Dutch immigrant amnesty overruled
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The Dutch government vetoes the new parliament's move to grant amnesty to thousands of failed asylum seekers.
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It has taken us about 20 years of nonenforcement of immigration law -- since the 1986 amnesty -- to get into our current untenable situation. It may take a period of time to correct the problem.
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The killing of a filmmaker critical of Islam puts new strains on Dutch traditions of tolerance and will fuel demands for tougher treatment of immigrants, analysts and commentators said on Wednesday.
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THE HAGUE -- Dutch lawmakers accused the government yesterday of underestimating the threat from Islamic terrorists and failing to protect a filmmaker slain by a suspected Muslim radical.
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The ambitious immigration overhaul package that Congress is studying has drawn criticism from conservatives who say it offers amnesty to lawbreakers, and from immigration advocates who say it will not do enough to bring millions of people out of the shadows.
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THE HAGUE, Nov 11  - This month&#39;s brutal murder of a filmmaker in the name of radical Islam and the violent reprisals against the Muslim community have exposed a painful rift in traditionally tolerant Dutch society, increasingly torn apart by ethnic
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Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- The government on Wednesday extended an amnesty for hundreds of thousands of illegal
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When the populist politician Pim Fortuyn was assassinated two years ago, it was said the Netherlands had lost its innocence. By comparison, film maker Theo van Gogh&#39;s murder has evoked sensations of dÃ©jÃ  vu, rather than disbelief.
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The Spanish government yesterday held out the promise of amnesty to illegal immigrants, saying it would offer full legal recognition to many already in the country and stop turning back boats before they reached its shores.
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For Dutch Minister of Integration Rita Verdonk (VVD) the road is clear for strong measures against Antilleans who end up on the wrong path in Holland.
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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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New feelings of insecurity in immigrant communities is helping fuel a rise in the number of legal immigrants seeking to become United States citizens.
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Up to 600,000 illegal immigrants would be eligible for amnesty under plans adopted at party conference.
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Can angry young Muslims dictate what is and is not acceptable in the traditionally open-minded world of Dutch arts? In the last few weeks, it appears, the answer has been yes.
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It was all a mistake and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born former lawmaker known for her criticism of fundamentalist Islam, can retain her Dutch citizenship after all.
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In the last five years 675 people working at Amsterdam s Schiphol airport have been arrested for helping illegal immigrants enter the Netherlands, Dutch media reported on Thursday.
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The world is upside down. A posse of Republican lawmakers who, when opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants, like to talk about how rules must be followed and how we shouldn't reward lawbreakers. They're now demanding that a pair of convicted felons be rewarded with a presidential pardon.