chaparral border: At risk of falling on the chopping block are development programs that work to tackle the root causes driving migration poverty, inequality, violence and corruption, according to Toronto Star. These include outreach to at-risk youth to combat forced gang recruitment as well as programs to address gender-based violence and support education, workforce development and the uphill fight to root out endemic graft. Over time, they say, it will only worsen the problem. In this Nov. 25, 2018 file photo, a migrant woman helps carry a handmade U.S. flag up the riverbank at the Mexico-U.S. border after getting past Mexican police at the Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, as a group of migrants tries to reach the U.S. Activists, officials and social workers in Central America were staggered by the idea that U.S. President Donald Trump thinks he will help reduce immigration, by cutting off nearly 500 million in aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador; exactly the opposite will happen, they say. El Salvador had a homicide rate of 50.3 per 100,000 people in 2018. Ramon Espinosa, File / AP Photo In this June 16, 2016 file photo, inmates ride in a bus out of the Cojutepeque prison in El Salvador. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ecuadorian embassy: In this Friday May 19, 2017 file photo, Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange greets supporters outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, according to Toronto Star. Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno said on Tuesday, March 2, 2019, that he wants to reach an agreement for Assange to leave the Embassy in London as soon as possible, as long as his life is not in danger. In a speech to the Ecuadorian Broadcasting Association on Tuesday, Moreno accused Wiki Leaks of intercepting phone calls and private conversations as well as photos of my bedroom, what I eat, and how my wife and daughters and friends dance. Frank Augstein, File / AP Photo Moreno provided no evidence, but the speech reflected ongoing tension between Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange and his hosts at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. If President Moreno wants to illegally terminate a refugee publisher's asylum to cover up an offshore corruption scandal, history will not be kind, Wiki Leaks said in a statement. Wiki Leaks in a statement called Moreno's charges completely bogus, saying it reported on the accusations of corruption against the president only after Ecuador's legislature investigated the issue. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

leafs: That flight home from Uniondale had to feel good for that reason, and more, according to Toronto Star. The Leafs played so much better than they did in late February, when the Islanders and their fans took it to the visitors and John Tavares. Frank Franklin II / AP The Maple Leafs punched their ticket to the playoffs with a 2-1 road win over the New York Islanders on Monday night. Toronto admittedly shrunk from the challenge in that game, Tavares' first one back against his old team. There was a scare in the second period, when star centre Auston Matthews took a slapshot off his left ankle and limped off the ice. On Monday night, Tavares scored the winner and the Leafs defeated an Islanders club that is first in the NHL in goals-against average 2.38 and had allowed a goal or fewer in four of their previous five games. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

minister: Her speech from Downing Street shows a prime minister shrunken by defeat, according to Rabble. It stood in stark contrast to last month's defiant rabble-rousing statement delivered from the same lectern. She has only done so because she has run out of road. All this sours the idea that Mrs May is approaching discussions with Jeremy Corbyn in good faith. The question remains whether her mind is as open as the door to No 10. It speaks volumes that it is only with her back to the wall that the prime minister has bowed to sense and accepted that the longstanding arguments of her opponents must be taken on board. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

police: Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbault said citizens will need to respect the law and suggested the authorities could get involved, according to CTV. People will notify the police. One cabinet minister said the police could be called in and another said injunctions could be sought, while Premier Francois Legault said he prefers not to specify what measures would be used. It's like any other law, she said, declining to elaborate. A grandfather clause protects people already hired in those positions. Bill 21, which was tabled last week, would prohibit public servants in positions of authority -- including teachers, police officers, Crown prosecutors and prison guards -- from wearing religious symbols on the job. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

