u.s: Help us in the name of God, Barquero, a lay minister with the Christian Church Disciples of Christ said in Spanish, according to Metro News. And help the Latino community and the state of Texas. They formed a circle, closed their eyes, and prayed. Barquero is among pastors serving Texas' estimated 1.5 million people living in the U.S. illegally who are offering new programs and, in some cases, visiting families fearful of crackdowns on immigration. In Texas and nationally, some parishes and communities with large populations of immigrants in the U.S. illegally have reported slightly lower attendance on Sundays, or significant drop-offs in attendance at classes or programs outside of prayer services. A new Texas law targeting so-called sanctuary cities comes just as immigration arrests have gone up dramatically in the state's biggest cities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

man .,: I think that's what he fell in love with, at first, says Divine Pili, who came from the Philippines in 2012, and was working at Tim's to save up for nursing college, according to CTV. When he came to the window, he was surprised to know that I'm a Filipina, she adds. Marvin Pili, who immigrated from Manila, Philippines in 2009, was giving his order at the drive-thru in Neepawa, Man., when he first heard his future wife's voice. On his next trip to the coffee shop, Marvin made a point to go inside. They gave birth to two kids, Anika and D.J., and found a house. The two started dating and got married. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

muslim-majority countries: Refugees are covered, too, according to Toronto Star. Administration officials promised that implementation this time, which started at 8 p.m. The new rules, the product of months of legal wrangling, aren't so much an outright ban as a tightening of already-tough visa policies affecting citizens from six Muslim-majority countries. EDT, would be orderly. Read the latest news on U.S. President Donald Trump Still, immigration and refugee advocates are vowing challenge the new requirements and the administration has struggled to explain how they will make the United States safer. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Dan Hetlage said his agency expected business as usual at our ports of entry, with all valid visa holders still being able to travel. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

end: That's an increase of 300,000 since 2015 and the highest number since the end of the Second World War, according to Rabble. It's equivalent to the entire population of the U.K. Of those 65 million displaced, only about one-third, or 22.5 million, have been officially registered by the UNHCR as refugees living outside of their own countries. At the end of 2016, there were more than 65 million people forced from their homes by persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations. A far larger number are internally displaced within countries such as Syria, Colombia, Iraq, Afghanistan and South Sudan, where civil war has erupted once more. After all, most Syrians, Iraqis, Afghans and Sudanese want to return to their homes and previous lives. No one believes that the solution is to resettle everyone who has been forcibly displaced. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

xavier dolan: They're among Canada's best ever, including the well-known classics like Mon Oncle Antoine, Going Down the Road and The Sweet Hereafter, according to Vancouver Observer. Also lesser-known titles like 32 Short Films About Glenn Gould, Jesus of Montreal and Dead Ringers by Cronenberg . Mommy, one of Xavier Dolan's best is playing as well as arcane oddities like Leolo and Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg. A whole week of free Canadian movies, starting appropriately enough on Saturday, July 1. You can find more about these, several others and some accompanying shorts, and how to get tickets at this website The regular new arrivals are these Baby Driver 4 stars The Big Sick 4Despicable Me 3 2 Nowhere to Hide 4 The Hero 3The Beguiled 2 The House not made available for review The title doesn't begin to set you right about what this film is or the pleasures there are in watching it. Baby is just a nickname for a teenager Ansel Elgort forced to work as a getaway driver in a series of bank heists. They're immense, by the way. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

advocacy groups: Officials have long lamented a lack of solid data on the problem, according to Globe and Mail. But Attorney General Jeff Sessions told the group his department remains committed to investigating and prosecuting such offences as part of his larger priority of helping cities fight violence. The report comes as the Justice Department officials gathered with advocacy groups and experts on Thursday to discuss hate crimes, including ways to better document them. Hate crimes are violent crimes, Sessions told the group. The report released Thursday is based on a survey of households and is one of several studies that aim to quantify hate crimes. No person should have to fear being violently attacked because of who they are, what they believe or how they worship. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

angourie rice: Julian Rosefeldt / Film Rise Radio Dreams opens this Friday, according to Toronto Star. Nowhere to Hide documents life in Iraq. Ben Rothstein / AP Cate Blanchett in Manifesto. Song to Song is not one of Terrence Mallick's best. Written and directed by Sofia Coppola. By Peter Howell Movie Critic Bruce DeMara Entertainment Reporter Linda Barnard Special to the Star Thu., June 29, 2017 The Beguiled Starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Oona Laurence and Angourie Rice. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

