Calls to Curb Muslim Immigration Rise in Switzerland
Tuesday, 13 January 2015 12:16 ZURICH—Calls to curb immigration from Muslim countries to Switzerland have risen since last week’s terror spree in Paris, the latest evidence that anti-Islam sentiment is rising in one of Europe’s most tolerant countries.
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Latvian PM: immigration must not be equated with terrorism
Tuesday, 13 January 2015 12:16 Immigration must not be associated with terrorism as these are two completely different phenomena, believes Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma (Unity), cites LETA.
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Turkey should create immigration policy for Syrian refugees, report says
Monday, 12 January 2015 12:15 Syrians will stay in Turkey for an extended period of time, with some potentially spending their entire life in Turkey, a new report titled “The Effects of the Syrian Refugees on Turkey” has stated, adding that the government should therefore formulate a comprehensive immigration policy for the future.
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Expansive House G.O.P. Immigration Bill Undercuts the President
Monday, 12 January 2015 12:15 WASHINGTON — House Republicans introduced legislation Friday that would roll back President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, undoing a provision that would allow five million undocumented immigrants to remain in the country and one that protects young people brought to the United States illegally by a parent.
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Israel expects Charlie Hebdo violence to spark French Jewish immigration
Monday, 12 January 2015 12:15 JERUSALEM — A cartoon published Friday in the liberal Israeli newspaper Haaretz showed a plane labeled “Air Jihad” on the tarmac of Israel’s international airport, discharging a crowd of flag-waving French Jewish immigrants while an official greeter holds up a welcome sign.
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German parties consider immigration law reforms
Monday, 12 January 2015 12:14 Politicians in Germany are pushing for a new immigration law. They argue the rise of the anti-Islamization group PEGIDA is a sign the public has lost faith in the regulation of immigrants.
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Welcome To Brazil: The Effect Of Immigration On The Country's Economy
Monday, 12 January 2015 12:14 With immigration on (or near) the top of everyone’s minds in the U.S. lately, I thought it would be helpful to take a look at immigration’s effect on Brazil. A continuous inflow of highly qualified immigrants is a key factor in any country’s development. By attracting and retaining talent, an economy benefits from new entrepreneurs and the businesses and jobs they create. Brazil is beginning to reap the benefits of a recent inflow of highly skilled professional immigrants, and is looking for new ways to maintain that growth and attract even more successful foreigners.
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Revamped immigration programme for Canada may attract more applicants
Monday, 12 January 2015 12:14 The revamped Canadian immigration programme that came into effect from January 1 this year could be the answer to many waiting to immigrate to the North American country.
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Greenpeace activist stopped by immigration at Delhi from flight headed to London
Monday, 12 January 2015 12:13 A Greenpeace senior campaigner was “offloaded” at Delhi airport from a flight to London where she was scheduled to make a presentation before British MPs regarding alleged human rights violation at Mahan in Madhya Pradesh.
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No immigration queues in US for UAE passengers
Monday, 12 January 2015 12:13 One of the things tourists hate about traveling is having to queue up at the immigration on arrival. For UAE passengers wishing to travel to the United States, they may no longer have to show their visa and passport to the immigration officer after landing.
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Nigeria: Immigration Repatriates 631 Foreigners in Sokoto
Monday, 12 January 2015 12:13 Sokoto — A total of 631 foreigners who were illegally residing in the country were repatriated by the Sokoto State command of the Nigeria Immigration Service last year.
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A Hopeful Refugee Rebuilds her Life in Morocco
Monday, 12 January 2015 12:12 Rabat (MWN)– On September 2013, Morocco has adopted a new asylum policy that allows for the regularisation of refugees who were recognised under UNHCR’s mandate and provides them with a Moroccan refugee card and a residence permit.
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Europe’s Anti-Immigrant Parties Make Hay From Paris Terrorist Attack
Friday, 09 January 2015 11:45 The populist and anti-immigrant parties surging in the polls across much of Europe did not even wait to find out the identity of the attackers before deciding exactly who to blame for the massacre of 12 people at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris. Within hours of the assault on the French satirical magazine, far-right politicians had variously pointed the finger at migrants, refugees and Islam.
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Paris police shootings: Nigel Farage accused of exploiting France terror attack to blame immigration
Friday, 09 January 2015 11:45 The UKIP leader is accused of attempting to exploit yesterday's brutal massacre, in which 12 people were shot dead, and this morning's shooting in which a policewoman was killed, to gain the political upper-hand.
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Merkel's conservatives call for broader immigration debate
Friday, 09 January 2015 11:44 BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives are calling for a broader debate and changes to immigration law after criticism that her government has not done enough to explain to Germans the need for immigrants and let too many unskilled workers in.
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Tunisia: Two Illegal Immigration Attempts of Tunisians Off Nabeul and Haouaria Thwarted
Friday, 09 January 2015 11:44 Tunis, — The Navy units thwarted, on Wednesday, two illegal immigration attempts of Tunisians off Nabeul and Haouaria.
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Russia clamps down on illegal immigration
Friday, 09 January 2015 10:57 New immigration laws set to go into effect Jan. 10 will target foreign citizens who overstay the legal period of residence in Russia.
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Merkel insists there is a will to reform EU immigration
Thursday, 08 January 2015 12:02 The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has offered only faint hope that David Cameron will find a “common solutions” to concerns raised by the UK about the functioning of the European Union.
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Hong Kong: Forty-three immigration offenders arrested
Thursday, 08 January 2015 11:34 The Immigration Department and the Hong Kong Police Force yesterday (January 7) jointly mounted an anti-illegal employment operation codenamed Windsand in Sheung Shui District.
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Student immigration policy: Business 1, Theresa May 0
Thursday, 08 January 2015 11:34 It looks like Theresa May’s Home Office plans to restrict visas of foreign graduates have been derailed by George Osborne.
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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)