asylum seekers: Australia has a policy of not allowing any refugees who try to arrive by boat to settle in the country, according to CBC. It pays neighboring Papua New Guinea and the tiny atoll nation of Nauru to hold around 2,000 asylum seekers from Africa, the Middle East and Asia who have attempted to reach Australian shores since 2013. More than a year after President Donald Trump reluctantly agreed to honor an Obama administration deal by resettling hundreds of refugees rejected by Australia, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told reporters that around 200 had so far found new homes in the United States. Asylum seekers ordered to leave detention centre in Papua New Guinea as it's sealed off UN implores Australia to resume feeding 'starving' refugees at remote camp At a meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Sydney on Friday, Turnbull again rejected a longstanding New Zealand offer to accept 150 refugees. We'll take that process through to its completion and then we can consider other options. We are focused on completing the much larger arrangements with the U.S., Turnbull said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

asylum seekers: According to the ACLU's lawsuit, the girl was taken away screaming and crying from her mother, according to Metro News. Immigrant advocates accuse the Trump administration of systematically separating parents and children who are requesting asylum. The woman is in a San Diego facility about 2,000 miles 3,200 kilometres from the Chicago shelter for unaccompanied immigrant minors holding the girl. Administration officials have said they believe many asylum seekers are taking advantage of a broken system. Authorities declined to comment on the lawsuit. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

company town: His father, sister and many of his cousins now live in St, according to The Chronicle Herald. John's. He loved growing up in Churchill Falls, the small company town of about 650 people that runs the Labrador hydroelectric plant on the upper Churchill River. Home is where your family is, said Hodder, 40. Hodder, a project co-ordinator who has worked in the B.C. mining sector and Alberta's oilsands, is part of the easternmost province's ever-growing diaspora of residents who leave for all kinds of reasons, most of them economic. If a job was there, it'd be no question we'd move back home. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

border: That is good planning, but it is not indicative of clairvoyance, according to The Chronicle Herald. So far in 2018, about 1,500 people have been stopped by the RCMP between official border points nearly five times the number stopped in January 2017, the slowest month for new arrivals in all of last year. The reality is, on a forward-looking basis, that we want to be as prepared as possible for whatever eventuality, said Mark Holland, the parliamentary secretary for public safety. By year's end, 20,000 would-be refugees arrived along the Canada-U.S. border, the height of it during a summer surge that saw hundreds showing up a day. How much the government spent on all those efforts has yet to revealed. The situation prompted a diplomatic and technical response that included tents at the border, dozens of government officials reassigned to manage claims, the fast-tracking of work permits and several trips to the U.S. by members of Parliament to explain the nuances of Canada's immigration system and discourage people from making the trek. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

counterintelligence officials: She was the point person on the 360-million Vancouver development, which opened in 2017 shortly after President Donald Trump took office, according to CTV. CNN, which cited two unnamed sources in its reporting, did not reveal why investigators would be looking into the Vancouver deal. According to CNN, counterintelligence officials are working to determine whether any deals struck by the U.S. First Daughter might have left her vulnerable to pressure from foreign entities. A spokesperson for Ivanka Trump's ethics counsel told the network nothing of concern has been uncovered. Trump or her clearance application, the spokesperson said. CNN is wrong that any hurdle, obstacle, concern, red flag or problem has been raised with respect to Ms. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

day iwd: International Women's Day IWD launched Sunday, March 8, 1914, according to Rabble. Historically, IWD celebrations have been used to advance women's rights and gender equity. March is also the time to celebrate women's accomplishments. However, while women around the world have made great strides, we know that even Canada has a long way to go before it can call itself truly gender equitable. Today Canada ranks 25th. In 1995, Canada was number 1 on the United Nations Gender Equality Index. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

election year: Talks have gone dormant that sought a bipartisan package A chance for citizenship for young immigrants brought to the country illegally and 25 billion for President Donald Trump to erect his treasured wall with Mexico, according to Metro News. Even a proposal dangling modest wins for both sides a three-year renewal of a program protecting hundreds of thousands of those young immigrants from deportation in exchange for a 7.6 billion down payment for the wall seems a longshot. Lawmakers now seem likely to do little or nothing this election year on an effort that's been eclipsed by Congress' new focus on guns, bloodied by Senate defeats and relegated to B-level urgency by a Supreme Court ruling. The prospects for immigration legislation, big or small, are very, very bleak, concedes Frank Sharry, executive director of America's Voice, an immigrants' rights group. There are tactical rifts between Democrats and the coalition of liberal and immigrants' rights organizations over how aggressively to force the issue, and differences between conservative organizations and some Republicans over the wisdom of even a narrow accord. Distrust between the two parties has intensified, with each suspecting the other of weaponizing the impasse to rouse loyal voters for November's contest for congressional control. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nova: The industry generates an additional 1 billion in spinoffs, according to The Chronicle Herald. To foster and support the growth of Nova Scotia's digital economy, the non-profit's core areas of focus are advocacy, promotion, collaboration and capacity. As the industry association for Nova Scotia's fastest growing sector, Digital Nova Scotia provides advocacy, multi-sectorial industry intelligence, facilitates connections between industry and talent, and delivers high-level programming to ensure Nova Scotia's 1.5-billion-digital technologies industry continues to flourish. DNS' membership base consists of more than 100 multinational technology corporations, SMEs, startups, academic institutions, and a number of industry stakeholders. These young immigrants have a mindset and attitude that is open to change, innovation, new ideas, and creativity. The team of three at DNS are immigrants from Germany, the U.K and China. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

