Prenatal Testing Dept: But the former Pennsylvania senator has always been a culture warrior at heart. Santo-rum's weekend musings about limiting access to prenatal testing for pregnant women, and his accusations that President Barack Obama adheres to a "phoney theology," gave Americans a fresh glimpse of the polarizing style of politics that has long been central to his career, according to Vancouver Sun. Speaking to Tea Party activists in Columbus, Ohio, Santo-rum suggested Obama favoured increased abortions of disabled babies because of requirements in his new health care law that women receive free prenatal testing and rick Santorum climbed to the top of the Republican presidential heap on a ladder forged from blue-collar conservatism - wooing working-class Republicans with tales of his own family's coal-mining history and an economic message rooted in the need to revive American manufacturing. The sudden pivot to social issues also underscores Santorum's calculation that the Republican nomination can be won by appealing to "guns and Bible" Republicans, voters who feel economically disenfranchised and culturally alienated from East Coast elites. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Sex Slaves Dept: Instead many are forced to become "sex slaves" to pay off travel fees and other costs, totalling as much as $7,000. The traffickers brainwash their victims into believing they may die if they quit, apparently by collecting samples of their hair and fingernails, according to Winnipeg Free Press. And Ugandan officials say it is hard to cripple a highly organized syndicate that preys on educated but vulnerable women, and then intimidates them into the kind of silence that hampers investigations and kAMPALA, Uganda - Advertisements pinned on the walls of shopping malls in Uganda's capital promise young women a free ticket to a well-paying job in Malaysia as a nanny, maid or bartender. Authorities say nearly all of the prostituted girls have college degrees but have failed to find jobs in Uganda, where unemployment is high. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Canada Dept: Accused in Kazakhstan of fraud, counterfeiting and organized crime, Rustem Tursunbayev s life on the run ended when Toronto police and the Canada Border Services Agency arrested him on an immigration warrant Feb. 10, according to The Star. Tursunbayev, 49, is believed to have lived in the GTA since he entered Canada as a permanent resident in July 2009, police said and a Kazakh fugitive accused of embezzling about $20 million from his homeland was living in a lavish King City mansion until his recent arrest. He is believed to be inadmissible to Canada under the organized criminality sections of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, CBSA spokeswoman Antonella DiGirolamo wrote in an email. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Uganda Dept: Instead many are forced to become sex slaves to pay off travel fees and other costs, totalling as much as $7,000. The traffickers brainwash their victims into believing they may die if they quit, apparently by collecting samples of their hair and fingernails, according to The Star. And Ugandan officials say it is hard to cripple a highly organized syndicate that preys on educated but vulnerable women, and then intimidates them into the kind of silence that hampers investigations and kAMPALA, UGANDA Advertisements pinned on the walls of shopping malls in Uganda s capital promise young women a free ticket to a well-paying job in Malaysia as a nanny, maid or bartender. Authorities say nearly all of the prostituted girls have college degrees but have failed to find jobs in Uganda, where unemployment is high. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Delta Dept: As mourners gathered to pay tribute to a slain mother-of-three in Delta, B.C. on Saturday, the woman's grieving family hopes her children can remain in Canada since their visas expired two weeks ago. Kamaljit Kaur, 39, was murdered Feb. 1 in her home in the Netherlands while she was wrapping up her affairs before finishing her move away. The previous June, Kaur had brought her kids to Surrey during a messy divorce with her husband who has been behind bars since he allegedly attacked her with a knife last year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Rodrigo Maglalang Dept: Rodrigo Maglalang immigrated to Manitoba from the Philippines one year ago. Jacob Fehr Loewen left Bolivia five years ago to come here. Both brought families. Both found work. Both desire to become Canadian citizens. And both say they aren't interested in leaving Manitoba, according to Winnipeg Free Press. No other province has so successfully and strategically employed its nominee program, nor is any other province as dependent on it for its population growth. How this pathway to immigration has been implemented and experienced, particularly by newcomers, can shed light on the changing economic and social shape of our province, today and tomorrow and the Maglalangs are recent immigrants to Manitoba. They came from the Philippines in February 2011. From left: Rigo, Rodrigo, Ana Liza and Aubrey. Accordioned in this way, their stories and experiences appear to echo many of the 13,089 immigrants who came to this province between 2005 and 2009 through Manitoba's Provincial Nominee Program. Both men used the program, which has played a pivotal role in doubling our rate of population growth from 2.6 per cent between 2001-2006 to 5.2 per cent 2006-2011 , according to the recently released 2011 federal census. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Illegal Immigration Dept: But Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu vowed Saturday to continue his bid for the Republican nomination in Arizona s rural 4th Congressional District race, according to The Star. Babeu, a first-term sheriff who has gained widespread attention with his strong opposition to illegal immigration and smuggling, said the accusations were an attempt to hurt his political career and fLORENCE, ARIZ. A nationally known sheriff resigned from presidential hopeful Mitt Romney s Arizona campaign committee and acknowledged he was gay amid allegations of misconduct made by a man with whom he previously had a relationship. He denied claims he tried to threaten the man, a Mexican immigrant and a former campaign volunteer, with deportation if their past relationship was made public. The man s allegations were first published Friday in the Phoenix New Times , an alternative weekly magazine. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Canada Dept: Accused in Kazakhstan of fraud, counterfeiting and organized crime, Rustem Tursunbayev s life on the run ended when Toronto police and the Canada Border Services Agency arrested him on an immigration warrant Feb. 10, according to The Star. Tursunbayev, 49, is believed to have lived in the GTA since he entered Canada as a permanent resident in July 2009, police said and a Kazakh fugitive accused of embezzling about $20 million from his homeland was living in a lavish King City mansion until his recent arrest. He is believed to be inadmissible to Canada under the organized criminality sections of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, CBSA spokeswoman Antonella DiGirolamo wrote in an email. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Pope Benedict Dept: Collins knelt before Pope Benedict XVI as the archbishop of Toronto and arose as a cardinal in bright red robes. Twenty-one other men were also elevated Saturday to the exclusive club that will choose the next pope when Benedict dies, according to The Star. Reminders of the inevitable task ahead included the appearance of a frail-looking Pope Benedict, who turns 85 in April, riding a mobile platform down the centre aisle of St. Peter s Basilica. He s been using the platform since October to conserve his strength and rOME Cardinal Thomas Collins has used his first speech as a prince of the Roman Catholic Church to urge a jaded society back to God and Sunday mass. I am just overwhelmed by the experience, Collins said after a ceremony that mixed solemn ritual with friendly hugs and pats on the back for the newly minted cardinals. I m just filled with wonder and a great sense of gratitude. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Republican Presidential Hopeful Rick Santorum Dept: Obama's agenda is "not about you. It's not about your quality of life. It's not about your jobs. It's about some phoney ideal, some phoney theology not a theology based on the Bible, a different theology," the former Pennsylvania senator told a Tea Party gathering in Columbus, Ohio, according to CBC. "If the president says he s a Christian, he s a Christian and republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum courted conservative voters in the U.S. Midwest on Saturday with wide-ranging attacks on President Barack Obama and leadership opponent Mitt Romney. He offered no details on what he thought that theology might be, though he later tried to clarify his remarks, saying "obviously we all know in the Christian church there are a lot of different stripes of Christianity. I m just saying he s imposing his values on the church and I think that s wrong." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.