DALLAS (Map, News) - A task force led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50 illegal immigrants in weekend raids of mostly Latino night clubs in Dallas, officials said Sunday. Authorities raided 26 businesses, including night clubs, restaurants and pool halls. They were targeting employees working as security guards for two security companies, which officials declined to identify. Law enforcement teams of local, state and federal officials simultaneously hit the 26 businesses around 11 p.m. Saturday and arrested 49 people. They recovered four pistols. Those arrested...
Immigrant employment gap widens: Statscan
Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail
Employment among "core working age" immigrants increased in 2007 despite a growing disparity between employment rates for immigrant and Canadian-born workers, a report by Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The number of...
Media advisory - Top Ottawa Employers Addressing Barriers to Hiring Skilled Immigrants
Canada Newswire
Canada Newswire
OTTAWA, May 8 /CNW Telbec/ - On Tuesday, May 13, Hire Immigrants...
Immigrants with degrees losing ground on salaries: study
Canada Dot Com
Canada Dot Com
OTTAWA - Canada has to rethink its priorities when it comes to immigration in light of the latest census results, suggests a new study by a Montreal researcher. While Canada's immigration policy puts a priority on...
Dramatic increase in employers prosecuted for hiring illegal immigrants
The Daily Mail
The Daily Mail
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER - There has been a major increase in the number of employers prosecuted for hiring illegal immigrants. The BBC has found that in the two months since a change in the law came into effect at the end...
Immigrant employment rising, StatsCan report says
Canada Dot Com
Canada Dot Com
OTTAWA - Immigrant employment, seen as a way to offset projected labour shortages, increased sharply last year in Canada, easily outpacing that of native-born workers, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday. But the increase...
Stop making employers the immigration enemy
Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
TOOLS The recent raid of the Shipley Donut factory here has brought the immigration debate back to our doorstep. During the first six months of this fiscal year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained more...
Negotiators work on immigration bill
The Wichita Eagle
The Wichita Eagle
BY JEANNINE KORANDA Eagle Topeka bureau TOPEKA - Negotiators were back at the table today, trying to hash out an illegal immigration bill that lawmakers from both chambers could support. "We're not enamored with making...
Clearing immigrants from Oregon jails means more work
The Examiner
The Examiner
EUGENE, Ore. (Map, News) - The Lane County Jail is serving as a staging area for federal efforts to process illegal immigrants. Busloads of prisoners from other Oregon detention centers are being funneled to the Eugene...
Onus on employer to check work visa
NZ Herald
NZ Herald
A law change will put the responsibility on employers to check that their migrant staff have valid work visas. At the moment, employers don't have to take responsibility for knowing their staff's legal entitlement to...
Immigrant employment up, StatsCan reports
Canada Dot Com
Canada Dot Com
OTTAWA - Immigrant employment, seen as a way to offset projected labour shortages, increased sharply last year in Canada, easily outpacing that of Canadian-born workers, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday. But the...
UK companies fined for employing Indians illegally
The Times Of India
The Times Of India
LONDON: Several companies, including Indian restaurants, have been fined over 500,000 pounds for employing illegal immigrants from India, Pakistan and other non-European Union countries. The fines were imposed after a...


