Immigration News Headlines – January, 2017

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Canada could be the world’s first ‘postnational’ country

By Charles Foran, Business Insider, January 4, 2017

Canadian immigration applications could soon be assessed by computers

By Nicholas Keung, The Star, January 5, 2017

Federal communications budget for eTAs ‘inadequate,’ says tourism group

By Yvonne Colbert, CBC News, January 5, 2017

Electronic travel authorization program trips up permanent residents

By Solomon Israel, CBC News, January 5, 2017

U.K. Should Introduce Canadian-Style Visa System, Panel Says

By John Ainger, Bloomberg, January 4, 2017

World immigration in news

Miami immigration guru among many leaving Obama administration for private sector

By Franco Ordonez, Miami Herald, January 9, 2017

Immigration boosts wealth, does not increase inequality: IMF

By Jan Strupczewski, Reuters, January 9, 2017

Obama Refugee Officials Worry About the Future Under Donald Trump

By Maya Rhodan, Time, January 9, 2017

Trump’s Team Examines Records Of Undocumented Immigrants

The Gleamer, January 9, 2017

Trump and Sessions plan to restrict highly skilled foreign workers. Hyderabad says to bring it on.

By Max Bearak, The Washington Post, January 8, 2017

New Brexit problem – not enough migrants

By Karla Adam, New Zealand Herald, January 9, 2017

Bavarian government to release new refugee policy so ‘Germany remains Germany’

Deutsche Welle, January 7, 2017

Mexico will reimburse U.S. for border wall, Trump says

CBC News, January 6, 2017

Austrian defense minister eyes plan to overhaul EU migrant policy: Bild

By Heinz-Peter Bader, Reuters, January 5, 2017

German conservatives hope flexible refugee goal will end row

By Hanibal Hanschke, Reuters, January 5, 2017

Ditching EU free movement is a political necessity, says Vince Cable

By Peter Walker, The Guardian, January 5, 2017

European Immigration: Mainly Muslim, Mainly Male, Mainly Young

By Douglas Murray, Gatestone Institute, January 5, 2017

Bill on H-1B visas, affecting Indian workers, back in US Congress

Hindustan Times, January 5, 2017

Immigration will reveal the crisis of human rights inside our societies

By Daniela Debono, Malta Today, January 5, 2017

‘We won’t end up like no-go zone Sweden’ – Norway MP warns of mass migration dangers

By Lizzie Stromme, Express, January 4, 2017

Europe migrant crisis: immigrants to be told where to live under Britain plan

By Richarad Ford, The Australian, January 5, 2017

New Minister of IRCC

Ahmed Hussen: From Somali refugee to Canada’s parliament

By Jessica Murphy, BBC News, January 14, 2017

History-making Somali-Canadian cabinet minister was aide to McGuinty, uOttawa law student

By Megan Gillis, Ottawa Citizen, January 12, 2017

From refugee to cabinet: First Somali MP named immigration minister

By Laura Payton, CTV News, January 11, 2017

Program delivery updates

Updated instructions for scholarship and award recipients

January 16, 2017

Public policy – Cumulative Duration limit

Temporary public policy to facilitate the sponsorship of Syrian and Iraqi refugees by Groups of Five and Community Sponsors

December 19, 2016

Mnisterial instructions – Express entry draw # 51

January 11, 2017 – 3,334 ITA – rank 459 points

Canadian immigration in news

Federal government reaffirms commitment to bring Yazidi refugees to Canada

By Peter Zimonjic, CBC News, January 16, 2017

Federal Court upholds deportation of Tamil Tigers fundraiser who has fought to stay in Canada for 22 years

By Stewart Bell, Montreal Gazette, January 16, 2017

More immigrants coming to Atlantic Canada, but not staying: report

Canadian Immigrant, January 16, 2017

Are We Ready for More Open Borders?

By Helena Martin, The McGill International Review, January 16, 2017

Canadian campuses see an alarming rise in right-wing populism

By Steven Zhou, CBC News, January 15, 2017

No exceptionalism please, we’re Canadian

By Mark Kingwell, The Globe and Mail, January 14, 2017

NDP Proposes New Pathways To Citizenship While Conservatives Continue Trumped-Up Rhetoric On Immigration

LINK, January 14, 2017

Sri Lankan man owned ship that smuggled Tamil migrants to Canada, Crown says

By Laura Kane, The Star, January 13, 2017

Does Canada already have a Trumpian immigration policy?

By Jaime Weinman, Macleans, January 13, 2017

Leamington, Ont. migrant worker receives last-minute deportation reprieve

CBC News, January 13, 2017

Trudeau invited to Alberta town facing ‘devastating’ processing centre closure

By Karen Bartko, Global News, January 13, 2017

Trudeau’s new immigration minister must tackle Harper’s nasty refugee reforms

By Karl Nerenberg, rabble.ca, January 13, 2017

READER’S CORNER: User unfriendly

By John Sollows, Herald Opinions, January 13, 2017

Immigrant retention on P.E.I. worst in the region

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