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Questions that may arise during the seminar include: What happens to communities when immigrants and refugees arrive. What are the challenges and opportunities. (Harlan Tribune, IA)
Immigrants to march for more rights Oct 7, 2006
The declaration came as around 3,000 immigrants and campaigners prepared to march across London to demand "regularisation" for all immigrants and refugees. The event, which will start at 12 noon at the Imperial War Museum in south London, is being supported by groups such as London No Borders, Justice For Cleaners and the Latin American Workers' Association. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Latinos often victims of scams Sep 27, 2006
Low-income consumers, immigrants and refugees of any background are especially vulnerable to fraud, but the sheer size and rapid growth of the Latino population places them at particular risk. "As that community is growing, they're becoming bigger players in our economic markets," said Scott Kinney, communications director for the Washington state Department of Financial Institutions. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Archive: An's Dispatch on the Fall of Saigon Sep 23, 2006
It was not an edifying performance in a nation settled by immigrants and refugees. There was something surrealist in the swiftness of the last catastrophe a drama made doubly bitter by the fact that most Americans had made their emotional peace with Viet Nam more than two years ago. (Time.com)
Children of Men (15) Sep 21, 2006
Rampant security measures are in place, personal freedoms have been curtailed, suicide pills are freely available and a fascistic government operates a zerotolerance policy when it comes to immigrants and refugees. Naturally, there are some pockets of resistance. (Scotsman)
Vacant posts crippling federal panels Sep 19, 2006
French-language cases in the Toronto region -- typically those involving immigrants and refugees from countries such as Haiti, Burundi and the Congo -- are among those hardest hit by the shortfall. Whereas five commissioners were previously capable of adjudicating French-language cases in the Toronto region, none are currently available to hear these cases. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Confusion abounds Sep 6, 2006
But problems are recurring as immigrants and refugees seek a permit or a license to drive. DMV spokesman Mike Miller says agency clerks must do whatever they can to help a customer. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Stars of a different stripe Aug 26, 2006
In the generation after World War II, it did so with its more open policy toward immigrants and refugees - notwithstanding the tensions immigration creates in any modern society, which have led to a reversal of that policy in Australia's stance towards asylum-seekers ... We will deal with kleptocracies, and tyrannies, and with the immigrants and refugees who flee those states. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Ten dead in immigrant boat sinking off Sicily Aug 20, 2006
Lampedusa, between Sicily and Libya, has become a gateway for illegal immigrants and refugees who leave north Africa in an attempt to enter the European Union. Police later identified five men among the survivors who they suspected were part of a gang that organised the voyage. (Swissinfo)
Tragedy strikes immigrant boat Aug 20, 2006
Saturday 19 August 2006, 16:55 Makka Time, 13:55 GMT. Many leave from north Africa in an attempt to enter the EU. (Aljazeera.Net)
Blacks Bear Brunt of AIDS in Developed Nations Aug 19, 2006
Immigrants and refugees without residency status in Canada don't qualify for the country's public health care, and they face further difficulties due to differences in culture and language. "We need a Canadian strategy to support communities from countries where HIV is endemic, and we need funding to make it work," said Tharao in a statement. (MEDLINEplus)
Canada doesn't treat all HIV-AIDS patients equally: activists Aug 17, 2006
Immigrants and refugees also have difficulty getting medical treatment once they come to Canada, said Esther Tharao, co-chair of the African and Caribbean Council on HIV-AIDS in Ontario. Many either don't know enough about their health coverage to visit a doctor, or they cannot speak either official language and don't want a family member to translate for them for fear they will discover they are HIV positive, she said. (CBC News)
Voyage to Israel: Friend Ships prepares for historic mission Aug 6, 2006
Friend Ships works closely with several organizations, including The Joseph Project, that assist immigrants and refugees throughout Israel. In addition to their ongoing work, Friend Ships will also seize the opportunity the current conflict has generated to minister to its victims. (Sulphur Southwest Daily News, LA)
Lawrence Downes: Fighting Europe's immigration tide Aug 2, 2006
Spain has sought a more nuanced approach on immigrants and refugees than other countries in Europe, where underground populations are straining safety nets and heightening the continent's age-old prickliness about strangers. Spain's strategy undermining the shadow economy by smoothing legal pathways for migration and work has pointed a direction for the rest of Europe. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
* A must-see city has risen from the ashes of apartheid Jul 19, 2006
