immigrant

There’s not a building in the Rio Grande Valley that was built without immigrant labor.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

For years, Khalwinder Singh Bhengura lived an unassuming life in Arlington, Texas, where the 69-year-old Indian immigrant works a graveyard shift preparing passenger meals for an airline catering company.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

These highly detailed tableaux of laundromats speak to immigrant life as characters from East Asian mythology and Mexican traditions tumble around washers, buy detergent from vending machines, and mingle in laundry baskets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Looking on was Osvaldo Barraquín, a 38-year-old Salvadoran immigrant who lives in South L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Shadow saw a gray-haired old east-European immigrant, with a shabby raincoat and one iron-colored tooth, true.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

In response, the then-government hardened its attitude, saying Malaysia could accept no more refugees and ordering raids on communities believed to be harbouring illegal immigrants.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

This year, his office conducted raids in Houston and transferred 50 immigrants to ICE custody.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Last year, he sponsored the Dignity Act, a bipartisan bill that would create a new temporary legal status for immigrants who meet certain requirements and pass a criminal background check.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Housing is pretty cheap. It’s been pretty fast-growing, and in that cheap housing and fast-growing, it’s a place that’s diversifying, and a lot of immigrants have made a life there.”

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

The dictionary defines “nativism” as a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler