Montreal The highlight reel of two days in Montreal would have a couple of set pieces. The opening undoubtedly would feature two of our many Francophone leaders from Ottawa ACORN doing the briefing at the Immigrant Workers Center for twenty folks in French to enthusiastic response. Ginelise was from Haiti originally and Pacifique hailed from …
Month: June 2010
Clinton’s Anti-Union Rant
Montreal It wasn’t a surprise that Halter lost against Senator Lincoln in the Arkansas Democratic primary the other day. He had been running a “come from behind” effort from the beginning against a well financed incumbent in a conservative southern state. His win was always unlikely when ballots were really cast. It certainly wasn’t a …
Immigration Fee’s Up
Toronto Short squib in the papers in the US caught my eye. Immigration fees for green cards and work permits all were announced as increasing by 10%. Reason: business down. Fewer applications were submitted in this bad climate for immigrants and in this terrible economy so there was a $200 million shortfall in the “business …