u.s.-mexico border: Kobach and Cuccinelli are far-right conservatives with strong views on immigration, according to CTV. Cuccinelli was seen at the White House on Monday. Trump is weighing at least two potential candidates for the post former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, according to the people, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the conversations publicly. The planning comes as Trump is threatening anew to close the U.S.-Mexico border as soon as this week if Mexico does not completely halt illegal immigration into the U.S. And it serves as the latest sign that the president plans to continue to hammer his hardline immigration rhetoric and policies as he moves past the special counsel's Russia investigation and works to rally his base heading into his 2020 re-election campaign. White House press aides, Kobach and Cuccinelli did not immediately respond Monday to requests for comment. Aides hope the potential appointment, which they caution is still in the planning stages, would serve as the face of the administration on immigration issues and would placate both the president and his supporters, showing he is serious and taking action. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

york times: The New York Times, bless their investigative hearts, found a pro-Trumper in Houston who took a bottle of Russian vodka and poultry to a dinner party of his liberal, Trump-hating friends, according to Rabble. The chicken was in lieu of crow, which already speaks well for his fellowfeelingness. . I get one day where I can gloat about it, and you all get upset, he sighed.I don't begrudge it. Take the Mueller Report, one of history's great anticlimaxes though Brexit is the mother of them all I am an Indian, tweeted one observer, and I can tell you that Brits take forever to leave . But think of Mueller's nonbarrage from the POV of Trump devotees. He's had to endure the U.S. mainstream media's boundless effervescing over Mueller. He gets a small respite. Perhaps he clung to Fox but even they're now wavering. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

golf course: From pulling a fast one on Tiger Woods to exaggerating his handicap, Donald Trump's alleged misdeeds on and around the golf course are the subject of a new book by former Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly, Commander in Cheat How Golf Explains Trump, according to CTV. Reilly documents dozens of examples of underhanded golf behaviour by the president, cheating he says has become legendary among golfers. Cheating at golf Well, that's something else. In golf, he's definitely not exonerated, Reilly told The Associated Press. One infamous instance came in a 2017 round with Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson, who is the current No. 1 player in the world. There's been dozens and dozens of people that can declare him guilty of cheating. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

houston: David J. Phillip / AP Photo Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke speaks during his presidential campaign kickoff rally in Houston, Saturday, March 30, 2019, according to Toronto Star. David J. Phillip / AP Photo Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke speaks during his presidential campaign kickoff rally in Houston, Saturday, March 30, 2019. O'Rourke is not a native Spanish speaker.A corrected version of the story is below Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke speaks during his presidential campaign kickoff rally in Houston, Saturday, March 30, 2019. David J. Phillip / AP Photo A supporter holds up a sign as he waits for Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke to take the stage for his presidential campaign kickoff rally in Houston, Saturday, March 30, 2019. Clarice Silber / AP Photo Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke speaks during his presidential campaign rally kickoff in Austin, Texas, in front of the pink-granite state Capitol, Saturday, March 30, 2019. David J. Phillip / AP Photo Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke speaks during his presidential campaign rally kickoff in Austin, Texas, Saturday, March 30, 2019. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk along the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, March 31, 2019, according to Toronto Star. Trump has threatened to close the U.S.-Mexico border as soon as this week if Mexico does not completely halt illegal immigration into the U.S. Andrew Harnik / AP Photo Kobach and Cuccinelli are far-right conservatives with strong views on immigration. Trump is weighing at least two potential candidates for the post former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, according to the people, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the conversations publicly. Cuccinelli was seen at the White House on Monday. Aides hope the potential appointment, which they caution is still in the planning stages, would serve as the face of the administration on immigration issues and would placate both the president and his supporters, showing he is serious and taking action. The planning comes as Trump is threatening anew to close the U.S.-Mexico border as soon as this week if Mexico does not completely halt illegal immigration into the U.S. And it serves as the latest sign that the president plans to continue to hammer his hardline immigration rhetoric and policies as he moves past the special counsel's Russia investigation and works to rally his base heading into his 2020 re-election campaign. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