history month: The strongest students that I encountered in graduate school could effectively connect past and present and even, for extra credit, gesture toward the future, according to Rabble. When it comes to Black history in Canada, there's still a lot of work to be done; I'm going to recommend that the Canadian government visit me during my office hours. This meant not only examining past trends, but also -- quite significantly -- highlighting the uniqueness of a given moment and avoid broad sweeping statement. Many Canadians love the food, film, and music of Black History Month, but still adhere to the well-worn myth than Canada has no history of slavery and that this nation is, at its core, benevolent and hospitable. As Robyn Maynard observes in Policing Black Lives, By 1865, textbooks bore little allusion to any Black presence in Canada, erased two centuries of slavery, included no mention of segregated schools an ongoing practice at the time and alluded to this issue of racial discord only in the United States. This myth is the result of a failure to situate current events in their historical context and to critically engage with the past. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigrant communities: Defenders of so-called sanctuary practices say they improve public safety by promoting trust among law enforcement and immigrant communities and reserving scarce police resources for other, more urgent crime-fighting needs, according to Metro News. Mayor Libby Schaaf tweeted on Saturday that an immigration operation was imminent in the San Francisco area, including Oakland, possibly within 24 hours. The Trump administration has cracked down on so-called sanctuary policies, insisting that local law enforcement inform federal agents when they are about to release immigrants discovered to be living in the country illegally. It was unclear how many people would have eluded capture without the mayor's warning. Other times, agents have outdated addresses or targets are not home. Targets often elude authorities because agents don't have search warrants and advocacy groups have waged public awareness campaigns urging people not to open their doors. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

india strategy: How ironic that his son Justin the current prime minister of Canada stands accused of fomenting separatist sentiments in a vibrant democracy far, far away, according to Toronto Star. Now that the PM has returned to Ottawa, with memories of exotic India receding into the past, it's time to assess the damage and devise an India strategy based on realism and practicality. He fought to preserve the integrity of Canada. The prime minister should start with a clear, unqualified statement condemning separatists and others who pose a threat to India's integrity. Quite the opposite. This does not mean disregarding the sentiments of the Sikh constituency here at home. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

limits co-operation: It renewed threats of a bigger street presence in California, where state law sharply limits co-operation with immigration authorities at local jails, according to CTV. The agency's acting director, Thomas Homan, said Wednesday that Mayor Libby Schaaf's warning that an operation was imminent caused about 800 people to avoid arrest, an extraordinarily high number of missed targets. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said officers made 232 arrests from Sunday to Wednesday. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday that the mayor's warning was outrageous and under review by the Justice Department. The mayor has defended her actions. She wasn't more specific. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

matteo salvini: Immediately after, Matteo Salvini, the head of the far-right Lega, or League Party, went on national television blaming both crimes on what he called Italy's out-of-control immigration policy, according to CBC. Italy heads to the polls Sunday to elect its 65th government in seven decades. Luca Traini, a fascist-sympathizing gunman, went on a drive-by shooting rampage, wounding the migrants, supposedly in revenge for the killing of an 18-year-old Italian woman for which a Nigerian was arrested. And far-right parties such as the League have pushed immigration to the forefront of the debate. But those issues got overshadowed by immigration. At the start the campaign, it looked like the debate would focus on the two most urgent issues facing Italy, namely its relationship with the European Union and employment, says Italian political historian Vera Capperucci. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sociology student: The experience in 2012 led the sociology student who was studying at the University of British Columbia at the time to analyze faces in four textbooks widely used in North American medical schools, according to CTV. She concluded in an honours thesis that racial diversity was being ignored. She wondered if medical textbooks would also reflect what she considered to be a biased portrayal of Canada's diverse population. Most images in medical books are of legs, arms and chests, showing only skin tone, not race, so Louie broadened her research as a master's student at the University of Toronto and focused on skin tone in over 4,000 images in later versions of the same textbooks. Atlas had fewer than one per cent of photos featuring dark skin, while the highest amount -- five per cent -- was included in Gray's, the researchers say in the study, published in the journal Social Science and Medicine. The study by Louie and co-author Rima Wilkes, a sociology professor at the University of British Columbia, found the proportion of dark skin tones represented was very small in images featured in Atlas of Human Anatomy, Bates' Guide to Physical Examinations and History Taking, Clinically Oriented Anatomy and Gray's Anatomy for Students. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

