IMMIGRATION-EUROPE:  Opening Doors to Lock Them Tighter
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MADRID, Feb 7 (IPS) - The process of legalising the status of  undocumented  immigrants, which began Monday in Spain, will open  doors to foreign workers  who are already living in the country  in order to close them more tightly  against those who try to  enter in the future.
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The expansion of the Schengen passport-free zone brings hopes and fears to a former frontier post where three EU states meet.
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The European Union's top justice official on Wednesday called for a massive shake-up of the bloc's border security, recommending that all visitors be screened and fingerprinted and a satellite surveillance system be set up to keep illegal migrants out.
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THE HAGUE, Sep 29  (IPS) - The EU should establish a system for "orderly  intake and integration of migrants,"  experts recommended at  a conference on European development policy.
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LONDON -- The government yesterday proposed tighter immigration controls and said only skilled workers who speak English would be allowed to settle in Britain permanently.
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The European Commission is to propose a Blue Card to attract skilled immigrants, and rival the US Green Card.
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The European Commission unveiled a border security plan on Wednesday to fingerprint all foreigners visiting Europe's 24-nation border-free area.
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Italy's new immigration minister plans to ease the rules for becoming a legal immigrant.
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MADRID, Sep 24  (IPS) - In Spain, measures to both attract and deter  immigrants are being stepped up, depending on their country of  origin, and especially on their work experience and professional  qualifications.
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The EU is set to unveil its version of the US Green Card - a Blue Card targeting skilled immigrants. Is it necessary?
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Lawmakers are trying to handle a sensitive issue in relations with European countries by expanding a program that allows their citizens to travel to the United States without visas.
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The EU announces proposals for biometric fingerprinting of visitors from outside the European Union arriving at its borders.
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Immigrants to the UK may be told not to touch people without permission, spit in the street or play loud music.
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Travelling to a foreign country can be intimidating. There is often a language barrier, different rules and regulations to follow and sometimes a fear of the unknown.
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Ministers from southern Europe met here to thrash out ways of stemming the flow of illegal immigrants arriving on the shores of their countries after perilous sea crossings from Africa.
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BRUSSELS, Feb 1 (IPS) - Plans by the European Union to allow police to  study data on asylum-seekers have run into difficulty amid  concerns that the move could result in victims of persecution  being treated as criminal suspects.
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The government will Tuesday unveil plans to cut the time non-EU tourists can remain in Britain -- from six months to three -- as part of a tougher visa regime aimed at curbing illegal immigration.