life sentence: A spokeswoman for Maryland's attorney general confirmed the offer on Sunday, according to CTV. Syed, who has maintained his innocence, is serving a life sentence for strangling his ex-girlfriend and burying her body in a Baltimore park in 1999. The Baltimore Sun reports that the finale of HBO's The Case Against Adnan Syed reveals that a deal offered four months ago would have brought Syed's release in 2022. He turned down the deal, since he'd have to admit to Hae Min Lee's murder. An appeals court ordered his conviction thrown out, but it was reinstated last month when Maryland's highest court ruled Syed didn't deserve a new trial. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

palace intrigues: The former investment banker and executive chairman of far-right Breitbart News became one of the leading ideologues of Trumpism building a creed that allied American nativism with the language of European far-right nationalism and helped push Trump toward his improbable electoral victory in 2016, according to Rabble. In the months after palace intrigues forced him out of the West Wing, Bannon remained close to figures within the administration and even closer to the world of journalists who report on it. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post Though Stephen K. Bannon left his White House post as President Trump's chief strategist more than a year and a half ago, the shadow he casts over Western politics has hardly faded. Bannon extended his brand as both populist soothsayer and rabble-rouser across the Atlantic, offering support to a constellation of far-right, ultranationalist and anti-immigrant parties across Europe. This populist-nationalist revolt is a worldwide phenomenon,'' Bannon told Bloomberg News last December, adding that the upcoming elections were a historic moment. His listening tours and speeches last year in Britain, France, Italy, Hungary and elsewhere attracted large numbers of mainstream journalists, whose stories placed Bannon at the heart of a far-right insurgency that seeks to blow up the status quo in European parliamentary elections this May. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

passerelle: Leonie Tchatat and Guy Taffo run the non-profit La Passerelle I.D.E. In promotional material, the agency says it specializes in building bridges between forward thinking companies and talented Francophone newcomers, according to Toronto Star. La Passerelle I.D.E. Low-income kids Well, Leonie and Guy have used the tickets, and their family, and many of us in the office, said one insider at the non-profit the couple runs, called La Passerelle I.D.E. Toronto Raptors and Blue Jay games, Justin Timberlake and Taylor Swift concerts are among the tickets that have been misused. The couple, Leonie Tchatat and Guy Taffo, run a government-funded agency that receives thousands of dollars worth of tickets from a Toronto charity on the condition they will be used to give low-income youth under the age of 18 a special night out. The charity that donated the tickets, Kids Up Front, is investigating and said no tickets have gone to La Passerelle since the Star began making inquiries in February. Seven insiders at La Passerelle all staff, former staff or people who worked on projects for the non-profit say the donated tickets were often in rows close to the action or in a corporate box. You just go and ask, are there any good tickets today said another insider at La Passerelle, who described to the Star a free-for-all atmosphere over the last two years at the non-profit's office at Yonge and Carlton Sts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

democrats: The episode, recounted by Democrat Lucy Flores highlighted an aspect of Biden's persona that has been publicly known for years the affectionate whispers, hugs and shoulder squeezes he has long doled out to women, often on camera and at high-profile public events, according to CTV. In a moment of national reckoning over sexual harassment and the treatment of women by powerful men, some Democrats said Biden's actions have taken on a new light. But a Nevada politician's assertion that Biden's kiss on the back of her head made her feel uncomfortable prompted some Democrats to question whether the 76-year-old is too out of step with his own party to run a successful 2020 presidential campaign. It looks different in 2019, said Maria Cardona, a Democratic strategist. He has to acknowledge that his behaviour made some women uncomfortable. Cardona said that while Biden's behaviour is not automatically disqualifying for the presidency, it all depends on how he continues to respond to this. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mass protests: No casualties were reported and no Palestinian group claimed responsibility for the rockets, though they appeared to be in retaliation for the deaths of the protesters, according to CTV. Tens of thousands of Palestinians rallied in the Gaza Strip on Saturday to mark the anniversary of their mass protests along the Israeli border. The rocket attack threatens to undermine Egyptian-mediated efforts to cement a deal that the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers hope will ease a crippling Israeli-Egyptian blockage of the crowded territory. Most demonstrators kept their distance from the border, though small crowds of activists approached the perimeter fence and threw stones and explosives toward Israeli troops on the other side. Hamas had pledged to keep the crowds a safe distance from the fence to avoid inflaming the political atmosphere during negotiations of a possible easing of the blockade. The forces responded with tear gas and opened fire, killing four Palestinians and wounding 64. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hand: It's what I hope my children know is important, according to CTV. Off camera, the 43-year-old Oscar-winner is focused on trying to help millions of people caught up in the world's crises and conflicts, a passion that began in 2001 when she started working for the United Nations refugee agency and travelling to camps for displaced people often in poor developing countries. But in many ways, they go hand in hand, she said in an interview late Friday with The Associated Press. There are simply so many people around the world suffering, and with so little and in so much pain, and to not be spending our time conscious of them and finding solutions for them -- it's an empty life, she said. It is now supported by 156 countries. In the search for solutions, Jolie in 2012 launched the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative with former British foreign secretary William Hague. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