manhattan skyline: But way-downtown can feel sleepy once the sun goes down, so here are two more appealing newcomers the Whitby, on a relatively quiet block in Midtown, and the 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, in Brooklyn's Dumbo neighbourhood, which boasts a cinematic view of the Manhattan skyline, according to Toronto Star. Both have excellent personal service, easy access to the city's greatest hits, and a lot of soul. Visiting finance types looking to base themselves in lower Manhattan may be tempted to book into the retro-inspired Beekman hotel or the minimalist Four Seasons Downtown, which looks straight onto Calatrava's stark-white Oculus and both would be wise choices. The Design The Whitby If you've ever stayed at a Firmdale hotel such as the Crosby Street in New York or Ham Yard in London you'll recognize owner-designer Kit Kemp's signature style of colour, texture, and whimsy. They're also flooded with natural light, thanks to enormous casement windows that run nearly from wall to wall and floor to ceiling, with generous sitting areas and walk-in closets. The rooms have quirky British art and upholstered headboards that stretch almost to the 9 -foot-tall ceilings. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

privilege manifests: And whether your skin colour translates into danger or innocence, according to Toronto Star. Notice, the opposite of racial innocence is not guilt, but danger. All things being equal it shows up in whether you are deemed authoritative or arrogant, whether you are judged for your record or your potential, whether your hair is considered quirky or unkempt, whether your accent is taken as classy or backward. Threat. Exhibit A is what is now labelled the hijab hoax story from January in which an 11-year-old girl alleged that a man ran up behind her, when she was on her way to school with her little brother, and cut her hijab. Among children, privilege manifests itself chiefly in this ominous measure of innocence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

support organization: Now she is one of seven founders of a new association catering to the needs of immigrant investors, according to CBC. The New Brunswick Business Immigrants Association, launching Thursday night at the Fredericton Convention Centre, will be a support organization for newcomers who want to start a business here but don't know where to begin, she said. Rahmeh fled Syria six years ago and previously made news because of her support for more recent Syrian newcomers. For the time being, Rahmeh said, the association will be helping establish business plans, connecting new immigrants with the right people and supporting them if they need guidance or translation and interpretation. The association will be launched Thursday evening at the Fredericton Convention Centre. Rahmeh says and other immigrants want to share their knowledge of the business landscape in New Brunswick. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

increase affordability: Anne McMullin, the CEO of the Urban Development Institute, was left to sing that same old song we need more supply to increase affordability, according to Vancouver Courier. She also predicted that adding or increasing taxes such as the foreign buyers' tax will only drive prices up. So I find it amusing to watch while people set their hair on fire over the provincial government's modest attempts to cool down the real estate market.article continues below Trending Stories Pregnant woman's split-second heroics prevented suicide attempt on Granville bridge Province extends ability to get non-photo BC Services card Man kicks librarian in stomach at homeless housing meeting Greater Vancouver home prices to drop 21 per cent by 2019 analysisrelatedNDP taking housing affordability seriously with budget, says business prof Four in five British Columbians support new real estate taxes Robin Hood budget designed to take from rich and give to poor The influx of Chinese excuse me foreign capital has been at the heart of escalating real estate values here and many places around the globe. But the simple fact is, as a number of academics have concluded, and the Globe and Mail's Kerry Gold has reported, the problem is not supply it is a matter of the right kind of supply. But it is the kind of supply that appeals to wealthy foreign and domestic speculators not your average working stiff. We produce more new units of housing per person coming into Metro Vancouver than Toronto or Calgary. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tours february: ARRIVALS DEPARTURES. A festival that explores intersectional perspectives of Toronto through collaborative exhibitions, events, workshops and tours, according to NOW Magazine. February 25-March 31, launch party 7-9 pm on March 6 RSVP . Most events are free. Images courtesy of the artist. More info here. The theme of this year's festival is arrivals and departures, and a number of the city's creative artists and organizations have interpreted it in unique and surprising ways. The 2018 Myseum Intersections festival has arrived with a lineup of projects and events that showcase how Toronto is delving deeper into discussions around issues of identity, community and gentrification. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

