Prince Charles asks why radicalised UK Muslims have failed to integrate
Wednesday, 11 February 2015 11:11 The Prince of Wales has expressed his alarm at the number of young people in the UK being radicalised and queried why the British values are failing to be taken on board by children who grow up and are schooled in the UK.
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Congressional Impasse Over Immigration, Homeland Security
Wednesday, 11 February 2015 11:11 Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared a Senate stalemate Tuesday over immigration provisions attached to a Homeland Security spending bill, and called on the House to make the next move to avoid an agency shutdown.
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Nigeria : Immigration deports 450 Nigeriens, Cameroonians
Wednesday, 11 February 2015 11:10 The Nigerian Immigration Service, Zamfara State Command, has repatriated 450 irregular immigrants from Niger, Cameroon and other neighbouring African countries as part of measures to check the influx of illegal immigrants ahead of the general elections.
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Most religious voices want immigration reform
Wednesday, 11 February 2015 11:10 When Pope Francis speaks before the U.S. Congress in September, will he take up immigration reform? "If what's happened in recent months serves as a testament to the purpose of Pope Francis," says Gabriel Salguero, president of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition, "he'll defend the same things as the Gospel: the poor, the immigrants and, of course, life."
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UK’s Theresa May announces review of immigration detainees’ welfare
Tuesday, 10 February 2015 13:58 The home secretary, Theresa May, will on Monday announce a wide-ranging independent review of the welfare of immigrants held in detention centres or set for escort, including prior to deportation.
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Morocco legalizes 18,000 migrants during 2014 under new migration policy, 65% of applicants
Tuesday, 10 February 2015 13:57 SALE, Morocco — Morocco announced Monday that 65 percent of migrants applying for legal status were approved — about 18,000 people — in the first year of the country's new immigration policy.
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Poll: 50% in Denmark Want Limit on Muslims, Immigration
Tuesday, 10 February 2015 13:57 One in two Danish citizens favor a cap on the number of Muslims permitted to live in Denmark, a YouGov poll indicates. The poll, which was conducted for the Danish publication
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Israeli Ministers Told to Prepare for ‘Large-Scale Immigration’
Tuesday, 10 February 2015 13:57 Israeli government ministers are being warned to prepare for “large-scale immigration” as anti-Semitism rises abroad.
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Obama “Hopeful” Immigration Will Drown Conservatism
Tuesday, 10 February 2015 13:56 The spread of vibrant social diversity is constricting the GOP’s ability to champion conservative causes, such as smaller government and independent families, President Barack Obama said in a softball media interview.
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US Immigration Reform News 2015: 5.46 Million Work Permits Issued To Non-Citizens From 2009 To 2014 – Report
Tuesday, 10 February 2015 13:56 The U.S. government issued 5.46 million work permits to non-immigrant foreigners from 2009 to 2014, according to a conservative think-tank.
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Immigration: Australia to help strengthen border control in Burma
Tuesday, 10 February 2015 13:56 The Australian government has announced a five-year plan to strengthen immigration and border control in Burma.
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Workers thrilled, employers underwhelmed by skilled immigration changes
Monday, 09 February 2015 14:24 Since applying for a green card in 2004, India native Vivek Goel earned a second master’s degree, launched a career in software development and conceived a vision for his own consulting business. He is still waiting for the green card.
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Norwegian Party Calls for Controls on Swedish Border to Stem Migrant Flows
Monday, 09 February 2015 14:24 A resolution demanding passport controls on the Norwegian-Swedish border was drafted during an annual meeting of Norway's Fremskrittspartiet, Vaermlands Folkblad newspaper reported Tuesday.
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Moroccan Interior Minister Convinces Moroccan-Jewish Family not to Emigrate to Israel
Monday, 09 February 2015 14:23 Rabat – The Moroccan-Jewish couple who wanted to immigrate to Israel following their eviction from an apartment where they had lived for 46 years, have reportedly cancelled their plans to leave the country after receiving a call from the Interior Ministry, Mohammed Hassad, promising them to open an investigation on the subject.
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UN Urges EU to Guarantee Channels for Immigration
Monday, 09 February 2015 14:23 United Nations (Sputnik) – EU member states must accept that immigrants will continue to enter and settle in Europe and official ways must be developed for them to do it, UN Special Rapporteur on migrant rights said Thursday in Brussels.
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France Former Premier Wants to Modify 1905 French Law to Integrate Muslims
Monday, 09 February 2015 14:22 Rabat – François Fillon, the former Prime Minister of France, is reportedly willing to review the 1905 French law on the separation of church and state in order to “successfully integrate” the Muslim community in France.
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Immigration detention centers like prisons, U.K. inspectors say
Monday, 09 February 2015 14:22 When British incarceration inspection expert Hindpal Singh Bhui last month paid his first visit to a Japanese immigration detention center, his overriding initial impression was that it looked like a prison.
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Dubai Illegal Immigrant Crackdown: Emirate Arrests Thousands Of Laborers In Immigration 'Inspection Campaigns'
Monday, 09 February 2015 13:34 Dubai arrested thousands of illegal immigrants in the country last year, said an immigration official this week. Migrant workers are pictured near the Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world, in Dubai May 9, 2013. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah.
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If Obama’s Immigration Programs Get Axed, What About the 700,000 Expecting Protection?
Monday, 09 February 2015 13:30 If the Republicans’ quest to kill President Barack Obama’s Executive Orders on immigration works, the question arises of what happens to the over 700,000 illegal immigrants who already applied for Obama’s programs and expect to be protected from deportation.
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Call for Australian Senate Inquiry Into Skilled Migration Visa System
Thursday, 05 February 2015 14:17 Australian trade unions are calling for a Senate Inquiry into the skilled migration visa system in response to proposals to revamp the programme.
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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)