Today, it is a stewpot of colors and languages, the fruit not only of liberation but also of a huge influx of immigrants and refugees. Johannesburg is a place where purveyors of muti the porcupine skins, ground herbs and baboon entrails touted as cure-alls for everything from flatulence to flagging love affairs hawk their wares a few blocks from skyscrapers. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China mum on fate of detained Canadian Jul 18, 2006
"Canada hasn't taken any significant steps yet. We're a country of immigrants and refugees, and there should be an onus on the Canadian government to take a clear stand in protecting him. We should be a safe haven for people who are persecuted elsewhere.". Mohamed Tohti, president of the Uighur Canadian Association, said the Chinese government seems to be saying that Mr. Celil is still a Chinese citizen, even though the Chinese constitution specifies that someone who gains citizenship in a... (Globe and Mail -- International)
Married archbishop declares new ministry (Julia Duin) Jul 13, 2006
He was assigned before his marriage to a lesser post overseeing Vatican policy concerning immigrants and refugees. . (Washington Times, DC)
Nonprofit agencies struggle to satisfy growing demands Jul 11, 2006
Each year, of Buffalo & Erie County provides English language instruction to as many as 400 immigrants and refugees - about half the total population it serves. With thousands of immigrants and refugees arriving in Buffalo every year, the agency is just one of many nonprofit, community and government organizations that provide a range of services -- everything from language classes and cultural assimilation to medical and legal assistance, housing and job placement. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Pa. House's 'official language' bill speaks up for English Jul 9, 2006
The practical value of English for anyone hoping to get ahead in American society motivates most new arrivals to learn it, said Truong N. Phuong, executive director of the International Service Center, a Harrisburg organization that aids immigrants and refugees. "I think there is no need for such a law," Phuong said. (NEPA News, PA)
Panelists oppose Romney policing plan Jul 8, 2006 Four tons of marijuana, 805 pounds of cocaine seized in border drug probe Jul 1, 2006 Ratio of elderly Japanese world's highest Jun 30, 2006 Imam angry at delay in getting green card Jun 27, 2006 Romney's policing plan draws fire Jun 22, 2006 FROM FLIGHT TO HOPE: THE COMPROMISED EXISTENCE OF REFUGEES U.S. AND WORLD COMMUNITY MUST ACT NOW Jun 21, 2006 Proposal polarizes Hazleton Jun 18, 2006 Terror Suspects Plotted Truck Bombs Jun 9, 2006 U.S. politician attacks Canada's security record Jun 9, 2006 Most see immigrants as a good influence: poll Jun 7, 2006 City hires Hispanic, Somali reps to help immigrants Jun 6, 2006 Study: Female Genital cutting raises risk of childbirth mortality Jun 5, 2006 Hundreds protest Canadian immigration laws May 28, 2006 Nationwide Protests Today to Demand a Moratorium on Deportations, and the Regularization of All Non-Status Immigrants May 27, 2006 Europe raises barfor immigrants May 22, 2006 Asians join immigration reform call May 21, 2006 Q-C reacts to English as national language May 20, 2006 Critic of radical Islam exits an arena May 17, 2006 Family hopes for stay on deportation May 9, 2006 Boston College Groups Try to Block Sec. Rice Speech May 6, 2006 NBC: Painful Darfur memories May 2, 2006 Clampdown on illegals shames Canada May 2, 2006 Immigrant-Rights Demonstrations Planned Today in Cities Across the U.S. May 1, 2006 Donated Dresses Make Prom Possible For Local Teens Apr 29, 2006 The Invisibles Apr 23, 2006 DEBORAH SIMMONS: Immigration talking points Apr 14, 2006 PROTESTERS VOW TO MARCH IN MILLIONS Apr 10, 2006 Manitoba, new destination for pros Mar 13, 2006 American Bar Association Adopts Policies Calling for More Modern, Fair, Transparent Immigration System Feb 14, 2006 Viewpoints: Cartoon row Feb 10, 2006 Bills targeting illegals get bipartisan boost (Keyonna Summers) Jan 20, 2006 Spiritual path finds a new home Jan 16, 2006
The committee on immigrants and refugees, which is part of the commission, sent a letter to Romney this week arguing that deputizing state troopers in that way would have ``devastating, unintended consequences for immigrant and refugee victims of violence and sexual assault ... "The 25-member committee focuses on domestic violence issues involving immigrants and refugees.In June, the Romney administration began talks with the Department of Homeland Security toward an agreement that would give... (Boston Globe -- Local)
Costa Rican family deported to native country Jul 2, 2006
Sima Zerehi, of We Are Not Illegal, a Toronto group representing immigrants and refugees, was upset by the way the family's case was handled. "I'm really sorry to be celebrating Canada Day like this today -- I am very ashamed to be a Canadian citizen today," she told the media. (CTV.ca)
"A plunging birth rate and an expanding elderly population pose serious concerns for Japan as it struggles to tackle a labor shortage and eroding tax base.Japan's population dropped in 2005 for the first time on record, shocking officials and spurring a spate of measures to encourage women to have more babies. The government began a five-year project to build more daycare centers, while encouraging men to take paternity leave. Towns and villages have also launched matchmaking services to get... (North County Times)
Japan's reluctance to open its borders to immigrants and refugees despite an urgent need for new workers to replace its aging work force has also compounded the problem. Foreign residents accounted for only about 1. (Bakersfield Californian -- World)