prosecutors: Mayor Rahm Emanuel blasted the decision as a whitewash of justice and billed Smollett 130,000 for the cost of the police investigation, according to CTV. President Donald Trump called it a national embarrassment and promised a federal probe. Smollett saw his record wiped clean without offering so much as an apology. The Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association said it was an affront to prosecutors across the state. I've heard people saying the relationship is broken and fractured, but that is absolutely, patently false, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. But for all of the public fury, the two agencies that handled the case -- the Chicago Police Department and the Cook County State's Attorney's Office -- insist their relationship is strong, even if they didn't agree on the outcome. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ads discrimination: We've been working with them to address their concerns and have taken significant steps to prevent ads discrimination, Facebook said in the statement, according to Toronto Star. Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg What the California-based company did, according to the release, was create a set of filters that allowed landlords to pick and choose who could see advertisements for housing based on categories that also included gender, colour, parental status, religious beliefs and disability. Facebook said it was surprised by HUD's decision. Facebook also mined consumer data to generate targeted ads that effectively bypassed some groups, according to the release. About 24 million Canadians use the social media platform every month, a company spokesperson confirmed. Using a computer to limit a person's housing choices can be just as discriminatory as slamming a door in someone's face, Carson said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

caravans: We have information that a new caravan is forming in Honduras, that they're calling 'the mother of all caravans,' and they are thinking it could have more than 20,000 people, Sanchez Cordero said Wednesday, according to CTV. But a Whats App group calling for people to gather Saturday in El Salvador to set off for Guatemala only has about 206 members. Interior Secretary Olga Sanchez Cordero has said a caravan of migrants from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala could be forming. Activist Irineo Mujica, who has accompanied several caravans in Mexico, said reports about the mother of all caravans were false, claiming this is information that U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is using to create fear. Indeed, past caravans hit very serious logistical hurdles at 7,000-strong. His group, Pueblo Sin Fronteras, said in a statement there was no evidence the new caravan would be that large, noting there has never been a caravan of the size that Sanchez Cordero mentioned. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

areas: Last year's fastest growing urban areas were in Ontario Peterborough, Ottawa Gatineau, Windsor and London, according to CTV. Permanent and temporary immigration is the key driver of population growth in urban Canada, and is linked to higher targets for permanent immigration and programs to encourage the admission of temporary workers and foreign students, Statistics Canada said. However the cities still rank sixth and eighth, respectively, and above the national average for all Census Metropolitan Areas CMA according to figures released by Statistics Canada on Friday. Canada continues to become more urbanized with 26.5 million people living in a CMA, and with gworth in large urban areas 1.8 per cent outpacing the rest of the country 0.6 per cent . Canada's three largest CMAs Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver are now home to over one-third of Canadians 35.7 per cent . Population growth in Alberta's CMAs continues to be affected by the downturn in commodity production that began in 2014 and the resulting rise in unemployment rates, according to Statistics Canada. For the third consecutive year, the CMA of Calgary was not among the top 10 for population growth in Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