birthday card: El Khatib, 27, arrived from Lebanon in March, making the difficult decision to leave behind his stepmother and siblings after finding out they couldn't all be sponsored as a family, according to Toronto Star. Just days after his arrival, he was adding his name to a panel of a giant 150th birthday card to Canada in the lobby of Mississauga City Hall, which he wandered into on a walk. Steve Russell / Toronto Star By Patty Winsa News reporter Thu., June 29, 2017 Mohammad El Khatib and Joseph Vieira are trading memories of what it's like to immigrate to a country 50 years apart. He went home and told his uncle, I signed for Canada's birthday, to which his uncle replied that he had been here for 24 years and never had an opportunity to do something like that. Article Continued Below At 27, Vieira came to Canada from Portugal in the midst of Canada's 100th birthday celebrations, which had been in the works for years. I said I did,' says El Khatib, laughing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

c weather: Choo's journey to Canada began in the early 1980s, when she answered a nurses wanted ad from Alberta, according to CTV. Originally from Hong Kong, she had been living in the U.K. and wanted a challenge. I was made to feel very welcome, and that was something I will never forget, even up to now, she told CTV News. When Choo landed in Edmonton in the middle of December in -30C weather, she got much more than she expected. Choo approached the freezing temperatures as an adventure as she started a new life. An exciting country, a country with lots of opportunities, she said, adding with a laugh at the same time, it was very cold. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pm: The Windsor parade starts at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Wyandotte and Devonshire, according to CTV. It runs along Wyandotte to Glengarry Avenue. Canada Day Parade Windsor Many residents will be celebrating Canada's birthday with a parade. The Leamington parade starts at 4 p.m. and starts at Leamington Fairgrounds and ends at Leamington Roma Club. Sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism and Heritage Canada July 1st at 7 30 pm and July 2nd at 2 pm and 7 30 pm. Canada 150 in Sound in Light Canada 150 in Sound in Light is a multi Media presentation featuring live actors, video and live orchestra and additional musicians all celebrating our region and Canada's 150 Birthday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian museum: As an immigrant, she remembers a story from her family's first moments moving to Canada, according to Metro News. We brought our cat from Turkey. This year in celebration of Canada 150, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is telling these stories through the Canada Day 1 exhibit.B ge is a volunteer at Pier 21, and a Turkish immigrant who has been living in Canada officially for the past 10 months. In the airport in Istanbul we were in line with our cat and everyone was pushing and screaming and in a rush. My inner voice said, Look at her, she is greeting even my cat. When we arrived in Toronto airport, the officer said Oh, hello! Welcome to Canada', and she started to speak with our cat before us, and I started to cry because I felt the nice, the kind people in my heart, B ge said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cbc news: Over the course of this period, Yoon was also acting as a recruiter for the school division in southwest Winnipeg, recruiting students from 2007 to 2015, according to CBC. The school division said HS Yoon Consulting was responsible for recruiting eight students during this period. Hae Suk Yoon, 67, was charged by the CBSA last year with five charges under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and one under the Criminal Code for the offences, which allegedly occurred between March 31, 2009, and Nov. 4, 2014. The division's superintendent, Ted Fransen, said it was an oversight that Yoon's company had not been removed from its online list of agents. We will be more vigilant, Fransen said in an interview with CBC News. Families made their connections directly with Yoon and all students traveled with a parent, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chinese megamall: CBC made an undercover recording of the Vstar representative while he made that offer, according to CBC. Vstar claims that man has never worked for the company. Last week, CBC revealed that a representative of Vancouver-based Vstar International offered 15,000 to businesswoman Barb Reid of Prince Albert, Sask., if she would offer a job to a Chinese national. Undercover investigation unmasks cash-for-jobs Chinese immigration scheme Cash-for-jobs immigration consultant connected to Sask. government-backed Chinese megamall Since the story came out, people in three other Saskatchewan communities have come forward with similar stories, at least two of which involve Vstar. The matter is currently being reviewed by Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Program Integrity Unit, the Saskatchewan premier's office said in an email, adding that officials are arranging meetings with organizations identified in CBC's stories. Experts say it's a violation of the law to offer cash in exchange for a job offer. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

