Immigration checks 'were waived'

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UK immigration checks in Belgium

UK immigration checks in Belgium 04/14/2004 10:31 PM
UK officials are set to be posted at Brussels' Eurostar terminal to try to stop illegal immigrants.

WMD stockpiles 'were not there'

WMD stockpiles 'were not there' 07/04/2004 08:43 AM
Stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction the UK feared were in Iraq were not there, says the former envoy.

Jackson witnesses 'were bullied'

Jackson witnesses 'were bullied' 07/08/2004 05:36 AM
Michael Jackson's lawyers call for the child abuse case to be dismissed, claiming prosecutors bullied witnesses.

Spain suspects 'were informants'

Spain suspects 'were informants' 04/29/2004 11:49 AM
The interior ministry says it is investigating reports that two Madrid train bombing suspects were police informants.

Airport bullets 'were grandma's'

Airport bullets 'were grandma's' 08/11/2004 01:35 PM
A man tells a court 12 bullets found in his luggage at an airport were given to him by his grandmother.

Immigration has made us fat

Immigration has made us fat 01/16/2004 01:01 PM

Continuing the theme of immigration... we can blame immigrants for making us the fattest country on the planet.

Personal observation:  Nearly every time I visit a foreign country for any length of time, I lose weight.  I lost 5 lbs. on a recent trip to Argentina, a country in which food is available almost any time of day for ridiculously low prices.

Why does one lose weight in a foreign country?  Most countries, especially in their smaller towns, only offer one type of food.  Argentine restaurants tend to offer grilled meat, steamed vegetables, potatoes of various sorts, and salad with oil and vinegar.  The menu will tend to list the ingredients by name and what you order is pretty much what you get with no extra sauces or spices.  You might have a delicious steak sandwich with cheese, lettuce, and tomato for lunch.  If you're not really hungry at dinner time you don't bother ordering a lot of food because the only choices are things that you had at lunch or maybe the day before.

Japan is a country with a high culinary reputation.  Yet after being there for a few days you can understand why McDonald's and Italian restaurants are so popular.  The thought of "Japanese food yet again" is not very appealing and yet you'll probably end up in a Japanese restaurant.  So you order a modest amount of food and devote your attention to the conversation rather than stuffing your face.

Contrast this with life in an American city.  You're with friends and propose going to a Chinese restaurant.  They say "No, we had Chinese food last night."  You eventually agree on Indian food, which nobody has had for awhile.  Delighted with the novelty of all the tastes you order one or two more dishes than your group would require merely to sustain life for another day or two.  The next day you have Mexican food for lunch and go to a Greek restaurant for dinner.  Because of immigration we always have the opportunity to open our mouths to alleviate boredom rather than hunger.

(This ties back to the August 25, 2003 posting "Lose weight by eating every meal at McDonald's".)

The Immigration Blog

The Immigration Blog 03/29/2005 04:27 AM
Website Of The Day: The Immigration Blog

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Call for greater immigration say

Call for greater immigration say 09/27/2004 03:12 AM
More powers over immigration are to be called for by the first minister at this week's Labour Party conference.

54 arrested in immigration raids

54 arrested in immigration raids 04/17/2004 04:47 AM
Fifty-four people are being questioned by immigration officers after they were picked up in raids.

MPs to examine immigration fears

MPs to examine immigration fears 02/13/2004 02:01 AM
A Commons committee is to investigate how the expansion of the European Union will affect immigration into Britain.

"Website Of The Day: The Immigration
Blog"

"Website Of The Day: The Immigration
Blog" 03/29/2005 11:22 AM

Immigration gets a new internet face

Immigration gets a new internet face 07/07/2004 06:29 AM
Nbr.co.nz - Wed Jul 7, 09:03 am GMT

Immigration Not Worried About
Deliveryman (AP)

Immigration Not Worried About
Deliveryman (AP) 04/08/2005 12:22 PM
AP - Front-page headlines about a deliveryman who spent three days trapped in an elevator drew attention to the China-born worker's immigration status, but federal officials suggested he had little to fear.

Lawyer faces immigration charges

Lawyer faces immigration charges 08/18/2004 02:49 AM
A London solicitor is charged with immigration offences.

Immigration heads election battle

Immigration heads election battle 04/09/2005 08:10 PM
The Tory leader accuses Tony Blair of "pussyfooting" on immigration but his plans are branded "half-baked".

Howard defends immigration stance

Howard defends immigration stance 09/23/2004 07:18 AM
The Tory leader defends his plans for an annual limit on immigrants and denies it is a bid to shore-up his party's core support.

Government to spend GBP40m on
immigration IT

Government to spend GBP40m on
immigration IT 07/01/2004 05:15 AM
Personal Computer World Jul 1 2004 9:44AM GMT

Immigration plan to halt crisis

Immigration plan to halt crisis 04/29/2004 02:05 AM
Holyrood should be given control over immigration policy in order to tackle Scotland's population crisis, a report says.

Bush Calls for Immigration Overhaul (AP)

Bush Calls for Immigration Overhaul (AP) 01/07/2004 03:23 PM
AP - President Bush called for a major overhaul of America's immigration system Wednesday to grant legal status to millions of undocumented workers in the United States, saying the current program is not working.

