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The Media Roundup provides links to recent and archived articles, in both English and French, on immigration and diversity appearing in the national and local news. Some international content is also included. Articles are updated weekly.
Globe and Mail – Influx of Immigrants Changes Flavour of British City
Today there are not only hundreds of Latvians in Boston but thousands of immigrants from across Eastern Europe. These new arrivals have changed the face of Boston like no other city in Britain and put the community at the centre of a growing debate over this country’s future in the European Union. “In that time, you can really see the difference,” Mr. Barbaks said from Boston’s Latvian community centre. […] Since 2001, the number of Poles in Boston has jumped from 40 to 3,000, according to recently released 2011 census figures. And the total number of people born in Eastern Europe has gone from less than 1,500 to more than 8,000. Boston now has one of the biggest Polish populations of any city in England.
New York Times – House Group Works to Present Its Own Immigration Plan
Soon, the bipartisan group of about eight House members hopes to unveil its own immigration legislation, adding a voice to a growing swell of politicians — a bipartisan group in the Senate, as well as President Obama — who say they are serious about overhauling the nation’s immigration system by the end of the year.
Business Insider – Private Prisons Will Get Totally Slammed by Immigration Reform
Perhaps no one has a bigger interest in maintaining the status quo than private prisons, a billion dollar industry built largely on contracts with federal agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Over the past decade, revenues for the industry giants — Corrections Corporation of America and The GEO Group — have skyrocketed, thanks in large part to a federal program introduced under President George W. Bush in 2005 dubbed Operation Streamline, which brought federal criminal charges against people who cross the border illegally.
Radio-Canada – Un organisme francophone albertain perd un financement fédéral
L’Alliance Jeunesse-Famille de l’Alberta Society (AJFAS) vient d’apprendre qu’elle perd un financement important du ministère de l’Immigration du Canada. Dans un communiqué annonçant la nouvelle, elle parle d’un « vendredi noir » pour son projet Caravane contre la discrimination.
Canada.com – Government Officials Put On Alert After Immigration Lawyer Suspended
Citizenship and Immigration has taken the unusual step of warning staff about a Toronto lawyer who can only be described as a thorn in the side of the government as it seeks to overhaul Canada’s immigration system. An internal “operational bulletin” sent Friday alerts CIC, Canada Border Services Agency and Foreign Affairs staff that Timothy Leahy has been suspended by the Law Society of Upper Canada, which regulates the legal profession in Ontario. Officials say the decision to clarify his status was made because he regularly interacts with visa offices and that there was some confusion over his standing.
La Tribune – Barack Obama veut faire appel aux immigrés pour stimuler la création d’entreprise
Le président des États-Unis soutient des arguments défendus par les tenants d’un “Start-up Visa” susceptible d’attirer une matière grise étrangère qui dynamiserait l’économie avec la création de start-up. Une proposition de loi en ce sens vient d’être déposé au Sénat américain. Les Canadiens l’ont créé, les Américains l’envisagent… Outre-Atlantique, le “start-up visa“ a le vent en poupe. Le principe? Autoriser davantage d’étrangers à s’installer dans le pays pour y monter des jeunes entreprises innovantes.
