Note: This is a college newspaper in North Newton, KS with immigration news briefs. Don't know how up-to-date their news is but I say, at least they're trying.....)
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Immigration news from around the world
February 28, 2008
By Jordan Penner

MASSES OF NORTH KOREANS LEAVE THE COUNTRY
Though numbers are uncertain, thousands of people try to emigrate from North Korea every year. The U.S. State Department estimates that between 30,000-50,000 emigrate from North Korea to China every year, while other sources put the number much higher. North Koreans mostly immigrate to China and hope to eventually make it to South Korea. In South Korea, North Koreans are considered citizens. Because of agreements with North Korea, however, China repatriates thousands of immigrants to North Korea every year (at least 6,000 in 2000). Though the border with China is patrolled stringently, bribery and private brokers provide a route for desperate North Koreans. In China, monetary rewards are offered for turning in North Korean immigrants, though many agencies believe that these refugees should be granted political asylum.

ENGLAND TO TIGHTEN BORDERS TO KEEP OUT UNSKILLED WORKERS
England has recently changed its immigration laws to ban unskilled persons from outside of the EU from England. Though England has traditionally been more accepting of immigration than other countries such as France and Germany, which were concerned about Eastern-European immigration as a result of the expansion of the EU, England has grown to see immigration in an increasingly negative light. In fact, today two-thirds of UK citizens believe that immigration laws should be toughened. In some polls, it is the number one concern. Job competition and public service costs are the primary concerns of English citizens. In response, the immigration minister recently created a 10-point “get-toughâ€