LABOUR-PORTUGAL:  Business Prefers Immigrant Workers Undocumented
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LISBON, Sep 29 (IPS) - Six months after a decree aimed at regulating the   inflow of immigrant workers into Portugal went into effect, the  measure has  turned out to be a complete flop.
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Spain, the main gateway for illegal immigrants into the European Union, is proposing an amnesty for illicit workers at a time when other European capitals are calling for a crackdown to stem the flood.
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Insistence on an official language means complications for a diverse work force.
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Authorities are targeting some employers the same way they go after drug dealers. But advocates say it does little to solve the problem of illegal workers in the U.S.
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VENICE, Dec 10 (IPS) - With waves of opposition to tides of immigrants in  Europe, Peter Schatzer has his job cut out. And seeing that the  Mediterranean is the favoured route for migration into Europe,  whether documented or not, he is at the forefront of presenting  the human face of migration before political opposition to it.
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HAMILTON, Ohio  - Miguel Garcia owns a Mexican grocery and would like to open a bakery too, but the illegal immigrant is waiting to see if Congress will pass immigration reform before he invests in a new business.
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LONDON, Sep 14 (IPS) - "Let them come." The words set off fear in  rich   countries when spoken about migration, but used for  temporary and   controlled movement of labour, they can sound  sweet for both developed   and developing countries, a new study  argues.
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Immigration figures out yesterday show nearly 600,000 migrant workers  have come to the UK from the expanded EU. Should further migration be limited?
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The attraction, criticized by some as a training ground for would-be illegal migrants, is meant to help the local economy.
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MADRID, Aug 11 (IPS) - The number of employees who sign temporary work   contracts week after week, and thus have no right to paid  vacation, is  increasing among young people in Spain. But  immigrant workers have even more  to complain about, because they  are offered no job contracts or benefits at  all.
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The EU is presenting a 'blue card' that would aim to attract skilled workers to Europe and regulate immigration.
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Some broad facts about the role of illegal immigrants in the economy seem to be emerging, and they may upset some preconceived notions.
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Skilled workers would face competition for jobs from outside the EU, under plans being considered by ministers.
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A walkout of meatpacking workers in North Carolina could provide another opening for unions seeking to organize immigrant workers
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MADRID, Oct 24  (IPS) - The European Union is set to open its doors wide to  qualified immigrants with its blue card system, and at the same  time slam them even more tightly shut to undocumented workers, of  whom there are 10 million in the bloc, including 700,000 in Spain.
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BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (IPS) - Employers in developing countries are sacrificing  workers' rights to attract foreign investment, says a report  launched Tuesday.
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Italian Labor Minister Roberto Maronion Saturday defended his view that businesses should employ jobless Italians rather than immigrants, adding that Italy has enough immigrant workers.