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2008-08-15 It was to be hoped fascism was not "resurfacing in our country under another guise".
-- According to an editorial published by Italy's bestselling Catholic weekly, Famiglia Cristiana, condemning recent government moves against immigrants and Roma
2008-07-03 "I'm not saying that every Muslim in the Netherlands is a criminal or a terrorist."
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"We know the majority is not. Still, there is good reason to stop the immigration, because the more we have an influx of Muslims in the Netherlands, the strength of the (Islamic) culture will grow, and the change of our societies will increase."
-- Geert Wilders, Dutch MP, in an interview with Diana West
2008-06-18 “There are some who believe that we must try to turn back the clock on this new world; that the only chance to maintain our living standards is to build a fortress around America; to stop trading with other countries, shut down immigration, and rely on old industries. I disagree. Not only is it impossible to turn back the tide of globalization, but efforts to do so can make us worse off. Rather than fear the future, we must embrace it. I have no doubt that America can compete — and succeed — in the 21st century. And I know as well that more than anything else, success will depend not on our government, but on the dynamism, determination, and innovation of the American people.”
-- Barack Obama, Speech in Flint, Michigan
2008-04 Venezuelan border officials at the Caracas airport often neglected to enter the arriving passengers from Iran into their immigration database and did not stamp passports.
-- According to US State Department's annual assessment of global terrorism

nb. The Venezuelans have since tightened up on their procedures, informed sources say.
2007-11-12 The right-wing Liberal party (VVD) has drawn up a 28-point plan to toughen up asylum laws, ban dual nationality, slash the number of low-skilled immigrants and reduce the number of 'imported' brides.
2007-11 45% of the Dutch population think there are too many immigrants in the Netherlands, as do 58% of people of Turkish origin and 33% of Moroccans.
-- According to the latest figures from the government's social policy unit SCP
2007-11 Some 11% of the Dutch population is made up of non-western immigrants, but 42% of them were born in the Netherlands.
-- According to the latest figures from the government's social policy unit SCP
2007-10-23 A new immigration bill introducing possible DNA tests for foreigners who want to join relatives in France has been adopted by parliament.
The controversial bill was passed in both the country's National Assembly and in the Senate.
The bill passed by 282 votes to 235 in the lower National Assembly and by 185 votes to 136 in the upper Senate.
2007-10-17 "Although many conservatives refuse to accept the reality, George W. Bush is a one-world neo-liberal who drove budget and trade deficits to record heights....President Bush has pressed hard for the Security and Prosperity Partnership, the first step toward a North American Union that will threaten our sovereignty. The administration has permitted American businesses to hire illegal aliens, encouraged the invasion of 12 million to 20 million illegal aliens and has given Mexico and corporate America dominion over our borders and our immigration policy....The assault on our national sovereignty continues....The president is urging the Senate to act favorably on our accession to the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea....The treaty will submit the United States to international tribunals largely adverse to our interests, and dispute resolution mechanisms are stacked against the United States....The treaty would undermine our national sovereignty and act as a back door for global environmental activists to direct U.S. policy." Fortunately, in Congress, House Concurrent Resolution 40 states: "Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada."
-- Lou Dobbs in his CNN commentary "Beware the Lame Duck"
2007-10-08 Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said that the United States is letting racism dictate its policies, especially when it comes to immigration.

"The xenophobics, the racists, those who feel they are a superior race ... they are deciding the future of this nation.
"To be so repressive isn't democractic or free ... to be putting up fences, chasing Mexicans, that isn't right.
The U.S. needs better answers than repression, weapons and violence."












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