immigrant
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Like any group of people, the Somali immigrant community contains good and bad people in it, but on the whole, their very existence is a testament to human tenacity.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Talking with large shell contractors, large builders, I don’t think they fully anticipated or estimated the amount of immigrant labor that are on our job sites every day,” said Brannock, the Jacksonville builder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
He doesn’t really want his audience to leave a show with any kind of particular thoughts of his immigrant experience, or his navigation of the corporate world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Another protester, a 32-year-old Kosovar immigrant who gave his name as Kobe, said his own experience of war made him want to "stand up today and not let history repeat" itself.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
The ship captain took the better deal and offered different work to the immigrant men.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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Part of the American dream is being able to move beyond working that 60-hour week that so many recent immigrants have to put in to survive.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Undocumented immigrants who reenter the U.S. after being deported must typically spend a decade outside the country before they can apply for permission to reenter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
An AFP journalist saw hundreds of protesters stretching several blocks in Manhattan on Friday chanting "No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here" and "No ICE."
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
The son of Greek immigrants who settled in Bristol, Conn., “Kosta,” as he is known, became a lawyer and was elected in 1992 as a Democrat to represent Bristol in the statehouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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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