It's a problem shared by thousands of other immigrants and refugees with Middle Eastern and Arab-sounding names, mostly men, immigrant advocates say ... Khafaji's experience is common among Middle Eastern and Muslim immigrants and refugees across the Valley and the United States, immigrant advocates said, though no one knows the exact number. (AZCentral -- News)
The critics included Mayor Thomas M. Menino, US Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the cochairman of Romney's own Advisory Council on Immigrants and Refugees, and a Boston police officer ... Westy Egmont, cochairman of Romney's Advisory Committee on Immigrants and Refugees, is also opposed to the idea. (Boston Globe)
Domestically, AFSC's Project Voice works in partnership with immigrants and refugees to promote cross-community alliance building, create humane and just public policies, support human rights trainings and advocacy efforts that support the integration of refugees in the nation's social and economic landscape. The American Friends Service Committee supports the rights and dignity of all people, regardless of their immigration status. (AlertNet)
That is not true, said Katherine Fennelly, a University of Minnesota professor who studies rights of immigrants and refugees and the preparedness of communities and public institutions to adapt to demographic changes. Studies have shown that immigrants want to learn English, but it is often difficult for older generations to pick it up. (Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice, PA)
Recent threats, the Homeland Security Department, the terror alert system, bio-terror and emergency preparedness. The slow, sensitive path to tighter security along America's borders. (CBS News)
01:00 AMBETH GORHAMCANADIAN PRESSWASHINGTON A U.S. congressman who says Canada is in denial about terrorism is applauding as "sound advice" the idea of shutting out immigrants and refugees until the country fixes its security risks. Indiana Republican John Hostettler, who held a hearing yesterday on Capitol Hill, also said the U.S. House of Representatives shouldn't agree to delay strict new border identification measures in light of Canada's sweeping anti-terror arrests last week. (Toronto Star -- World)
Repealing sections of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, which allow the immigrants and refugees to be held indefinitely without charges under the security certificate process. Releasing those detained under the security certificates -- or if there is a case against them, for charges to be laid and a fair trial to be held. (CTV.ca)
The city's New Americans initiative is part of its Community Relations Commission established to help immigrants and refugees "integrate into American society," Mayor Michael B. Coleman said in a release. Related Industry stories. (Columbus Business First, OH)
3 Immigrants and refugees often establish social support systems and networks in the West that reflect the social and cultural diversity of their country or origin or ethnic group ... Furthermore, the problem of FGC in the United States is compounded by complex barriers that immigrants and refugees may face difficulties with cultural adaptation, immigration status, economic issues, isolation 1 and access to education and healthcare services for populations who have undergone FGC or who are at... (Food Consumer)
But, Mr. Aranga recalled as he marched in a protest Saturday in Toronto with hundreds of other immigrants and refugees, the officers from Immigration Canada's enforcement branch, allowed in by his roommate, stood impatiently in his room and were rude to him while he searched for his identification. As a refugee claimant, his passport is now in the hands of Immigration Canada while he awaits a hearing to get refugee status. (Globe and Mail)
Press Point: Saturday, May 27 12:30pm Phillips Square (Union and Ste-Catherine) MONTREAL, May 27 /CNW Telbec/ - Demonstrations will be taking place today in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, and elsewhere to demand status for all immigrants and refugees living in Canada. While thousands of people live the anxiety and fear of deportation and detention, as well as the thousands of people who are exploited as temporary workers without any hope of status, Solidarity Across Borders in Montreal is... (Canada Newswire)
Across Europe, countries that for decades have provided a generous reception for immigrants and refugees are now pulling away the welcome mat ... Most undocumented immigrants and refugees streaming into the continent are Muslims from rural Africa, Turkey, and South Asia. (Boston Globe)
The group said current debate on immigration has focused on Southern border issues, but stories of immigrants and refugees facing deportation also raise the need for a comprehensive reform. The groups, which include the Asian Pacific American Legal Center and the Pilipino Workers' Center, called on Washington to provide means for undocumented immigrants to obtain citizenship, eliminate the backlogs in the family-based immigration system and end unjust detention and deportation of immigrants and... (Xinhuanet, China)
" "It's recognized that English is unofficially our language," said Nora Dvorak, former director of the Refugee Resettlement Office in Davenport between 1991 and 1999. The office closed last year. She said immigrants and refugees already learn English to become successful. Mrs. Dvorak said the legislation gives an unwelcoming feeling to newcomers to the country. In 2002, Iowa made English its official language. Mrs. Dvorak said incidents occurred where bilingual people talked in Spanish but were... (Quad-Cities Online)
