albanian minority: The ethnic Albanian militant organization staged a nine-month insurgency in Macedonia in 2001, according to Metro News. Macedonia has a large ethnic Albanian minority, which comprises one-quarter of the country's population of 2.1 million. Protesters outside the court building in Skopje on Sunday demanded an independent inquiry and chanted UCK, the acronym of the disbanded National Liberation Army. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

census data: The latest census data shows more than 55 per cent of visible minority residents in Toronto are living on less than 30,000 a year, she adds, according to CBC. When they do get work, it's minimum wage, it's precarious, it's shift work, she says. Canada to admit nearly 1 million immigrants over next 3 years The rate of unemployment for racialized immigrant women is very, very high, says Catherine McNeely, the executive director of Newcomer Women's Services, a non-profit settlement organization. We serve a huge number of women who live just north of the Danforth, where ... 57 per cent of the households have incomes under 40,000. As executive director of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council, she stresses how most immigrants are highly educated, yet an economic divide persists. Margaret Eaton agrees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chicago residents: Over 1,500 Chicago residents have received free legal screenings, while immigrants have had representation in court for 766 cases, according to Metro News. Syracuse University officials called the spike sudden within a short frame time. The percentage of immigrants represented by lawyers at deportation hearings jumped from 30 per cent in May to 57 per cent in August, the Chicago Tribune reported citing a Syracuse University study. Chicago was among several cities nationwide that beefed up legal services for immigrants as a response to Donald Trump's election to the presidency and his aggressive promises to crack down on illegal immigration. Among other things, his administration has since tried to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities such as Chicago that he argues don't follow federal law, but the matter is being challenged in court. Chicago approved the fund in December before Trump took office. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

u.s: U.S. counter-terrorism agents want to make sure, according to CTV. Since the attack that killed eight people, the New York Police Department and the FBI have been working behind the scenes to study his past, question his family and friends, examine his cellphone and online activity and hunt for any clues that might identify others plotting similar attacks. He assured them he acted alone. That search has already revealed instances where Saipov had contact with other people who had drawn law enforcement scrutiny. Saipov, 29, came to the U.S. legally in 2010 from Uzbekistan, where officials say he had no history of trouble with the law. What we are looking for is how has he touched the subjects of other investigations, what is his connectivity to those people, said John Miller, the NYPD's top counterterrorism official. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

forces: Tanaka was among the 350 members of Japan's Ground Self-Defence Forces deployed on the United Nations' peacekeeping operation to bring stability and protect civilians caught in South Sudan's civil war, according to Toronto Star. The conflict between ethnic groups has killed at least 50,000 people since December 2013. Takaaki Tanaka had a chance to see firsthand his country's peacekeeping efforts. He cited the example of how UN forces were deterring the exploitation of civilians at checkpoints. I witnessed those things and recognized our worth, Tanaka said, speaking through an interpreter. Not wanting to get in trouble with UN personnel, those manning the checkpoint would let drivers pass without demanding a bribe if they saw patrols nearby. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

patients struggle: In the 30 years I've worked in HIV, I've dealt with a lot of poverty, but in the last few months I've had several patients say to me I'm hungry,' Claire Duchesneau, a social worker at the clinic, told CTV Montreal on Saturday, according to CTV. I have never heard patients openly say to me I'm hungry.' The fund comes as a lifeline to many of the 2,000 patients at the CVIS -- nearly a third of whom are migrants. The McGill University Health Centre's Chronic Viral Illness Service has set up a fund to help with patients' unexpected costs, including everything from housing to bus fare. Most of our patients struggle with psychosocial problems, with economic problems, said Dr. Carlos, who preferred to remain anonymous for this story, is one of the many people taking advantage of the service. Bertrand Lebouch a chronic virus clinician with the CVIS. You have to help them because if they don't have enough money to get food and to get housing security, housing safety, the HIV treatment will not be able to help them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

