News headlines for “Immigration”, page 244
Q&A: U.S. Immigration Reform Mired in Philosophical Differences
- Inter Press Service
As Alabama became the latest U.S. state to approve a tough anti-immigration bill last week, concerns are growing that other states will take a similar path.
Arab Spring at Azerbaijan’s Door
- Inter Press Service
Campaigners are asking the Azerbaijan government to introduce radical reforms early to avoid a popular uprising sweeping the Arab world.
Broken Promises Loom Large in 2012 Election Run-Up
- Inter Press Service
Just days after United States President Barak Obama announced his reelection campaign for the 2012 run-off via a Youtube video, the White House is poised on the brink of its first shutdown in 15 years, with budget wars, an immigration maelstrom and determined opposition to the administration's seeming tolerance for union-busting barricading the path to a second term for the Democrat incumbent.
Libya Poses Immigration Challenge To Italy
- Inter Press Service
The influx of migrants arriving from Libya and other African countries has created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in southern Italy.
PHILIPPINES: Migrant Workers Put Jobs Before Safety in Libya
- Inter Press Service
Amidst political turmoil in Libya, thousands of migrant workers from the Philippines face a dilemma - either they risk their lives working in the conflict- ridden country, or they return home and face job insecurity.
Death Sentence Looms for Filipino Drug Mules in China
- Inter Press Service
Time is running short for three Filipino workers in China. Ramon Credo, Elizabeth Batain and Sally Villanueva - who were convicted of smuggling heroin in 2008 - are set to be executed by lethal injection Mar. 30.
LIBYA: Uprising Revives Entrenched Racism Towards Black Africans
- Inter Press Service
Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi's use of African mercenaries to quell the uprising against his autocratic regime has revived a deep-rooted racism between Arabs and black Africans.
Cambodia Struggles to Stem Domestic Worker Abuse
- Inter Press Service
Cambodia’s fledgling domestic worker export industry continues to come under scrutiny amid allegations that women have been forcibly detained in privately run training centres.
U.S.-LATAM: Obama to Stress the Positive, Show Respect
- Inter Press Service
On the eve of President Barack Obama's first-ever visit to South America, administration officials and independent analysts say that the emphasis throughout his five-day trip will be very much on the positive aspects and possibilities of U.S.-Latin American relations.
BANGLADESH-LIBYA: Garment Industry Pledges to Employ Evacuated Labourers
- Inter Press Service
Bangladesh’s garment factories and overseas recruiting agencies have pledged to employ a substantial number of Bangladeshi expatriates returning from politically volatile Libya, following the violent crackdown on opposition forces by Muammar Gaddafi’s regime there.
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