enrico caruso: They were just short-sighted, according to Toronto Star. You may remember that one of the people who ran out into the street in his bathrobe when that giant earthquake hit San Francisco in 1906 was none other than Enrico Caruso, widely regarded as the greatest tenor in the world. And they weren't entirely wrong. And before going on to an international career as one of the world's greatest violinists, Yehudi Menuhin made the city of the Golden Gate his musical home. And if anything that culture is thriving as never before. Yes, San Francisco happens to be one of a number of places across the continent in which a musical culture has thrived beyond the precincts of Manhattan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

state: A caravan of about 2,500 Central Americans and Cubans is currently making its way through Mexico's southern state of Chiapas, according to Toronto Star. Isabel Mateos / AP Photo Central American migrants, part of the caravan hoping to reach the U.S. border, move on a road in Tapachula, Chiapas State, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2019. Interior Secretary Olga Sanchez Cordero has said a caravan of migrants from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala could be forming.A Central American migrants, part of the caravan hoping to reach the U.S. border, move on a road in Tapachula, Chiapas State, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2019. A caravan of about 2,500 Central Americans and Cubans is currently making its way through Mexico's southern state of Chiapas. A caravan of about 2,500 Central Americans and Cubans is currently making its way through Mexico's southern state of Chiapas. Isabel Mateos / AP Photo Central American migrants, part of the caravan hoping to reach the U.S. border, move on a road in Tapachula, Chiapas State, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2019. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

vest movement: The yellow vest movement in Saskatchewan was inspired by the months-long protests in France that began in opposition to planned gas tax hikes and have evolved to target other government policies, according to CTV. The NDP leader accused Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe of refusing to distance himself from the movement in Canada, despite suggestions that factions of the group have expressed anti-immigrant sentiments at rallies and online. During question period on Thursday, Saskatchewan Opposition Leader Ryan Meili once again brought up the subject of yellow vest protesters attending pro-energy rallies in the province in recent weeks. The Pipeline News said the other day, the yellow vest moniker is so tainted that now no one wants anything to do with it, Meili said. Earlier this month, Meili called on Moe to instruct his cabinet ministers to not attend pro-pipeline rallies if yellow vest protesters were in attendance. Meili's NDP party has refused to join several rallies in the province in recent weeks where yellow vest protesters have been present. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

alek krautmann: Louis secret, according to CTV. Krautmann pointed out it creates more slices and more surface area for cream cheese. Alek Krautmann on Monday tweeted a photo of his Panera purchase and called the vertical slices the St. He wrote the few remaining slices make nice bagel chips with hummus. The Democrat tweeted St Louis, fuhgeddaboudit. However, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York wasn't buying it over the traditional horizontal slice. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

delay departure: House of Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom announced that Parliament would vote Friday on the 585-page withdrawal agreement that sets out the terms of Britain's departure -- but not a shorter declaration on future ties that is also part of the divorce deal agreed between the U.K. and the EU late last year, according to CTV. Its removal altered the deal enough to overcome a ban on against asking lawmakers the same question over and over again. But the agreement faced substantial opposition, even after May sacrificed her job for her deal, promising to quit if lawmakers approved the deal and let Britain leave the EU on schedule in May. If the withdrawal agreement is approved by 11 p.m. EDT the EU has agreed to delay Britain's departure from the bloc until May 22. U.K. time 2300GMT, 7 p.m. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

grade: What aren't I I am not a terrorist, I am not an immigrant, I am not the other, I am not an outsider, according to Toronto Star. Amaan Khandia is a Grade 7 student in Toronto We, as a community, as Candians, as humans, can tackle this hostility together. I'm a Grade 7 student, 12 years old, an older brother, a son, an activist, a Muslim, a human being. Yes, prayers and thoughts do help in these situations but it's not enough. Supplied photo There was an event in New Zealand that has saddened and broken the hearts of many around the world. We need to change more than anything. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.