police: A chase ensued before the van was brought to a halt, according to Metro News. Inside the vehicle, officers found men, women and children 30 from Syria, 19 from Iraq and one from Afghanistan. Police said the van was spotted on a highway near the Greece-Turkey border on Saturday, but sped off when officers signalled for the driver to stop. Police said Sunday that the refugees paid 1,500 euros 1,742 each to be transported into Greece. Police said another man was caught Saturday transporting 10 Afghans. The driver has been charged with endangering the lives of his passengers, who had to stand in the tightly packed van. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

question period: We don't have to make a choice between the two, according to CTV. You can be rigorous in your screening for security, for health, for criminality. Hussen called Canada a world leader in settling and integrating immigrants, and said despite security concerns raised by some -- including Trump -- it's possible to increase immigration while mitigating potential security concerns. At the same time be ambitious in immigration, said Hussen in an interview with Evan Solomon, host of CTV's Question Period, championing Canada's different direction as the right economic move. South of the border, U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking an immigration clampdown and vowed to step up the Department of Homeland Security's extreme vetting program following Tuesday's terror attack in New York. On Wednesday the federal government announced a three-year plan that will see Canada admitting 340,000 immigrants a year by 2020, an increase of 13 per cent overall. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

host thousands: The UNHCR's Filippo Grandi made a passionate appeal Thursday to the UN Security Council a body on which Canada is hoping to gain a seat in four year's time for more action and advocacy in the face of multiplying crises around the world displacing tens of millions of people, according to National Observer. Many refugee-hosting states, particularly those neighbouring conflict zones, keep their borders open and generously host thousands sometimes millions of refugees, Grandi said. That's despite a massive push by the agency to find more resettlement spaces for the estimated 1.2 million people it believes will need new homes next year at a time when finding those spots is becoming harder and harder. But certain states often those least impacted by refugee flows, and often wealthy ones have closed borders, restricting access to asylum and deterring entry. The plan released by Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen on Wednesday calls for Canada to take in 43,000 refugees and protected people next year an increase of just 3,000 over this year. The United States, which for years has been the largest recipient of UN-referred refugees, appears poised to more than halve its intake in 2018, going from a cap of 110,000 planned admissions in 2017 to just 45,000 in 2018. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

right mix: Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said the plan he unveiled Wednesday is the right mix for Canada, for now, according to National Observer. The gradual increase over time was designed so the system could adjust, he said. At 340,000 people, the increase by 2020 represents the highest intake since before the First World War, though it stops short of the 450,000 target suggested by the government's economic advisory council in a report last year. Bringing a newcomer to Canada is half of the job; we have to make sure people are being given the tools they need to succeed once they get here, Hussen told a news conference in Toronto. The switch to a longer-term planning approach marks a major pivot for the federal government, which has for decades relied on setting only annual targets. We have to make sure we have the absorptive capacity, we have to make sure that our partners on the ground with the settlement and integration processes that they engage in every day have the tools necessary so they can plan ahead, so they can adjust to the numbers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tax fraud: The legislation, like that of other countries, including the United States, is linked to the Russian whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky, who died in a Moscow prison in 2009 after accusing officials of a 230-million tax fraud, according to National Observer. The first sanctions under that act are aimed at 30 individuals tied to Russia, 19 Venezuelan officials, including Maduro, and three individuals from South Sudan. The law allows for sanctions against individuals who the federal government holds responsible for, or complicit in, gross violations of internationally recognized human rights or acts of significant corruption. The law will freeze any assets they may hold in Canada and render them inadmissible to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. It almost immediately drew the ire of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who complained that Canada was playing unconstructive political games. The Russians named Friday are linked to fraud uncovered by Magnitsky and to the violations of his legal and human rights during his investigation and pretrial detention, including psychological and physical abuse that led to his death. ; The Magnitsky law was passed with cross-party support in Parliament. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