complexion courtesy: Tall, with a shock of thick, curly black hair, deep set brown eyes and an olive complexion courtesy of his Greek heritage, she said he was both handsome and not handsome enough and both too ethnic and not ethnic enough, according to The Chronicle Herald. But she also knew that once someone cast him, he'd work forever. She said that while he was funny, talented and one of her favourites, he's not what people pictured when writing roles and was falling through the cracks. Mantzoukas insists it was a generous reckoning. The show that categorically changed the equation for him was the FX fantasy football sitcom The League, which ran for 6 seasons. It was true, Mantzoukas, 44, said in between sips of mint tea on a sunny evening in the Silver Lake neighbourhood of Los Angeles, just a few days before the release of his latest film, The House. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mado family: Pictured from left to right are Saadi's father Jasim, mother Marjan, sister Saada and brother Samir, according to Toronto Star. Sammy Hudes / Toronto Star By Sammy Hudes Staff Reporter Thu., June 29, 2017 It was just half a year ago that Jasim Mado and his wife Marjan were living in Turkey, having fled Iraq after Daesh attacked their hometown of Nineveh. The Mado family was the first group of Yazidi refugees to arrive in Canada earlier this year through the Mozuud Freedom Foundation's Project Abraham. They never would have dreamed the only violence they'd soon be hiding from would involve snowball fights with their grandchildren. Their arrival in January made them the first privately sponsored Yazidi refugees to reach Canada through Project Abraham, started more than two years ago by the Mozuud Freedom Foundation, a not-for-profit human rights organization. Six months after arriving in Canada along with their sons Waleed and Saeed, their daughter-in-law Shamsah and two young grandchildren, the family is proud to call Canada home. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mark canada: What I knew what to do was to have babies, according to Metro News. I didn't think of growth as a woman, I didn't know I could buy a house, I didn't know I could get a car, she said. After leaving Nigeria on her own and coming to Canada at age 17, Tracy Folorunsho-Barry spent more than a decade feeling lost and struggling to find support until she started noticing other immigrant women who were living lives she didn't know were possible. When I started seeing women who were doing amazing for themselves, I started thinking big. To mark Canada's 150th anniversary, GROW has launched Project 150 in a bid to collect stories from 150 inspiring immigrant women in Alberta. function set Cookie related path / ; Related Alberta Government boosts immigrant and indigenious women in tech Edmonton Heroes Bukola Salami makes mental health support accessible for newcomers Hawa Tako works to keep children out of Alberta's child welfare system The women have started sharing their stories in a series of conversational caf sessions, titled Speak Out, that will continue through the summer. In the last three years, inspired by successful women around her, the mother of five started attending university, launched her own business, and founded Gradual Rising of Women GROW to educate and empower immigrant women in Edmonton. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

movements: We need to organize, according to Rabble. Social movements happen on different levels -- local, regional, national and international. But how do we do that There are lot of different ways, with one thing in common. There are many differences between organizing campaigns which involve thousands than ones which reach the small local level. Today we take a look at the importance of social movements at the national, provincial and local level. 1. But there are a lot of commonalities too. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

reasons i: Hate crimes were most often not reported because they were handled some other way, the report said, according to CTV. But people also did not come forward because they didn't feel it was important or that police would help, according to the report. More than half the 250,000 hate crimes that took place each year between 2004 and 2015 went unreported to law enforcement for a variety of reasons, according to a special report on the issue from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. I think this report shows the kind of fear that is going on in our communities, said Patricia Montes, executive director of the Boston-based immigrant advocacy group Centro Presente. Donald Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric also will prevent more immigrants from reporting crimes to police, Montes said. She and other advocates are concerned that Latino immigrants, in particular, may be reluctant to call police to report a hate crime for fear of being deported, particularly since the Trump administration is ramping up immigration enforcement across the country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

requirement: Visas that have already been approved will not be revoked, but instructions issued by the State Department say that new applicants from Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Iran and Yemen must prove a relationship with a parent, spouse, child, adult son or daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law or sibling already in the United States to be eligible, according to The Chronicle Herald. The same requirement, with some exceptions, holds for would-be refugees from all nations who are still awaiting approval for admission to the U.S. Grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, fiancees or other extended family members are not considered to be close relationships, according to the guidelines that were issued in a cable sent to all U.S. embassies and consulates late on Wednesday. The move came after the Supreme Court partially restored President Donald Trump's executive order that was widely criticized as a ban on Muslims. The new rules take effect at 8 p.m. As far as business or professional links are concerned, the State Department said a legitimate relationship must be formal, documented and formed in the ordinary course rather than for the purpose of evading the ban. EDT on Thursday 0000GMT on Friday according to the cable, which was obtained by The Associated Press. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sanctuary measure: The sanctuary measure was approved 228-195, while the bill to punish deportees was approved 257-167, according to Metro News. Three Democrats joined all but seven Republicans to pass the sanctuary measure, while 24 Democrats backed the deportee bill. One bill would strip federal dollars from self-proclaimed sanctuary cities that shield residents from federal immigration authorities, while a separate measure would stiffen punishments for people who re-enter the U.S. illegally. Rep. The bills now go to the Senate. Justin Amash of Michigan was the only Republican who opposed the deportee bill. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

