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Immigration News Headlines – January, 2016

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December 31,  2015
January 3, 2016

Canadian immigration in news
Canadian border services officers at YVR were racist, homophobic toward Atlanta man, lawsuit alleges
By Keith Fraser, The Province, January 4, 2016Syrian refugees delayed, redirected as Lethbridge dignitaries wait for days
Global News, January 4, 2016Liberals scrambling on family-immigrant targets
By Lee Berthiaume, Ottawa Citizen, January 4, 2016Judge overturns ruling for deported ex-KGB officer
By Jennifer Moreau, Burnaby Now, January 4, 2016Citizenship and Immigration web site sows confusion over family reunification
By Bruce Cheadle, Metro News, January 4, 2016Will Kymlicka, Part I: Ethnic Group Rights for Immigrants Only
By Taylor Charles, Council of European Canadians, January 4, 2016Canada Must Take A Longer View On Falling Immigration Numbers
By Jack Jedwab, Huffington Post, January 4, 2016RCMP Ontario Fraud Awareness Campaign: Fraudsters use the threat of kidnapping a victim’s child
Press release: CNW, Milton, ON, January 4, 2016Syrian refugees in Edmonton warned to be aware of scams
By Gordon Kent, Edmonton Journal, January 3, 2016Frosty welcome for refugees
By Nick Leech, The National, January 3, 2016

One man from Somalia beat odds to stay in Canada
By Carol Sanders, January 2, 2016

Immigration firm to cough up Rs 64,000 for failure to send Mohali resident abroad
By Nikhil Sharma, Hindustan Times, January 2, 2016

Canada Immigration 2016: Year of opportunities
By Majorie van Leijen, Emirates 24/7, January 2, 2016

Canada’s ever-changing response to Syrian refugee crisis
By Stephanie Levitz, TheStar, January 1, 2016

International students boost Windsor region’s schools, economy
By Dave Waddell & Carolyn Thompson, Windsor Start, January 1, 2016

Tensions linger for Hong Kong immigrants 2 decades after mass immigration
By Elaine Chau, CBC News, January 1, 2016

Liberals say they will meet Syrian refugee goals in 2 weeks
By Stephanie Levitz, Global News, December 31, 2015

How does Canada compare when it comes to resettling refugees?
By John Ibbitson, The Globe and Mail, December 31, 2015

Canada should remember all refugees
Winnipeg Free Press, Editorial, December 30, 2015

Temporary workers should be allowed to stay
Times Colonist, December 29, 2015

Salvadoran Refugee Calls for Canada to Fix Asylum Bureaucracy
By David P. Ball, The Tyee, December 29, 2015

St. Kitts-Nevis man denied assylum in Canada
Antiqua Observer, December 28, 2015

World immigration in news
Migrant Crisis Risks Eroding European Union’s Gains
By Bertrand Benoit, The Wall Street Journal, January 3, 2016

France’s record on immigrants defended
The Star, January 4, 2016Robust economy, immigration push German employment to record high
By Michaela Rehle, Reuters, January 4, 2016Denmark tightens border controls with Germany
By Richard Milne, Financial Times, January 4, 2016The Germans are finally ripe for democracy
By Alexander Thoele, swissinfo.ch, January 4, 2016Sweden and Denmark Add Border Checks to Stem Flow of Migrants
By Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, January 4, 2016‘This shows that we as a country are finished’. Reaction after ex-soldier’s wife and daughter are barred from the UK by immigration ruling
By Sam Dimmer-Cov, Coventry Telegraph, January 4, 2016Deporting ‘affluenza teen’ to US would violate his rights, lawyer says
By Jana Kasperkevic, The Guardian, January 2, 2016Syrian Islamic Council: migration to the West is disservice to the Syrian interests
By Jonathan D. Halevi, CIJ News, January 2, 2016Census Bureau says ‘International migration” adds one person to the U.S. population every 29 seconds
By Jennifer Harper, Washington Times, December 30, 2015

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Canadian immigration in news
Frank McKenna: Feds Should Require Immigrants To Live In Atlantic Canada
Huffington Post, January 11, 2016Detain immigrant children only as ‘last resort,’ Red Cross tells Canadian agency
Bay Today, January 11, 2016Change ‘horrible’ travel policy for widowed moms, Toronto woman asks Ottawa
By Steve Morales, Global News, January 16, 2016A blueprint for integration and citizenship
By Leonora C. Angeles, Embassy News, January 11, 2016Stonewalling: Officials stalling on Rebel’s refugee-related “Access to Information” requests — and they’re blaming Trudeau
By Brian Liley, January 11, 2016Pepper spraying won’t harm Canada’s reputation on refugees: immigration minister
The Vancouver Sun, January 10, 2016‘This isn’t who we are’: Trudeau condemns attack on Syrian refugees
By Laura Kane, The Globe and Mail, January 9, 2016Black U.S. citizen Kyle Canty denied refugee status in Canada
By Lee Berthiaume, Ottawa Citizen, January 4, 2016Judge overturns ruling for deported ex-KGB officer
CBC News, January 8, 2016