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immigrant

[im-i-gruhnt] / ˈɪm ɪ grənt /


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It has also created tension for the immigrant population that calls Arcadia home.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Last week, the New York Times reported that an immigrant had died at Delaney Hall from lack of medical care, the third such case in less than a year.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Yet to keep our lead in the technological revolution, America still needs scientific, entrepreneurial and technological immigrant talent.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

In recent years, American immigration advocates have argued that falling birthrates create a need for more immigrant labor.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

She didn’t know then what it meant to be an undocumented immigrant.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

The council requires hundreds more immigrants each year just to keep the population stable.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

These devices collect information about immigrants, citizens and protesters.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

She is worried about another looming deadline: the expiration of TPS for Ukrainian immigrants, whom the organization also employs, in October.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

For immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally, leaving the country or being deported triggers a penalty — many are banned from coming back into the U.S. for a decade.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Blacks, most of whom did not work for Swift, coalesced in the narrow strip of land just east of the immigrants, forming the community that came to be known as the Black Belt.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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