syrian children: Of those, at least 40 have become regular members, attending classes several times a week, said Hilary Thorne, who nominated the club, according to The Chronicle Herald. Apart from sheer enjoyment of the sport, I believe two crucial reasons for this remarkable success are the welcoming and inclusive attitudes demonstrated by the teachers, students and families, and a genuine commitment to supporting our newcomers in the long term, Thorne wrote on the nomination form. The Chimo Taekwondo Club in Spryfield was honoured with the top award from the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia ISANS for 2017 for welcoming more than 60 Syrian children into the club in the past year. Benefits to newcomers include creating a sense of belonging and community, providing opportunities for parents and their children to use and practise English, regular exercise that is accessible, it's fun and affordable with the help of funding from Kidsport and it builds confidence and a reduced fear of bullying, Thorne said. I'm immensely proud of our students and their families for accepting and welcoming the newcomers to Chimo. Inclusiveness is in the club's DNA, Master Doug Large said in a statement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trump ban: And if one can avoid trying, one should avoid trying, according to CBC. Not only will you likely be refused entry, but that refusal will only make it more difficult to ever have success crossing the American border. I think your chances of getting into the United States are very very slim, says Lee Cohen. In most Western countries, if you are refused entry to a particular country, that gets recorded in their system and getting in on a subsequent occasion after a refusal or rejection can be problematic, so one wants to take that chance only if one needs to, Cohen says. Regular rules apply in Canada Cohen says there is nothing stopping anyone from the six majority Muslim countries listed in the Trump ban from getting into Canada. Cohen says he's discouraged by the Supreme Court of the United States decision to reinstate portions of the Trump administration's travel ban. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

yuen: What connects the immigrant families that have found their way in Canada through the food industry is how running restaurants have held them together, according to CBC. The Yuen family Restaurant Odd Couple Originally from Hong Kong, China Andy Yuen and Rachel Kong rear with Andy's parents Jane and Sam Yuen. From a small-town Chinese restaurant in Lanigan, Sask., to authentic Mexican in Saskatoon, each family has their own story of why they left their home country and what they left behind. Decades after Jane and Sam moved to Canada to help out at their family's Chinese restaurant in rural Saskatchewan, the family all work together at the Odd Couple restaurant. It was -35 C when Yuen and his parents were met at the Saskatoon airport by his grandmother, grandfather and uncle. Alicia Bridges/CBC News In 1996, a 15-year-old Andy Yuen stepped off a plane from Hong Kong and took his first breath of bitterly-cold Saskatchewan air. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

citizenship ceremony: June 28 I should put it in my heart, because this day is like a day that changed my life, says Afaf Abuhussein from Palestine / Jordan, according to CTV. From very different backgrounds, the newest Canadians in our region will share a common future - sworn in as citizens of this country. Forty people, from 14 different lands came together in Chatham-Kent this morning to be sworn in. It's kinda like yes, finally, I'm Canadian, says Jessica Park from South Korea. Some, escaped war or political upheaval, others have lived here for years and just wanted to make it official. The citizenship ceremony means something different to each person. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

council: Among them educators, environmentalists, activists, former politicians and candidates, and residents simply hoping to improve the city they live in, according to Toronto Star. Nearly 50 people showed up on Wednesday, each armed with a five-minute speech to convince eight members of council why they should be appointed to fill a seat made empty by the resignation of Michael Di Biase last month. Adam Martin-Robbins / Metroland By Noor Javed News reporter Wed., June 28, 2017 An empty council seat called, and the residents of Vaughan answered. For most, it was a way to dabble in politics without a long and costly campaign. Looking around the room, you see the numbers and all the qualified people, I think that is a good sign of public participation, she said. It's time to engage the public, said candidate Gillian Evans, who made it to the second round. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

i need: I've got five roommates in this one studio but I never really see them, according to CBC. He referenced the video on Twitter Wednesday, calling it a new video for the times we're in. K'naan's rhymes are heard first I've got one job, two jobs, three when I need 'em. The video shows immigrants sewing American flags in sweatshop-like conditions, working on orchards and in butcher shops, kitchens and hospitals. I had to pinch myself ' Rogue One's Riz Ahmed joins the Star Wars universe Hamilton, remixed Alicia Keys, Jimmy Fallon, other famous fans create 'mixtape' for Broadway hit Other images in the video show families crawling under chain-link fence to escape war conditions, sheltering in a refugee camp, travelling on the rooftop of a train and facing raids from immigration officers. It also highlights the brutal conditions many immigrants flee when they come to countries like Canada and the United States. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.