altona: You can see the private resettlement project in Altona probably one of the best examples that you get and then you can go to Emerson and see what's called the irregular border crossers, and, you know, that was a big story for us in the U.S. '1088237635784', 'playlist Selector' 'container Selector' ' container8471251', 'ciid' 'caffeine14387596' ; Journalism students from U.S. Ivy League school visited Winnipeg, Emerson, Altona3 55 Students spoke to officials dealing with incoming asylum seekers in Emerson, met refugees in Altona, toured a Winnipeg resettlement agency, and took in a Jets game on Thursday night, according to CBC. I don't think it changed attitudes. If you want to look at all the aspects of Canadian refugee policy, this is the place to do it, said Deborah Amos, a journalist with NPR and Princeton journalism professor. I think it deepened understanding, and that was the point of this trip, Amos said. I think that we think of living in the United States as a safe country for refugees and just seeing the reasons that people are coming across the border has been both horrifying but also a very important learning experience, he said. Update on number of asylum seekers only tells part of the story Kieran Murphy, one of Amos's students, said he was struck by the personal stories of some of the refugees he met. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

american citizen: Joaquin Castro said that Rosamaria Hernandez was returned Friday afternoon to her family, according to Toronto Star. Her parents brought her into the U.S. from Mexico in 2007, when she was a toddler, and they live in the Texas border city of Laredo.A cousin who is an American citizen took Rosamaria from Laredo to a children's hospital in Corpus Christi on Oct. 24, where she was scheduled to have emergency gallbladder surgery. The ACLU and U.S. Rep. To get to Corpus Christi, about 240 kilometres away, she had to pass through an interior checkpoint in South Texas operated by the Border Patrol. Article Continued Below The Border Patrol has said it had no choice but to detain Rosamaria, arguing that she was considered an unaccompanied minor under federal law, the same as a child who crosses into the United States alone without legal permission. Read more U.S. immigration agents detain 10-year-old girl after stopping her on the way to emergency surgery Border Patrol agents followed Rosamaria and the cousin to the hospital, then took the girl into custody after the surgery and transported her to a facility in San Antonio for unaccompanied immigrant minors, under the custody of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

american citizen: Joaquin Castro said that Rosa Maria Hernandez was returned to her family Friday, according to Metro News. Her parents brought her into the U.S. from Mexico in 2007, when she was a toddler, and they live in the Texas border city of Laredo.A cousin who is an American citizen took Rosa Maria from Laredo to a children's hospital in Corpus Christi on Oct. 24, where she was scheduled to have emergency gallbladder surgery. The American Civil Liberties Union and U.S. Rep. To get to Corpus Christi, about 150 miles 240 kilometres away, she had to pass through an interior checkpoint in South Texas operated by the Border Patrol. The Border Patrol has said it had no choice but to detain Rosa Maria, arguing that she was considered an unaccompanied minor under federal law, the same as a child who crosses into the United States alone without legal permission. Border Patrol agents followed Rosa Maria and the cousin to the hospital, then took the girl into custody after the surgery and transported her to a facility in San Antonio for unaccompanied immigrant minors, under the custody of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

caroline starr: Neo-Nazi organizers have threatened to show up in Kew Gardens Park in the Beaches on Saturday, November 4th, reads a statement on the event's Facebook page, which cites other instances of counterprotests against far-right rallies, according to Toronto Star. Rabea Murtaza and Caroline Starr, organizers with East Enders Against Racism, told the Star by phone that several hundred people of all ages had shown up to the block party on Saturday despite gloomy weather forecasts. The block party began around noon, according to a Facebook page set up by several Toronto anti-fascist and anti-racist groups such as East Enders Against Racism and Solidarity Against Fascism Everywhere, and will include speakers, music, food and chanting. There are balloons and music and signs, samosas, hot chocolate, live performances it's really fun, Murtaza said. We have not seen signs of them, Murtaza said. Article Continued Below Police were present, although both organizers hadn't seen any hint of a far-right presence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

