Subject: Morning Brief: Cameron Introduces Plan Aimed at Curbing Immigration from EU
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Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:13:30 -0500 (EST)

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Cameron Introduces Plan Aimed at Curbing Immigration from EU

Cameron Introduces Plan Aimed at Curbing Immigration from EU

 <p>  <b>Top News: </b>British  Prime Minister David Cameron introduced a proposal on Friday aimed at <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_AA2a40 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">curbing  immigration</a> from European nations, a move that both serves as a concession  to Britain's anti-immigrant wing and may signal the country's impending exit  from the European Union. The policy would impact the over-400,000 EU immigrants  in Britain.   </p><br><p>  Under <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_BAd527 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">Cameron's  plan</a>, whose fate depends on his re-election next May, EU immigrants would  have to wait four years before being eligible for benefits like tax credits and  government-subsidized housing. They would also be unable to claim child  benefits and other tax credits for children who do not reside in Britain, and  could be deported after six months if they are unable to find a job.   </p><br><p>  Facing a stiff re-election contest, Cameron is likely responding  to opinion polls showing that immigration is the top concern among British  voters, with many seeing unchecked immigration as a major stress on education,  health, and welfare funding. Those who oppose his plan say most of the immigrants  are young workers from eastern European countries who pay taxes and do not  collect welfare benefits unfairly.  </p><br><p>  Cameron has promised to renegotiate Britain's relationship with  the EU in the lead-up to a 2017 referendum on whether to remain in the union. "I will  negotiate a cut to EU migration and make welfare reform an absolute requirement  in renegotiation," he pledged in a speech on Friday. "[I]f our concerns fall on  deaf ears and we cannot put our relationship with the EU on a better footing,  then of course I rule nothing out."   </p><br><p>  <b>Europe's Antitrust War  on Silicon Valley: </b>French and German officials asked the European Union on  Thursday to examine the competition practices of <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_CAe6f1 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">major  tech companies</a> like Apple, Facebook, and Google. Meanwhile, the European  Parliament approved a resolution calling for the potential breakup of Google. The  resolution came just a day after European regulators requested that Google and  others extend the "right to be forgotten" to websites beyond Europe.   </p><br> 
 
  Africa  

<ul><p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;   Burkina Faso interim Prime   Minister Lt. Col. Isaac Zida promised on Friday to <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_DAa6be style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">conduct   an inquiry</a> into the death of former president and revolutionary hero Thomas   Sankara, who was killed in 1987 in the coup led by the now-ousted Blaise   Compaore.    </p><br>   <p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;   The Ebola crisis in   Sierra Leone shows <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_EAfd44 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">no   signs of abating</a>, despite a steady influx of foreign aid.   </p><br>   <p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;   Several day days of   fighting between warring tribes in <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_FA58f8 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">Sudan's   oil-rich West Kordofan state</a> have reportedly killed at least 140 and   injured over 100.&nbsp;    </p><br>  </ul>     
  Americas  

<ul><p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;   As the crisis over   the apparent massacre of 43 students in Iguala state continues, Mexican <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_GA3549 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">President   Enrique Pe&ntilde;a Nieto promised</a> on Thursday to reform the country's police   forces and end the collusion between public officials and drug gangs.    </p><br>   <p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;   Argentine authorities   on Thursday charged HSBC (Hong   Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) with helping over 4,000 clients   stash their money in <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_HA2894 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">secret   Swiss Bank accounts</a> to avoid taxes.   </p><br>   <p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;   Canada will introduce   a program that would allow immigrants to obtain visas in exchange for <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_IA4ab8 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">investing   at least one million dollars</a> in a venture-capital fund that focuses on   startups.   </p><br>  </ul>     
  Asia  

<ul><p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;A court magistrate on   Thursday ordered Joshua Wong, one of the leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy   movement and a <a href="#challengers/detail/tai-wong" style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">2014   Foreign Policy Global Thinker</a>, to   <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_JA6a3a style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">steer   clear</a> of the protestor-occupied Mong Kok neighborhood.    </p><br>   <p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;   Thailand announced   plans on Friday to begin <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_KA8479 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">impeachment   hearings</a> against former Prime Minster Yingluck Shinawatra for her   much-criticized handling of a rice-subsidy program that led to nearly $16   billion in losses.    </p><br>   <p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;   Myanmar's military   government said on Thursday that a proposed <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_LA5a66 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">summit   of political leaders</a> to discuss constitutional changes would be   "impractical," further heightening fears that long-promised democratic reforms are   in peril.&nbsp;&nbsp;    </p><br>  </ul>     
  Europe  

<ul><p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;   A group of Russian   ships <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_MA9956 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">entered   the English Channel</a> on Friday, reportedly to conduct war games.    </p><br>   <p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;   On Friday, Finland   became the 12th European country to <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_NA3e8e style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">legalize   gay marriage</a>.    </p><br>   <p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;   The World Trade   Organization <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_OA389f style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">struck   an agreement</a> in Zurich on Thursday that aims to save its members over $1   trillion annually by streamlining customs procedures and regulations.   </p><br>  </ul>     
  Middle East  

<ul><p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;   Israeli Foreign Minister   Avigdor Lieberman <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_PA7c1d style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">unveiled   a proposal</a> called "Swimming Against the Stream" on Friday that would offer   financial incentives to Israeli Arabs in exchange for forgoing Israeli   citizenship and moving to the site of a future Palestinian state.   </p><br>   <p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;   Pope Francis begins a   <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_QA94b0 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">three-day visit to   Turkey</a> on Friday in a bid to build religious dialogue.   </p><br>   <p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;   Syria has accused the   United States of <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_RA9661 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">fabricating   accusations</a> that it is targeting civilians, and says that Washington is getting   its information from groups like al Qaeda's Nusra Front.   </p><br>  </ul>     
- By Siddhartha Mahanta 

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