Sentences with phrase «built by immigrants»

Canada is a country that was built by immigrants who treated the First Nations quite poorly.

I'm an American immigrant living in Europe and I'm well aware that the United States itself is a country built by immigrants, pretty much continuously.

While the president and his administration have been attempting to push policies that would limit immigration into the U.S., many opposed to his rhetoric have stressed the fact that the U.S. was built by immigrants, for immigrants.

Artist Statement «America was built by immigrants and their descendants.

Apart from the fact that it was built by immigrants who murdered & raped the natives & have a dark history of crimes & wars.

«How do we, as a state built by immigrants, justify turning our backs on the next generation?»

«We want this country to know that this is the country built by immigrants with the blood, sweat and grime of immigrants,» James said.

It is a melting pot of all nations, cultures and religions that is why everyone likes to come here... America is built by immigrants... even ur ancestors came from somewhere so don't act like ur own America... Muslim Americans have as much rights here in America anyone else.

The 2017 awards will be extra special this year as winners will be announced in time to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday, a momentous occasion in the history of a nation built by immigrants...

Stopgap measures, executive actions, and partisan standoffs don't cut it anymore as policy for a country that was literally built by immigrants.

ke - lan - tan House, a historical and peaceful place to stay in the middle of Penang concrete jungle.The house originally was built by the immigrant from China who came for business or skill labor work in Malaya.It has more than 100 years history.ke - lan - tan House is a 2 storey tall building with 10 rooms.Three of the room is located at the ground floor and the rest of them located at the first floor.There are two rooms which we specially design for family with children.The room consists of a queen size bed and two single beds for their kids.The center of attraction in ke - lan - tan House would be the master bedroom.

Not exact matches

We're sitting in his 10th - floor office in the Phelan Building, a San Francisco landmark built at the turn of the century by James D. Phelan, an American industrialist and senator, who also happened to be the son of an Irish immigrant.

With a fortune of about $ 34 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Li has been a fixture as the city's richest man for an entire generation of Hong Kongers and spearheaded an era defined by a handful of swashbuckling Chinese immigrants who built large empires across Asia.

«Like many of you, I'm concerned about the impact of the recent executive orders signed by President Trump,» Zuckerberg said, referencing the orders Trump signed earlier this week to build a wall along the U.S. - Mexican border and prioritize the deportation of undocumented immigrants from so - called sanctuary cities in the U.S.

The dirtiest, most physically demanding, and most dangerous of these jobs — in fields such as construction, landscaping, and building maintenance, for example — are overwhelmingly filled by immigrants, who now account for more than half of all low - skilled workers in the U.S..

Suggesting that we can build an endless wall along our borders, and blame our challenges on immigrants — that doesn't just run counter to our history as the world's melting pot; it contradicts the evidence that our growth and our innovation and our dynamism has always been spurred by our ability to attract strivers from every corner of the globe.

«As a company whose success is built on a foundation of hard work by immigrant workers, Uber can and should do better to stand up for immigrants and their workers.»

The first mosque in America was built in 1915 in Biddeford, Maine by Albanian immigrants (Albanians are white).

Immigrants, who risked everything to come here, are also being exploited by Obama, for their votes... for Obama is systematically eliminating opportunities for individuals to build a business, and provide a better life for their children.

So she conducted her research at two sites, one of them a more or less typical second - generation congregation (which she calls «Grace») that meets in the same building as its parent Korean immigrant congregation, and the other («Manna») a predominantly Asian American but remarkably multiethnic congregation that meets in a building owned by an African - American congregation.

He turns on a staff member who has tracked his stolen cellphone to a dark apartment building inhabited by Middle Eastern immigrants.

Although the region was visited by traders from China for centuries, the first main Chinese influx came in 1820s, as immigrants worked as construction workers on the building of Singapore, and the second wave of laborers came in the 1840s to work the tin mines.

Led by Tolu Olubunmi, an immigrant and DREAMer, the organization is focused on launching the Welcome.us campaign and establishing Immigrant Heritage Month to honor the ways in which America and the immigrants who have built our country are linked in a shared, productiveimmigrant and DREAMer, the organization is focused on launching the Welcome.us campaign and establishing Immigrant Heritage Month to honor the ways in which America and the immigrants who have built our country are linked in a shared, productiveImmigrant Heritage Month to honor the ways in which America and the immigrants who have built our country are linked in a shared, productive history.

The sponge docks are the main focus, and the main drag is a Greek community reminiscent of Greektown here in Toronto, only with easier parking The town was essentially built by Greek immigrants that brought the tradition of diving for sponges to the bountiful waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Such civic - minded uses for the buildings hearken back to the first field houses, built in the early 1900s under the direction of parks Supt. Frank J. Foster.Foster was inspired by Chicago's first settlement house — large buildings where immigrants could go for shelter and social services — when he ordered the construction of the first 10 field houses, which opened in 1905, said Park District historian Julia Bachrach.