Singapore Computer Gets S$38M Contract
From Immigration

Singapore Computer Gets S$38M Contract
From Immigration 12/08/2003 03:29 AM
Yahoo! Dec 8 2003 2:33AM ET

Atos wins Immigration deal

Atos wins Immigration deal 08/11/2004 06:43 AM
ZDNet UK Aug 11 2004 11:27AM GMT

Immigration centre detainee dies

Immigration centre detainee dies 05/01/2004 02:32 PM
An investigation is launched after a detainee at an immigration centre in Gosport collapses and dies.

UK 'needs true immigration data'

UK 'needs true immigration data' 12/24/2004 12:23 PM
An ex-minister calls for an independent body to monitor and publish statistics about immigration in the UK.

Clarke to unveil immigration plan

Clarke to unveil immigration plan 02/07/2005 01:54 AM
The home secretary is to announce measures to tackle abuses of the immigration and asylum system.

Outsource disaster no deterrent for
immigration service

Outsource disaster no deterrent for
immigration service 08/12/2004 04:00 AM
Computer Weekly Aug 12 2004 8:15AM GMT

State urged to computerise immigration
dept

State urged to computerise immigration
dept 08/28/2004 05:08 PM
East African Standard Aug 28 2004 9:43PM GMT

Bush Administration Drawing Up
Immigration Plan

Bush Administration Drawing Up
Immigration Plan 12/24/2003 04:55 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 24 2003 3:43PM ET

Kenya: State Urged to Computerise
Immigration Dept

Kenya: State Urged to Computerise
Immigration Dept 08/30/2004 12:09 PM
AllAfrica.com Aug 30 2004 4:37PM GMT

GBP200 million IT contract at
Immigration & Nationality Directorate

GBP200 million IT contract at
Immigration & Nationality Directorate 08/11/2004 02:57 AM
PublicTechnology.net Aug 11 2004 7:08AM GMT

Debate Begins as Bush Prepares to Ask
for Immigration Overhaul

Debate Begins as Bush Prepares to Ask
for Immigration Overhaul 01/07/2004 02:57 PM
President Bush will propose a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws today that could give legal status to millions of undocumented workers.

United States Immigration Support -
Sponsored Link

United States Immigration Support -
Sponsored Link 03/28/2005 03:29 PM
Ad - http://www.immigrationagency.org Mar 28 2005 11:38AM GMT

UK Airports will get iris-recognition
immigration screening within a year

UK Airports will get iris-recognition
immigration screening within a year 06/16/2004 03:42 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jun 16 2004 7:52AM GMT

Bush Discusses Immigration Plans with
Mexico's Fox (Reuters)

Bush Discusses Immigration Plans with
Mexico's Fox (Reuters) 01/07/2004 03:24 PM
Reuters - President Bush on Wednesday briefed Mexican President Vicente Fox on a new plan to allow millions of mostly Hispanic illegal immigrants to work temporarily in the United States, just hours before unveiling the proposal to the public.

Identity Crisis - Why we shouldn't worry
about Mexican immigration. By Francis
Fukuyama

Identity Crisis - Why we shouldn't worry
about Mexican immigration. By Francis
Fukuyama 06/07/2004 02:10 PM
Fukuyama takes on Huntington .. more» .. more

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Economy: Bush puts forward and
explosive proposal on immigration

Economy: Bush puts forward and
explosive proposal on immigration 01/07/2004 06:24 PM
If I understand this right, I can, under Bush's new temporary guest worker program, hire people internationally and bring them in as temporary workers for three years.  I am not sure that people understand the implications of this.  What if IBM says that instead of shipping jobs to India, they will hire people from India (for three years under this program at $15 k a year -- people can live on this in the US, believe it or not) and bring them here for more intensive and collaborative jobs (at less total cost since they don't pay services to manage them remotely)?  Other implications: this doesn't help Mexican workers at all (this is an open door to the rest of the world and makes low wage work in the US globally competitive rather than one based on proximity).  It doesn't help US workers since this is a fast race to the bottom in wages (but Bush doesn't care about this). There also doesn't seem to be any upper limits on how many people that can be included in this program (we could see tens of millions in next couple of years).

I am not negative on this if it eventually leads to citizenship.  We want everyone that is capable of contributing. Let's open up and do what nobody else can.

Immigration, police share data in trawl
of 'crime hot-spots'

Immigration, police share data in trawl
of 'crime hot-spots' 09/15/2004 03:23 PM
Pretext + databases + mobile terminals. Yum.

Courts Service puts immigration appeals
verdicts online

Courts Service puts immigration appeals
verdicts online 07/06/2004 03:12 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jul 6 2004 7:12AM GMT

I, Visa - Why is U.S. immigration
terrorizing British reporters? By Dahlia
Lithwick

I, Visa - Why is U.S. immigration
terrorizing British reporters? By Dahlia
Lithwick 05/14/2004 03:29 AM
I, Visa: Why is U.S. immigration terrorizing British reporters? .. rules of immigration .. Dahlia Lithwick .. writes

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Japan Eyes Biometrics to Tighten
Immigration Steps (Reuters)

Japan Eyes Biometrics to Tighten
Immigration Steps (Reuters) 06/23/2004 02:55 AM
Reuters - Japan will consider using unique biological data about individuals such as fingerprints and facial features to tighten immigration controls as part of its counter-terrorism policy, government officials said Wednesday.
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