Sentences with word «immigrant»

We understood our schools to be taking children of immigrants from many cultures and preparing them for participation in American democracy.

Unfortunately, current federal and state laws prevent young people who are the children of undocumented immigrant parents from receiving financial aid for college.

As of 2012, it's estimated that the number of illegal immigrants in the country has actually declined by over 1 million people to a total of 11 million.

The governor announced he's putting together a public - private legal defense fund to pay for immigrants who can't afford their own defense if they are targeted by the federal government.

As an undocumented immigrant who is planning to drive it is important to get car insurance for your vehicle.

The report reveals that officials stopped taking the fingerprints and photographs of caught illegal immigrants in 2010, because of a lack of cells.

Educators who work with immigrant communities want to know how to best support students and their families.

And they didn't feel that art museums were welcoming places for immigrant families of color.

Ask if the bank will waive fees for new immigrants in the first year.

She was candid in her assessment of what the local schools are doing — and not doing — to work with immigrant students and their families.

However, she admitted that teachers, who don't have similar experiences as immigrants, are challenged with understanding their students.

The diversity of student backgrounds is reflected in their research interests, which include the development of compassion and gratitude in children, the challenges faced by immigrant children and corporate leadership coaching.

Poor performance by immigrants on IQ tests had nothing to do with ethnicity and everything to do with poverty.

Lastly, the ban is having a chilling effect on immigrant communities.

All students, including undocumented immigrant students, contribute and pay into the institutional aid funds.

It is the largest study ever of any undocumented immigrant population in the world.

Our society and its schools ought to celebrate the rich history of our communities and aim to build on immigrant experiences to produce the latest example of an American success story.

Many Chinese immigrant parents she served were poor and they asked her a lot of questions such as how to apply for government subsidized housing.

Raising the age of criminal responsibility and $ 10 million for immigrant legal services were those victories.

Residents include many recent immigrants as well as families who have lived there for generations.

Sadly, young immigrant women with limited skills and education were more often than not put to work as domestic help.

Yet, with the lucrative business opportunities offered, it's no wonder why so many immigrants come here to start new businesses.

Early child care and the school readiness of children from Mexican immigrant families.

A historical debut, a compelling look at immigrant life and a journey into the demanding world of professional ballet.

For one, she is the child of Chinese immigrants who hold their own demons at bay by relentlessly demanding the highest academic achievement from their daughter.

We still are concerned about immigrants coming in, and students not being up to standards.

The governor announced he's putting together a public - private legal defense fund to help immigrants who can't afford their own defense if they are targeted by the federal government.

I would also say it has historical accuracy, so you get a sense of what life was like for Irish immigrants.

The only circulation increases in foreign - language publications are in papers published for recent immigrant groups, like the Spanish - speaking.

Are you talking about immigrants who have denied entry returning to their home countries?

It's home to a large number of Italian immigrants, one of whom developed the idea around 100 years ago to cook up something filling and cheap.

A supporter of the bill says the order may not protect immigrants as intended.

And some of these are the worst offenders for hiring illegal immigrant workers.

The comparison group included 375 first - generation immigrant children of similar racial / ethnic backgrounds and socioeconomic status who attended the same schools before the intervention was implemented.

Community - based organization for at - risk families in the Central American immigrant community.

A new service that matches Jewish immigrant singles from the.

And the city has seen the political awakening of other immigrant populations.

The space has also served as a hub for cultural organizing initiatives surrounding the social and political representation of immigrants at the local, national, and global level.

The immigration patterns have changed with more immigrants arriving from countries that prefer hot foods.

Not all foreign family members qualify for a family based immigrant visa.

The clash that cut off services started with an effort to help more immigrants — boosting funding for lawyers to $ 16 million, from $ 6.5 million last year.

Other approaches to selecting immigrants bring their own benefits and costs, speakers noted.

Recent immigrants make far less than their Canadian - born counterparts due to a lack of recognition of foreign credentials and other socioeconomic barriers.

This manuscript focuses on the complexities of working with undocumented immigrant youth and the importance of using specific multicultural theories when providing career counseling in the school setting.

Examples of documentation are: an international credit report, bank statement, valid work permit, and proof of landed immigrant status.