immigrants

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Black and Indigenous Americans, labor organizers, immigrants, queer people, political dissidents, abuse survivors, and countless others have discovered that rights celebrated in the abstract can evaporate when exercised against the wrong forces.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

I also ... write about the children of immigrants.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The daughter of Yugoslavian immigrants, she previously ran a bed-and-breakfast and a restaurant with her husband before they split.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The announcement was viewed as a major shift in US policy and sparked major concern among the millions of immigrants seeking to become permanent US residents.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

They were proud Iranian immigrants who worked hard, all day, to make my life—and my brother’s life—better.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi