Guest workers and refugees stay more and more in the Netherlands instead of going back to their land of origin. Health-care, welfare and family connection in the Netherlands prevent them from moving back.The Netherlands Immigration Institute (NMI) guided 1725 immigrants last year back to their land of origin. Down from 1840 in 2006 and 2139 in 2004.. Most are above 45. Though less immigrants actually... 

The police and the Kristiansand court think a 59 year old might commit honor murder if he’s released from custody. The man is suspected of having sex with his two minor daughters for several years. After the attacks were reported, he threatened to kill his children. As a result one of the daughter has been housed in a secret address for fear of threats and reprisals from the father. Both girls... 

“For the first time in history, we are no longer at the top: Muslims have overtaken us,” Monsignor Vittorio Formenti said in an interview with the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano. Formenti compiles the Vatican’s yearbook.He said that Catholics accounted for 17.4 percent of the world population – a stable percentage – while Muslims were at 19.2 percent. “It... 

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Asian population is growing faster than any other ethnic group and will outnumber indigenous Maori by 2026, government figures released Wednesday showed. The findings drew the ire of an anti-immigrant party that contends the door should be shut on Asian immigrants, claiming they do not integrate into mainstream society. “If we continue this... 

More ‘fake’ marriages foiled: The number of pro-forma marriages rejected by Norwegian officials last year rose sharply, to 150 cases from 33 countries worldwide. The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) says it has heightened focus on the problem of marriages arranged mainly for the purpose of gaining the rights to live and work in Norway. Applications to bring new spouses into... 

The new year faced young women living in Oslo with a new situation. During New Year’s Eve several brutal rapes took place in the Norwegian capital. The media hardly mentioned the fact that all the rapes were conducted by aliens of African descent. In the two months to follow it became clear that these rapes were just the start of a new trend. In the two last months, Arabs and aliens from Africa... 

The number of rape charges per capita in Malmö is 5 to 6 times that of Copenhagen, Denmark. Copenhagen is a larger city, but the percentage of immigrants is much lower. And it’s not just the rape statistics that reveal a scary increase in Malmö or Sweden. Virtually every kind of violent crime is on the rise. Robberies have increased with 50 % in Malmö only during the fall of 2004. Threats against... 

The number of immigrants in Oslo has increased by 40 percent over the past five years, and the capital is an increasingly popular destination for Norway’s new residents. Seven suburban city districts have a population segment of over 20 percent of people who come from a non-Western background according to city statistics, and it is this group that is growing most quickly in the capital, newspaper... 

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A parliamentary inquiry conducted by a House of Lords committee reveals that the ten years of record immigration to Britain have yielded minimal economic benefits for the country. Due to report next Tuesday, the committee challenges government assertions that foreign workers contribute £6 billion annually to the nation’s wealth. Instead, it questions the supposed benefits against the increased... 

Suburban multicultural hubs are on the rise, with overseas-born residents accounting for more than 50 per cent of the population in some suburbs. An analysis of Census statistics by RP Data research director Tim Lawless has found Robertson, in Brisbane’s south, is home to the highest proportion of overseas-born residents, with migrants comprising 58 per cent of its population. Mr Lawless said... 

  “Fitna,” the long awaited movie from Dutch politician Geert Wilders, opens with a quote from the Quran/Koran, surah 8:60, in English with the Arabic on the right side. Here I will be reproducing the pertinent surahs with additional verses at times from a different translation (where noted) that is somewhat more comprehensible to both native and non-native speakers of English. I... 

For overseas students, a U.S. college education has suddenly gotten much cheaper and many more are applying to study here. University of Washington officials say the number of foreigners applying to be freshmen this fall is up a whopping 40 percent.And the UW is not alone: Foreign applications are up 32 percent at Washington State University. Across the 10-campus University of California system, foreign... 

The majority of the Dutch are negative on Islam and immigration. Additionally, their knowledge of Dutch history is meagre, according to a survey by three history professors.According to 56 percent of the Dutch, Islam is a threat to the Dutch identity. As well, 57 percent named admitting large groups of immigrants as “the biggest mistake in Dutch history”. The results come from the History...