal immigrant deportations plummet as amnesty hampers removal efforts
Friday, 24 April 2015 12:36 Deportations have plummeted by another 25 percent so far this year, with the government even struggling to find enough criminals to kick out of the country, according to the latest statistics that suggest President Obama’s amnesty has hampered removal efforts.
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Cost of online renewal of foreign workers’ permits in Malaysia will be borne by govt
Friday, 24 April 2015 12:36 KUALA LUMPUR - The RM35 fee for the online renewal of foreign workers' permits over a point of contention for employers and businesses will be abolished from May 2 and its costs absorbed by the Government.
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In general elections campaign, Britain’s Muslims feel the heat
Thursday, 23 April 2015 12:50 BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom: With the political debate about Islam heating up ahead of Britain’s general elections next month, the impact is particularly keenly felt in Birmingham – a city where a quarter of the population is Muslim.
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Libya refugee camp is flip side of Europe’s immigration crisis
Thursday, 23 April 2015 12:50 In the heat of a Libyan afternoon, in a makeshift detention center outside the coastal town of Misrata, a young woman lay on the ground, suffering from severe dehydration.
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Pew: 9 Percent of U.S. Black Population is Foreign Born
Thursday, 23 April 2015 12:49 A new Pew Research Center report out Thursday finds that black immigrants now account for 8.7 percent of the country's black population, nearly triple their share in 1980. A record 3.8 million black immigrants are living in the nation today and while most are from the Caribbean, Africans immigrants drive most recent growth.
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Key Canadian Immigrant Concerns Addressed In Federal Budget
Thursday, 23 April 2015 12:49 Two long-standing concerns among newcomers to Canada were addressed in the government of Canada’s annual budget, details of which were announced this week. The budget addresses how immigrants might do better once they settle in Canada, as well as how they can better help their families back home.
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Germany’s Small Towns Feel the Cost of Europe’s Migrant Crisis
Thursday, 23 April 2015 12:49 VORRA, Germany — Even as European officials struggle with an unrelenting tide of migrants trying to enter the Continent, tranquil villages like this one in a picture-book valley in northern Bavaria are coping with the legions who have already arrived.
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- Banque du Maroc is negotiating with its French and Spanish counterparts over Moroccan remittances
- Meloni relance l’offensive contre l’immigration lors du sommet européen
- China Grants Moroccan Scientist Rachid Yazami Lithium Batteries Patent
- Migrants Day: Secretary-General Guterres calls for safe and more humane migration
- Ayman Ramdani, the founder of NGO Play4Peace, decorated by the Belgian King (Play4Peace press release)