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Illegal immigrants to be given 'bridging visa'
Source: Irish Examiner
Migrant Rights Centre Ireland is an Atlantic grantee. by Stephen Rogers SEVERAL thousand illegal immigrants open to immediate expulsion are to be allowed stay in the country for at least four months under legislation published yesterday. The group is comprised of citizens from outside the…
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'Bridging visa' plan for certain immigrants
Source: Irish Times
Migrant Rights Centre Ireland is an Atlantic grantee.by RUADHÁN MacCORMAIC, Migration CorrespondentMinister for Justice Dermot Ahern yesterday confirmed that foreign nationals from outside the European Economic Area who have become undocumented through no fault of their own would soon be eligible to apply for a…
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MRCI and ICTU Welcome Long-Awaited Scheme for Undocumented Migrant Workers
Source: Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU)
The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland is an Atlantic grantee. The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) welcome the introduction today by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern, TD, of a long-awaited scheme to regularise…
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Victory for Migrant Workers' Campaign
Source: Migrant Rights Centre Ireland
The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland is an Atlantic grantee. The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland is celebrating a significant victory regarding the announcement today by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern, TD, together with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and…
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Cornell makes cancer vaccine for clinical use
Source: Cornell University
Original Source: http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/pressoffice/releases/release.cfm?r=29722 Cornell University, the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, and the Cancer Research Institute are Atlantic grantees. ITHACA, N.Y. - The Bioproduction Facility at Cornell University has produced the first batch of NY-ESO-1 recombinant protein-a cancer vaccine that will be used in clinical…
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At last, war veterans have reason to smile
Source: Business Day (South Africa)
Original Source These developments are a direct result of the work of Atlantic's grantee, the National Peace Accord Trust who have worked together with the Umkhonto We Sizwe Veterans Association to win the support of the Zuma administration for veterans needs. RAYMOND Fihla steps into Ray’s Butchery,…
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Under Age and Alone, Immigrants See a Softer Side of Detention
Source: The New York Times
by ANN FARMER Jose was 14 when he left his home in Oaxaca, Mexico, and paid a smuggler $1,200 to sneak him across the border. He made it to Phoenix and started on a long and familiar odyssey as he scratched out a living, first…
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President Obama Proclaims July 9, 2009 National Summer Learning Day
Source: The White House
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary NATIONAL SUMMER LEARNING DAY, 2009 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Like an athlete out of practice, a child who takes long breaks from learning…
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Survival Rates for Elderly Patients Receiving In-Hospital Resuscitation Did Not Improve From 1992 to 2005
Source: University of Washington
SEATTLE, July 2 -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: A study of elderly patients receiving CPR in the hospital shows that rates of survival did not improve from 1992 to 2005. During that period, the proportion of hospital deaths preceded by…
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Older job seekers struggle to overcome age barrier
Source: Associated Press Online
The Urban Institute and AARP are Atlantic grantees. by CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER Like many unemployed older workers, 64-year old Allan Kellum fears his age has made it harder to find a new job. At a recent job fair, Kellum expressed interest in a supervisory role…
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