clark kent: Her mocking of climate change deniers, creationists, homeopathic medicine and horoscope believers prompted howls of protest from those who say a representative of the Queen should be seen, not heard at least when it comes to opinions, according to The Chronicle Herald. And outrage spewed over the appearance of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the House of Commons dressed as Clark Kent, complete with a stretchy Superman costume under his shirt and tie. The new Governor General, former astronaut Julie Payette, made a notable debut on the federal scene on Wednesday with a speech to fellow scientists. Detractors demanded the PM get back to business, and/or also do something about the hair that made him look too much like Conservative finance critic and Morneau nemesis Pierre Poilievre. The public reaction was . . . subdued. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer stuck closer to home in his get-up as Data from Star Trek a hat tip to science-based evidence, his handlers say. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lgbt refugees: Sharalyn Jordan, chair of the B.C-based Rainbow Refugee, said lives are at risk in nearly 80 countries which outlaw certain sexual orientation, according to CBC. Her organization has resettled 95 sponsored LGBT refugees with the assistance of federal funding. Next year, Canada will bring in about 43,000 refugees, among them lesbian, gay, transgender and other people facing persecution based on sexual orientation. But she's worried that money will soon dry up. This is work that creates safety for some of the world's most vulnerable refugees, people who are persecuted not only in their own country, but often the other country they flee to is just as dangerous. Canada to admit nearly 1 million immigrants over next 3 years Canada immigration explained 9 questions answered The uncertainty means we can't go forward with this work and potentially ends the sponsorship of LGBT refugees, Jordan told CBC News. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

notification: I think things will escalate if the president doesn't act quickly, she said by telephone, according to Metro News. The United Nations issued an emergency notification advising staff in the capital, Juba, to remain vigilant. Malong's wife, Lucy Ayak Malek, told the AP that bodyguards refused to hand over arms and the situation had worsened, with hundreds of soldiers deployed. It was not immediately clear what led to the president's order, which also prevents any visitors to Malong's home. Santo Domic Chol said whatever was taking place was political. Acting army spokesman Col. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

order: Malong's wife, Lucy Ayak Malek, told the AP that bodyguards refused to hand over arms and the situation had worsened, with hundreds of soldiers deployed, according to The Chronicle Herald. I think things will escalate if the president doesn't act quickly, she said by telephone. A copy of the order obtained by The Associated Press says any resistance by Malong should be met with reasonable force. The United Nations issued an emergency notification advising staff in the capital, Juba, to remain vigilant. Acting army spokesman Col. It was not immediately clear what led to the president's order, which also prevents any visitors to Malong's home. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugees: Organizers of The Portal say refugees will share their stories from identical shipping containers in Berlin, Germany; Amman, Jordan; Gaza City, Palestine and Erbil, Iraq, according to Metro News. The containers are outfitted with audio and video technology that will make the students and refugees feel like they're physically in the same space. A specially equipped shipping container at Harvard University is giving students the rare chance to connect with Syrian refugees a world away. Students from Harvard and nearby Cambridge Rindge and Latin School are expected to take part in the conversations that run from Saturday to Tuesday. The containers have turned up in Havana, Cuba; Tehran, Iran; Nairobi, Kenya; Mexico City and Kigali, Rwanda, among other places. The project was launched by Shared Studios, a Brooklyn-based arts and technology collective, in 2014. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rohingya muslims: Since August, more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims and other minorities have made the perilous journey from Myanmar into Bangladesh to avoid what the United Nations has called a case of textbook ethnic cleansing, and the world's fastest growing refugee crisis and a major humanitarian emergency, according to CTV. People are so deeply traumatized and hurt by what's happened, said Rae, who was appointed special envoy to Myanmar on Oct. 23. I'd like to be able to say these things are unimaginable, but unfortunately, in the world we live in today, they're imaginable, the former Ontario premier and prominent Liberal told CTV's Daniele Hamamdjian. Without cameras and staff present, Rae met with 12 Rohingya women who shared their experiences in Myanmar's Rakhine state. Rae says the nature of these harrowing stories has been consistent. He says the refugees detailed horrific violence including sexual assault, aerial bombings, beheadings and attacks on children with machetes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

