Kenya sci-fi series imagines European immigrants fleeing to Africa
Wednesday, 21 January 2015 12:01 TV show set in 2062 presents Africa as an oasis which desperate Europeans are risking their lives to reach.
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Hong Kong: Cross-boundary human smuggling syndicate smashed by Immigration Department and Mainland authorities
Wednesday, 21 January 2015 11:47 Through continuous intelligence collection and exchange, the above-mentioned authorities detected an active cross-boundary human smuggling syndicate that specialized in arranging for Vietnamese nationals to seek illegal entry into Hong Kong via the land border.
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Obama largely avoids immigration in State of the Union
Wednesday, 21 January 2015 11:42 President Obama delivered his 6th State of the Union address in front of a new GOP dominated Congress. Here are 3 big take aways.
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Sweden by far EU's most pro-immigrant nation
Tuesday, 20 January 2015 12:24 Swedes are much more positive towards immigration than the citizens of any other country in the European Union, according to figures from the latest Eurobarometer survey.
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Fortress mentality on EU migration creates xenophobia, warns Italian PM
Tuesday, 20 January 2015 12:24 Matteo Renzi says defensive attitude in debate about freedom of movement opens the door to right-wing nationalism.
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When you join the EU you make a deal – Switzerland needs to remember that
Tuesday, 20 January 2015 12:22 Swiss attempts to limit EU immigration may succeed but, as UK Eurosceptics should note, reneging on a bargain can bring dire consequences.
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Small demo held in Budapest against PM’s immigration remarks
Tuesday, 20 January 2015 12:22 Around 150 demonstrators gathered in central Budapest on Monday to protest against recent remarks about economic migrants made by Hungary’s prime minister.
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Le Pen criticises ‘20 years of mistakes’ on immigration
Tuesday, 20 January 2015 12:21 Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Front, ended two weeks of restraint on the terror attacks that left 17 people dead in Paris as she lashed out at the government and political establishment for “20 years of mistakes” on immigration and Europe.
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Britons claiming benefits across EU 'outnumber immigrants getting welfare in the UK'
Tuesday, 20 January 2015 12:01 A new survey has revealed that the number of Britons claiming benefits across European Union countries currently outweighs the number of immigrants from those respective countries that are receiving welfare in the UK - a stark contrast to government figures.
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Boston Councillor to raise issues with UK immigration minister
Tuesday, 20 January 2015 11:55 Immigration issues will be on the agenda at two key meetings in London tomorrow, with a Boston councillor hoping to use the opportunity to get some answers.
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Majority of Americans Back Obama on Cuba, Immigration — WSJ/NBC Poll
Tuesday, 20 January 2015 11:54 President Barack Obama has broad popular support for his plans to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba and grant legal status to four million more undocumented immigrants, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll out Tuesday.
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56 Percent of Americans Want to Defund Obama’s Immigration Order
Tuesday, 20 January 2015 11:51 Fifty-six percent of Americans want Congress to defund President Obama’s November executive action on immigration, according to a new poll conducted by ABC news.
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Canada Expands Immigration in 2015 - Canadian Visa Expert Reports
Tuesday, 20 January 2015 11:37 2015 is going to be a year with a very high demand for immigration to Canada due to a large number of attractive migration programs that exist in Canada, and especially because of the new Express Entry application management system that the government of Canada designed and inaugurated earlier this year in order to help more foreigners with skills get to Canada much faster.
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Air Europa inaugurates Madrid-Ouarzazate link
Tuesday, 20 January 2015 11:35 The airline company of the Spanish group Globalia “Air Europa” opened the air route Madrid-Ouarzazate with first direct flight on Thursday night at the airport of the Moroccan city Ouarzazate.
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Immigration and Islam: Europe’s Crisis of Faith
Monday, 19 January 2015 12:38 France and the rest of Western Europe have never honestly confronted the issues raised by Muslim immigration.
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French immigration story not what opponents say
Monday, 19 January 2015 12:37 The National Museum of Immigration History in Paris is a fascinating place to visit at the moment, against the backdrop of fierce debates over whether to clamp down on new arrivals.
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Most Conservatives want more immigration, centre-right think tank tells David Cameron
Monday, 19 January 2015 12:37 Bright Blue said that being aggressive towards migrants coming to the UK risks putting off ethnic minority Tories who '"will be an important part of the Conservative Party's support base in the years ahead'.
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US Senators pitch start-up visa, other immigration reforms
Monday, 19 January 2015 12:26 On Friday, Moran (R-Kan.) and Warner (D-Va.) introduced the fourth version of their Startup Act — a piece of legislation they have been lobbying for and tinkering with for more than four years, and one that, in its latest iteration, would tweak the nation’s tax code, immigration laws and regulatory system in ways intended to help revive America’s entrepreneurial economy.
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Sensible immigration reform may have a chance in Washington
Monday, 19 January 2015 12:25 Immigration reform has stalled because of ugly Republican politics and an insistence by the Democrats that it be all or nothing.
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Hungary’s PM Urges EU to Limit Immigration
Monday, 19 January 2015 12:25 BUDAPEST—Hungary’s prime minister on Sunday urged the European Union to limit immigration into the bloc, saying that some people abuse the rules of political asylum in the bloc while their real purpose is employment.
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