abortion access: The American Civil Liberties Union, which released Lloyd's deposition, has sued the government alleging that it is unlawfully restricting minors from having abortions, according to Metro News. Lloyd said in the deposition that he had not approved any abortions since becoming ORR director in March 2017. Scott Lloyd, the director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement, gave a deposition in December as part of an ongoing lawsuit over abortion access for immigrant minors. That has led to several instances where the ACLU has gone to court on behalf of pregnant teens. In December, a federal judge allowed two other teens to have abortions, and a fourth minor who wanted an abortion was released in January and became free to obtain one on her own. An immigrant teen in Texas obtained an abortion in October after a federal appeals court overruled ORR's objections. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian state: If only that were true, according to Metro News. For the fifth year in a row, Ebrahim Toure remains in immigration detention. During his January town-hall tour, the prime minister described Canada's immigration system as one based on rules and principles but that it is also compassionate and reflects on individual case. He is now Canada's longest-serving immigration detainee. As Robin Maynard writes in Policing Black Lives, Though all incarceration is harmful, it is particularly jarring that this level of deprivation may be inflicted on human beings for administrative' purposes alone. He is a captive of the Canadian state, not for any crime, but because immigration officials believe that he will not show up for his deportation, if they can ever arrange it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

december tweets: If the case eventually reaches trial and she's convicted, Le Pen could face up to three years in prison and 75,000 euros 117,000 Cdn in fines, according to CBC. Le Pen's December 2015 tweets showed executions by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria extremists, including the killing of American reporter James Foley. The prosecutor's office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre said the charges were issued Thursday for distribution of violent images. She posted them in the wake of the November 2015 ISIS attacks on Paris, accusing the government of not doing enough to protect France. Marine Le Pen courts controversy again with ISIS execution tweets Marine Le Pen warns of Islamic fundamentalism in wake of Brussels attacks Lawyer Rodolphe Bosselut, representing Le Pen in the case, confirmed the charges but wouldn't comment. Le Pen didn't comment publicly on Thursday's preliminary charges, made possible after the French parliament lifted her immunity from prosecution in the case late last year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

elite eb: In March 2001, she was granted a green card in the elite EB-1 program, which was designed for renowned academic researchers, multinational business executives or those in other fields, such as Olympic athletes and Oscar-winning actors, who demonstrated sustained national and international acclaim, according to Toronto Star. We called it the Einstein visa, said Bruce Morrison, a former Democratic congressman and chairman of the House subcommittee that wrote the Immigration Act of 1990 defining EB-1. Knauss' credentials included runway shows in Europe, a Camel cigarette billboard ad in Times Square and in her biggest job at the time a spot in the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated, which featured her on the beach in a string bikini, hugging a six-foot inflatable whale. The year that Knauss now first lady Melania Trump got her legal residency, only five people from Slovenia received green cards under the EB-1 program, according to the State Department. Melania Trump's ability to secure her green card not only set her on the path to U.S. citizenship, but put her in the position to sponsor the legal residency of her parents, Viktor and Amalija Knavs. Article Continued Below In all, of the more than one million green cards issued in 2001, just 3,376 or a fraction of 1 per cent were issued to immigrants with extraordinary ability, according to government statistics. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

first-out basis: The 60-day rule was put into place by the previous Conservative government in 2012, according to Toronto Star. It required officials at IRB to process asylum claimants in order of their designated country of origin. People wanting to claim asylum will now be processed on a first-in, first-out basis. Moreover, decision makers within the board had to process claims within two months. I am not a generous person. A generous analysis would say those changes were meant to improve procedural efficiency. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hispanics: According to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 57 percent of Americans think Trump's policies have been bad for Muslims, and 56 percent think they've been bad for Hispanics, according to CTV. Forty-seven percent, including three-quarters of blacks, think they've been bad for African Americans. More than half think his policies have made things worse for Hispanics and Muslims, and nearly half say they've made things worse for African Americans. Fifty-seven percent of all adults, including more than 8 in 10 blacks, three-quarters of Hispanics and nearly half of whites, said they think Trump is racist. The results show a stark divide on racial issues gripping the country during the presidency of Trump, who has made divisive comments after a white nationalist rally, called African nations shitholes, and promised to build a wall along the Mexican border to prevent immigrants from entering the country illegally. Eighty-five percent of Democrats consider Trump racist, but just 21 percent of Republicans agree. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

indian language: My kids have never visited India, according to Toronto Star. They don't know how to speak Urdu, the language I grew up with, or Malayalam, the south Indian language of my husband's family. And if they do, what exactly have they lost These are questions I and my fellow second generation immigrant friends wonder and worry about for our children. They also have no spicy-Indian-food game, and any time I make biryani or rajmah or palak paneer, they ask what else they can eat for dinner. In China, the saying is wealth never survives three generations. They do like butter chicken, but when a curry is also a pizza-and-poutine topping choice, it loses its cultural authenticity.A well-known Italian idiom, shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves in three generations, refers to the accumulation and loss of wealth across generations. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.