simon henshaw: He said at a news conference in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, that Myanmar must ensure a safe and stable environment so that the Rohingya can return home, according to The Chronicle Herald. More than 600,000 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh since late August amid a crackdown that the U.N. has called ethnic cleansing. Simon Henshaw, acting assistant secretary for the U.S. Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, said the U.S. would continue to support Rohingya who have fled to Bangladesh because of persecution in Myanmar's Rakhine state. Henshaw, who visited Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district on Friday, said that the Rohingya crisis was a complex one and that the U.S. would continue to encourage dialogue for resolving it. Henshaw praised Bangladesh's government and its people for supporting the refugees. He said Myanmar must take responsibility for the refugees' repatriation and that the U.S. wants speedy efforts to bring stability to Rakhine. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

detention room: Instead, she spent 51 hours between the detention room at London's Gatwick airport and the Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre, according to NOW Magazine. But the story has a bright side on Tuesday, October 31, after finally returning to Canada, she set up a GoFund Me campaign to return to her tour. The Montreal-via-Toronto electronic artist, who recently celebrated the release of her debut full-length This Trip at the Baby G, had planned two weeks in Europe as the drummer for Doldrums and opening with Petra Glynt. And, though she says she's uncomfortable asking for handouts, especially given Canada's granting systems, she met her goal of 1,802.06 within one day. Back in Montreal and awaiting her flight to Zurich, newly freed from the financial anxiety of paying for the one-way ticket on credit, Mackenzie warns me over the phone that this will be a long story. It helped that her community rallied behind her, with shares from Arbutus Records, Exclaim!, Doomsquad and Lido Pimienta, among others. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

address problems: The Liberal government's plan to welcome nearly one million immigrants over the next three years will see 310,000 people arrive in 2018, up from 300,000 this year, according to CBC. That number will rise to 330,000 in 2019, then 340,000 in 2020. The Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance says the multi-year immigration plan laid out by the federal government on Wednesday falls short of targets it sought from Ottawa. But the alliance, which represents the immigrant settlement sector in Canada, says those numbers should be higher. He said this would better address problems surrounding Canada's aging population, declining birth rate and accelerated retirements. Given the challenges that we're facing in this country, we feel this number is far too low, said Chris Friesen, a member of the alliance and the director of settlement services for the Immigrant Services Society of B.C. Instead, Friesen said the alliance would rather see an increase of 50,000 every year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

australia: We call on the Australian government ... who interned the men in the first place to immediately provide protection, food, water and other basic services, UN rights spokesperson Rupert Colville told a news briefing, according to CBC. Australia has an obligation to do so under international human rights law and the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, he said. The detainees in the Manus Island Centre have defied attempts by the governments of both Australia and PNG to close the camp, saying they fear violent reprisals from the local community if they are moved to other transit centres. There was no immediate comment from Australia or its representatives in Geneva. Colville joined the UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR in warning of an unfolding humanitarian emergency in the centre where asylum seekers began digging wells on Thursday to try to find water as their food supplies dwindled. Its government has said the camp had been ruled illegal by PNG authorities and it had committed to supply other sites for 12 months. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: The government has met promises like restoring the long-form census, welcoming 25,000 Syrian refugees and creating the Canada Child Benefit, according to The Chronicle Herald. Work on balancing the books continues. Letters he sent his ministers outlining their tasks provide a way of seeing how many campaign promises his government has met. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees says Canada has good credentials on helping refugees, but hopes it can do more. He is due to meet federal officials on Monday. Filippo Grandi said on Friday that Canada can enhance its reputation by ramping up resettlement programs to help share the burden with countries facing an influx of refugees needing a new home. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.