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Articles with tag: immigration

Of Taufel, Howard And An Apology

Salil Kader   Aug 20, 2007   interacts: 17

Same day that Simon Taufel expressed disappointment with his decision, another Australian, PM John Howard, ruled out an apology to the Indian doctor Mohammad Haneef

US Immigration Reform unfair to the legal high-skilled

Shiraz Bashir   Jun 12, 2007   interacts: 4

A Merit-based system which has been proposed by the US Senate has been widely criticized for allegedly favoring skilled individuals. A review actually reveals it being skewed the other way!

Is New Brunswick Ready for Emigration?

Mansoor Faridi   Mar 20, 2007   interacts: 6

Current employment climate is not very conducive to attract international students and persuade graduates to stay back.

The Canadian Dream: Never Fulfilled

Saima Shah   Jan 4, 2007   interacts: 52

As the digital divide keeps people away from information, the immigrant divide keeps foreign qualified professionals from their profession of choice.

A pragmatic rant about Immigration in America

fawad butt   Dec 5, 2006   interacts: 4

A pragmatic rant about Immigration in America

Muslims ‘Unveiled’

Asif Naqshbandi   Oct 15, 2006   interacts: 279

Muslims should be willing to adapt to the host culture as much as possible

One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer, but Ten Million Make a Swarm!

Bhaskar Dasgupta   Oct 8, 2006   interacts: 5

Sub-continental minorities are still looked on with suspicion and there is no true secular treatment, such as the lack of a uniform civil code.

The Invisible Aliens

Jawahara Saidullah   May 28, 2006   interacts: 19

These illegals live sometimes invisible lives. They work in sweat-shops, labor under the hot sun picking fruit and lettuce, mow our lawns, clean our houses and look after our children

The Reluctant Cash Cow

K M Devarajan   Jan 30, 2005   interacts: 1

Announcing dual citizenship initiatives Prime Minister Manmohan Singh highlighted the importance of involving people of Indian origin in many meaningful ways in the reconstruction of our Motherland.

Moving to an Alien Land

B Waraich   Jan 9, 2005   interacts: 23

Moving even temporarily to another country can be extremely angst ridden. Even the things you disliked suddenly seem comfortable because of their familiarity.

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