immigrant
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But he didn’t appreciate the “legal” immigrant distinction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Gregory Diamos watched the son of an Italian immigrant make that turn.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
That’s an approach being used by the Community Organizing Alliance in Maine, a civic group focused on engaging Black and immigrant voters.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
California and New York, among the states with the largest immigrant populations, bar local police from joining the DHS program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“When the sisters ran an orphanage here, some children would sing themselves to sleep, often in their native language, as many were immigrant children.”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
“Why would I be ashamed of that?” he asked, adding that he doesn’t look down on immigrants who are now making the same choice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Law enforcement agencies serving communities with few immigrants are eligible for the same per-officer pay as those with many immigrants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“LACCD students include recent high school graduates, working adults, immigrants, parents, first-generation college students and people returning to school for new skills. Their barriers are different, so our solutions must be flexible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The money had been earmarked for programs focused on immigrants, refugees, civil rights, climate change and children.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
More than one million Jews, most of them immigrants, lived in New York City at that time, and many had brought with them their love for chess.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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