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immigrant

[im-i-gruhnt] / ˈɪm ɪ grənt /


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“I’m not seeing that solidarity happen enough,” he said, referring to the relationship between the city’s Black churches and the largely Latino immigrant community.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Paul Block, a German immigrant who proved an astute advertising executive, launched Block Communications in New York in 1900.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Because of its origin and age, Ji described it as an "ancient immigrant."

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Grit Media, the South Central Film Festival invited Indigenous, Black, Brown, LGBTQ+, immigrant and disabled filmmakers to submit their work, including those in a language other than English.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Historian Oscar Handlin wrote, “Once I thought to write a history of the immigrant in America...then I discovered that the immigrants were American history.”

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