Transavia announces three new weekly flights connecting Paris to Morocco
Friday, 30 January 2015 16:54 The tourist destination of Fez will have transavia connecting to Paris in the month of May. Casablanca, it will be in July.
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Some Businesses Say Immigrant Workers Are Harder To Find
Friday, 30 January 2015 16:52 At Fieldale Farms in Gainesville, Ga., workers cut up chicken breasts and feed the parts into machines. The pieces are then marinated, breaded and eventually sold to restaurants.
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Does it cost more to keep unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. -- or deport them?
Friday, 30 January 2015 16:52 While the debate over immigration reform often appears to revolve around politics, the root of the issue is economics.
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In U.S., 6 in 10 Dissatisfied With Immigration Levels
Friday, 30 January 2015 16:51 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As congressional Republicans weigh whether to file a lawsuit against President Barack Obama for his executive actions on immigration, 60% of Americans say they are dissatisfied with the level of immigration into the country today.
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Demographics Rule Europe’s Likely Future
Thursday, 29 January 2015 11:47 Without immigration, Europe’s population would be plummeting because Europeans, by and large, have stopped procreating.
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The Nation Obama administration orders agents to ID which immigrants not to deport
Thursday, 29 January 2015 11:46 The Obama administration has ordered immigration agents to ask immigrants they encounter living in the country illegally whether they might qualify under President Obama's plans to avoid deporting them, according to internal training materials obtained by The Associated Press.
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What Does Syriza’s Victory Mean for Greece’s Immigrants?
Thursday, 29 January 2015 11:26 The election in Greece has jolted Europe’s political landscape: as a response to years of vicious austerity measures, the decisive victory of the radical left party Syriza has shaken up a country and a region long mired in economic and social despair.
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Controversy erupts over proposed immigration ban on rule-breaking Vietnamese models, beauties
Thursday, 29 January 2015 11:26 Members of the public, lawyers, and showbiz celebs in Vietnam have frowned on the national performing department’s proposal to ban models and beauties who have competed in other countries without seeking prior permission from going abroad.
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Migrant college students face more stress than their peers, study says
Thursday, 29 January 2015 11:25 Recent federal policies to limit deportations and state programs to expand financial aid have benefited college students who entered the country illegally, but those young people still face emotional, educational and money problems, according to a new national study by UCLA researchers.
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Australia's top court rules holding asylum seekers at sea was legal
Thursday, 29 January 2015 11:25 Decision 'inconsistent' with intention of international law, according to Human Rights Watch.
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Cameron admits failure to control immigration
Thursday, 29 January 2015 11:24 The Prime Minister has admitted that the issue of immigration, which for years all political parties bar UKIP avoided speaking about, has not been “controlled properly”.
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U.S. Delays Thousands of Immigration Hearings by Nearly 5 Years
Thursday, 29 January 2015 11:24 WASHINGTON—The Justice Department has a special date reserved for thousands of immigrants awaiting their day in court: the day after Thanksgiving in 2019.
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UK Jews and Muslims team up against hate
Wednesday, 28 January 2015 13:13 As religious tensions escalate in Europe, Muslims and Jews in North London band together to negate hate.
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First European Migration Forum: the human face of migration
Wednesday, 28 January 2015 12:32 We call them asylum seekers, refugees, migrants. They come from various countries and have lived through different experiences but all look for the same: a peaceful life.
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Fear of immigration policy change triggers new wave of Cuban migrants
Wednesday, 28 January 2015 12:11 HAVANA — President Obama’s opening to Cuba has accelerated a surge in Cuban migration to the United States, the latest U.S. statistics show, as many on the island grow worried that America’s long-standing immigration benefits for Cubans are now in jeopardy.
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House Republicans weigh suing Obama over immigration actions
Wednesday, 28 January 2015 12:03 House Republicans are weighing a possible lawsuit against President Obama over his executive actions on immigration, in what could be another legal standoff with the administration.
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Immigration policy poses unique challenge for undocumented undergrads
Tuesday, 27 January 2015 11:43 Nearly a quarter of a million undocumented undergraduates, who largely come from low-income families and work their way through college, are experiencing unique challenges and high levels of stress as they struggle to succeed in higher education, according to a UCLA study.
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Puerto Rico Governer Proposes Voting Rights for All, Regardless of Immigration Status
Tuesday, 27 January 2015 11:42 Puerto Rico governer Alejandro Garcia Padilla has announced plans for legislation that would grant the right to vote to all of its estimated 200,000-400,000 undocumented immigrants. The statements came at a recent public meeting with the president of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina, during which the two politicians signed various agreements to tackle economics, education, security, and environmental issues together.
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US: Majority of states now part of immigration lawsuit
Tuesday, 27 January 2015 11:42 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Tennessee and Nevada have officially joined the multi-state coalition led by Texas to block President Barack Obama’s recent executive action on immigration according to a news release sent out Monday.
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Singapore's immigration offenders down 19 pct in 2014
Tuesday, 27 January 2015 11:41 The total number of immigration offenders (IOs) arrested by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) of Singapore decreased 19 percent on-year in 2014, ICA said in its annual report on Tuesday.
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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)