"The Netherlands has recently toughened its immigration laws and the conservative-leaning government has made widely-publicized moves to eject some of the tens of thousands of Africans, Middle Easterners, and Asians believed to have won refugee status by providing false information. Most refugees and recent immigrants to the country are Muslims from North Africa, Turkey, and Indonesia.The crackdown on illegal immigrants and refugees has left the government in a position where it was politically... (Boston Globe -- World)
It's been a traumatic experience for the teens and their family, according to Scott who is a member of No One Is Illegal, Toronto, a lobby group working with immigrants and refugees. Wrzesnewskyj, who had pledged $10,000 as a surety on a performance bond as part of the earlier proposal to keep the family together, said he will press Citizenship and Immigration Minister Monte Solberg to use his discretionary powers to allow the family to remain in the country. (Toronto Star -- Canada)
Imbert is the current executive director of the Office of Refugees and Immigrants and chief advocate of immigrants and refugees in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Before being appointed by Governor Mitt Romney to that position, he served as executive editor of Catholic Charities' Haitian Multi-Service Center for ten years. (Newsmax)
Small community of immigrants and refugees make voice heard on the Mall. Saul McSween / AFP - Getty ImageSudanese rally on the National Mall in Washington on Sundayas thousands of people called on the U.S. administration to help end genocide in the western Sudan region of Darfur. (MSNBC -- Politics)
It is widely believed that Canada has a reputation for opening its doors to immigrants and refugees from many parts of the world. In fact, Immigration Minister Monte Solberg recently stated that, "We (in Canada) probably have the most generous immigration system in the world in terms of being compassionate.". (Toronto Star -- Opinion)
The New York Immigration Coalition, an umbrella policy and advocacy organization for about 150 groups in New York state that work with immigrants and refugees, is holding ``human chain'' rallies across the city today to emphasize the contributions of immigrants. Rallies also are scheduled at Los Angeles City Hall, San Francisco Civic Center, Dallas City Hall and in Oakland and Chicago. (Bloomberg -- US)
She's one of about 250 students at the Minneapolis alternative school for immigrants and refugees. Llapa and two classmates delight in looking through a pile of gowns donated for their prom. (WCCO.com, MN)
(The bill also applies to legal immigrants and refugees still "in the process" and U.S. citizens who spent one year of high school outside California; undocumented immigrants are a small minority of the students who qualify. . (Los Angeles Times)
The preamble to the National Governors Association's position on immigration: "The nation's Governors recognize the important contribution immigrants have made and continue to make to our nation. Although the federal government has the primary role in directing overall policy regarding immigration and refugees, the effects of such policy on local communities present challenges that cannot be ignored by the states. These challenges include demands for education, job training, social and health... (Washington Times)
"This is America's civil rights battle for the 21st century," says Chung-Wha Hong of the New York Immigration Coalition, an umbrella organization for about 150 groups in New York State that work with immigrants and refugees. Immigrants are anticipating a duel between the House and the Senate over immigration-reform language, she says, but Monday's actions are really about "whether or not America will continue to be what it has always been - a nation of immigrants. Anger has been building among... (The Drudge Report)
In fact, Manitoba s growing through immigration programme sets a target of 10,000 annual arrivals to strengthen diversity, social and economic development and recognition of the contributions that all immigrants and refugees bring to the province. For us India is the largest overseas skills pool and we are advocating our provincial nominee programme that will make it faster and easier for Indians to immigrate to Manitoba. (India Times)
Additionally, the ABA calls for the appointment of counsel at government expense for unaccompanied children in immigration proceedings, restoration of public benefits to legal immigrants and refugees, and improving the wages, working conditions and legal status of farmworkers in the United States. The ABA opposes laws that require employers and persons providing education, health care or other social services to verify citizenship or immigration status. (PR Newswire)
The debate on the one hand looks at how much the receiving community should compromise on their own values and standards when they are receiving foreigners, immigrants and refugees. On the other hand the debate focuses on how much of their own culture immigrants have to give up. (BBC News -- Africa)
Last year, state legislatures considered 300 bills on immigrants and refugees and approved 36. Tim Murtaugh, a spokesman for House Speaker William J. Howell, said "there's no real way to know" which legislation will pass during this year's General Assembly session in Virginia. (Washington Times)
It was a good job with union wages, and the Sealy factory became a calling card for Rensselaer among Burmese immigrants and refugees. Some Burmese came from camps in Thailand through a U.S. government refugee placement program run by the Episcopal Church. (Albany Times Union)
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