UK, majority oppose amnesty for migrants
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19:34 06/07/2006
A large majority of UK residents are against offering an amnesty to illegal immigrants, a poll suggests. The YouGov survey for the think-tank MigrationWatch, which campaigns against mass migration,...
EU to offer aid to Africa to take back migrants
16:34 06/07/2006
The European Union will push African states to take back illegal migrants but also offer economic help, the EU's top immigration official said July 5. "We want readmission agreements. Although we are...
U.S. immigration debate expands to both coasts
13:08 06/07/2006
On the day that Congress began dueling hearings on competing versions of immigration reform, President Bush reasserted his desire for a comprehensive plan to give legal status to the more than 11...
Shortfall of US National Guard at Mexican border
15:49 30/06/2006
President George Bush called for approximately 6,000 National Guard by the end of July to temporarily patrol the U.S.-Mexican border in a policy speech in May. The idea was to immediately increase...
US Supreme Court rules against foreigner's rights
16:59 29/06/2006
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States decided this week that foreigners who have been arrested and are not told they have a right to contact their consulate for assistance may still...
US Republican party shuts down immigration reform debate
13:28 22/06/2006
The on-going debate on immigration reform for the United States took a nasty partisan turn this week as the controlling conservative faction dug in its heels on several points. "There will be no path...
