Officers Seeking Fare Evaders Often Find Worse Crimes
Of the thousands of people caught each month trying to avoid fares, about 400 of them turn out to be the subjects of arrest warrants. nytimes.com |
Preparing Workers for Jobs After the Junkyards Go
As Willets Point in Queens is scheduled to be redeveloped, its workers, many of them immigrants, are being offered free training in computer, business and English skills. nytimes.com |
UK Work Visa restrictions on Bulgarians and Romanians to continue
On 3 November 2009 the UK Government announced that restrictions on Romanians and Bulgarians working in the UK will continue until the end of 2011. In 2004 when nationals of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia joined the EU, their nationals could work freely in the UK. The UK was the only major EU Country to allow nationals of these Countries free access to the UK Labour market. However, in 2007 restrictions were placed on nationals of Bulgaria and Romania working in the UK when they joined the EU. These restrictions were extended in December 2008 and have now been extended again. Immigration Minister Phil Woolas had the following comments to make:... workpermit.com |
Education First, Beating UConn a Close Second
Nneka Ogwumike, whose parents emigrated from Nigeria, will be a key to Stanford’s chances of defeating Connecticut in a possible national championship game. nytimes.com |
Justice Dept. Sues Arizona Over Its Immigration Law
The Justice Department’s lawsuit argues that the state’s law would undermine the federal government’s pursuit of terrorists, gang members and other criminal immigrants. nytimes.com |