News headlines for “Immigration”, page 274
CORRECTED REPEAT*/RIGHTS-US: Byzantine World of Immigration Detention
- Inter Press Service
Duarnis Perez, a native of the Dominican Republic, became a U.S. citizen at 15 when his mother was naturalised. But he didn't know that meant he was also a citizen. He thought he was an illegal immigrant, and so did the authorities.
COLOMBIA: Displaced People Evicted From Protest Camp
- Inter Press Service
Thousands of displaced Colombians living in a protest camp in a park in central Bogotá are the target of an eviction plan by the local authorities, who admit they are overwhelmed by the influx of people fleeing violence in the countryside.
RIGHTS-SOUTH AFRICA: When the Goal is Peace
- Inter Press Service
Delivering his first state of the nation address in June 2009, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma described sport as 'a unifying force' that people must use to live together. A social soccer club in Cape Town's informal settlement of Masiphumelele is taking his challenge seriously: Kanana Football Club has recruited foreigners as a gesture of goodwill and harmony.
RIGHTS-US: Byzantine World of Immigration Detention
- Inter Press Service
Duarnis Perez, a native of the Dominican Republic, became a U.S. citizen at 15 when his mother was naturalised. But he didn't know that meant he was also a citizen. He thought he was an illegal immigrant, and so did the authorities.
MIGRATION: Tricky Gateway to a European Dream
- Inter Press Service
Izmir has for years been luring migrants and refugees who dream of crossing into Europe.
PAKISTAN: Scared, But Terrible Camp Life Forces IDPs Home
- Inter Press Service
Civilians who fled the Malakand region in northwest Pakistan after the army launched operations against the Taliban, are starting to trickle home. On Wednesday, the government said 2,885 families have returned to Swat and Buner.
MIGRATION: U.S. to Admit Palestinian Refugees from Iraq
- Inter Press Service
Approximately 1,350 Palestinian refugees from Iraq are being considered for resettlement in the U.S. after being referred to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Programme by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
CANADA: Mexicans Too Need Visas Now
- Inter Press Service
Jair Gutiérrez was lucky, because he was able to make a stopover in Canada on his way to Japan without being asked for a visa. But things have changed now for the thousands of Mexicans who pass through, visit or move to the North American country every year.
FINANCE: Remittances to Poor Countries Plunge up to 10 Percent
- Inter Press Service
The amount of money immigrants from poor countries send to their families back home is expected to decline between seven and 10 percent in 2009 compared to 2008 levels, according to a new report released here Monday by the World Bank.
EUROPE: Bringing Up a 'Lost Generation'
- Inter Press Service
A 'lost generation' of children vulnerable to crime and exploitation is growing up in Eastern Europe as their parents migrate abroad for work and leave them behind, migration watchdogs warn.
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