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“Proposed EU Return Rules for Migrants are cruel, Unrealistic…”
Photo credit: Human Rights watch The European Commission’s proposal for a new “Returns Regulation” for undocumented migrants, announced on March 11, is both cruel and unrealistic, according to Human Rights Watch. It would mean longer detention, harsher treatment, and fewer rights for people, without any meaningful promise of more repatriations. It also signals the European Union’s deepening…
No US-style deportations in Malaysia!
Photo credit: Malay Mail Malaysia’s Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) does not plan to follow the United States in its policy of deporting illegal immigrants to their countries of origin as a new tougher policy to stem the influx of foreigners into the country. Malaymail reports that Deputy Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar…
The Zero-Sum game between Canada and the US! – Adewale Sobowale
A zero-sum game describes a relationship, competition, or business deal where one person’s gain is the other person’s loss. The phrase comes from game theory and the notion that if one person wins and the other person loses, this produces a net game of zero. Zero-sum thinking is when someone assumes they can only win at…
Korean County seeks Myanmar refugees!
Photo credit: The Korean Herald The Good Book says the stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. Such will be the case of some Myanmar when a County in Korea takes them in. The Korean Herald reports that Yeongyang County in North Gyeogsang Province is seeking to attract 40 Myanmar refugees to live in the community…
“Two can play the game,” – Ontario slaps 25% levy on US electricity consumers!
Photo credit: MPR In a continued drive to show that the United States does not have a monopoly on tariffs, the Ontario government is imposing a 25 per cent surcharge on US-bound electricity as part of its retaliatory measures against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods. CBC reports that the new levy took effect Monday…
Muslim groups demand action over Finland’s refugee policy
Photo credit: Yle Nine Muslim organizations in Finland have called on the government to take immediate action after reports that the Interior Ministry discriminated against Muslim refugees when preparing this year’s quota allocations. Helsinki Times reports that in a joint statement released on Monday, the groups backed the findings of the Non-Discrimination Ombudsman, who last week…