On a chilly fall day, contrast that with the warmth, comfort and elegance of the nearby Victorian home built by German - immigrant Muller in 1882.

Trump said he would deport 11 million undocumented immigrants, build a wall on the southern border paid for by Mexico and that Muslims should be stopped from entering the US.

Immigrant rights leader Ravi Ragbir was detained at a routine check - in meeting with ICE officials in Manhattan, flipping a peaceful vigil outside the Javits Federal Building into a massive protest marked by clashes with police.

At 2 p.m., joined by law enforcement, advocates and members of the community, Westchester County Executive George Latimer signs the Immigrant Protection Act into law, Michaelian Office Building, 8th Floor Rotunda, 148 Martine Ave., White Plains.

He has also called for immediately increasing the minimum wage in the city to $ 15, which it is scheduled to reach by 2019; free subway and bus fares for low - income New Yorkers, to be paid for by «jettisoning» de Blasio's BQX streetcar plan; establishing a «New York City Land Bank»; ensuring a right to counsel for undocumented immigrants; and prohibiting ICE from being in the vicinity of city buildings.

Spitzer's family history is archetypal: The luxury Upper East Side building where he lives was built by his father, who amassed one of the city's great real - estate fortunes after growing up in a cold - water Lower East Side flat as the son of impoverished Mitteleuropäisch immigrants.

Ukip's poster campaign suggesting that builders are being forced out of work by immigrants was looking shakey today, after the building industry reported a widespread shortage of skilled workers.

President Obama called Trump's plan to force Mexico to build a border wall by cutting off billions of dollars in money transfers from Mexican immigrants «half - baked,» adding: «Good luck with that.»

Immigrant rights leader Ravi Ragbir was detained at a routine check - in meeting with ICE officials in Manhattan Thursday, flipping a peaceful vigil outside the Javits Federal Building into a massive protest marked by clashes with police.

On Majority Conservatism, Tim Montgomerie writes from Australia on the wisdom of a polling guru: «Abbott's constant repetition of a few key messages — Scrap the carbon tax; Stop the boats carrying illegal immigrants; and Build more roads — sent political journalists to sleep but they were killer messages identified by Mark Textor's opinion polling.»

The Brooklyn that Eilis travels to in 1951 is still the Brooklyn of early - 20th - century legend, a place reached by ship, with immigrants from everywhere, brownstone buildings and a National League baseball team that plays at Ebbets Field.

The Brooklyn that Eilis travels to in 1951 is still the Brooklyn of early 20th century legend, a place reached by ship, with immigrants from everywhere, clay and brownstone buildings, and a National League baseball team that plays at Ebbets Field.

Written and directed by David Riker, who built his 1998 drama La Ciudad around immigrants in New York City, The Girl is stingy with backstory but rich with visual clues.

(Calif.) From life - saving techniques to the contributions of Chinese immigrants in building the railroad, K - 12 curriculum in California schools is set for a new wave of updates and additions under legislation signed over the past week by the governor.

A brash, lovable immigrant businessman who built a cosmetics empire and made a fortune, he's just been ruined by the financial crisis.

Though it may seem like an overwhelming process, take it step by step — and remember there's more than one route to building credit as a new immigrant.

«This can be explained by the immigrant's desire to build a strong credit history,» notes Yap.

It was built in the 1860 ′ s by a Dutch immigrant and is unique in this area for its traditional Netherlands architectural style.

THE HOTEL — Maison Couturier is an agricultural estate in Veracruz, Mexico, built by French immigrants who came here in the 19th century.

The theater was originally built as an opera house, in a refurbished adobe school building, by Italian immigrant José Lobero in 1873.

The historic heart of Old Town is still replete with beautiful historic stone buildings constructed by Italian immigrants who favored Sonoma County for its resemblance to the «old country.»

Begin your visit at Railroad Square, the historic heart of Old Town, still replete with beautiful historic stone buildings constructed by Italian immigrants who favored Sonoma County for its resemblance to the «old country.»

Travelling through Strathalbyn, which was settled by Scottish immigrants, is one of South Australia's oldest towns as evidenced by the many heritage buildings.

Travelling through Strathalbyn, one of the regions prettiest towns, which was settled by Scottish immigrants and is one of South Australia's oldest towns as evidenced by the many heritage buildings.

Built in 1919 by a Japanese immigrant, in Hawaiian, Hale Kamana means Carpenter's House.