Sentences with phrase «immigrant communities face»

The four candidates now being backed by MRA, in statements accompanying the announcement, noted the importance of MRA's advocacy at a time when immigrant communities face a volatile political climate at the national level.

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This may work for some people, but it doesn't work for the family earning minimum wage, or the couple facing infertility, or this awesome church community of immigrants that shares the responsibility of child - rearing together.

We serve all who seek our help, with special expertise in the challenges facing refugees, immigrants and other underserved communities in the greater Chicago area.

At 4 p.m., state Secretary of State Rossana Rosado, along with Cuomo's Bronx Regional Representative Nathalia Fernandez, and many others discuss issues facing immigrant communities, The Bronx Museum of Art, 1040 Grand Concourse, the Bronx.

At 4 p.m., state Secretary of State Rossana Rosado and others discuss issues facing the state's immigrant communities and what the state is doing to assist them, Queens Public Library, 86 - 07 Broadway, Queens.

A veto of this legislation from Westchester County Executive Astorino is a slap in the face to the true meaning of community policing and will endanger the public safety of the immigrant community.

«The right to peacefully protest is a cornerstone of democracy and in these uncertain times, we are facing unprecedented attacks on our immigrant community from the White House,» he added.

At 9 a.m., immigrant communities, elected officials, and community supporters and allies will gather to stand in support of Riaz Talukder, a Bangladeshi immigrant who was brought to this country as a minor and has lived and worked here for 36 years, and now faces deportation, 26 Federal Plaza, Federal Building steps, Lafayette Street side, Manhattan.

«A slap to the face of the Latino and immigrant community.»

«Immigrant communities in New York and across the country need our support as they are faced with uncertainty from the federal government.

SOL also represented a community response with sense of urgency to find reachable solutions to pressing issues facing the Latino community, including the hostile political climate, crisis of affordable housing, threats to immigrants rights, low graduation rates and lack of access to higher education, and lack of job opportunities.

Now more than ever, funding to support and protect New York's immigrant communities is crucial as we face the possibilities of increased enforcement and unjust practices against immigrants.

Immigrant students facing language and cultural barriers are another part of the mix, adds Paris Svoronos, chair of the chemistry department at Queensborough Community College in Bayside, New York.

A Ciambra is intimate and documentary - like, approaching and then backing away from larger issues of marginalized and immigrant communities, showing rather than preaching, and most importantly, prioritizing Pio's adolescent face and the way his eyes scrutinize his surroundings as they constantly look for opportunity, weak spots to break through.

Despite the daunting circumstances many immigrant students face, the solution is rather simple — to show we care, value, and welcome immigrant students as full members of the school community, while respecting the importance of retaining their culture and individuality.

For example, when the artist began living with five undocumented immigrants in Corona, Queens, she became deeply concerned with the obstacles facing New York's immigrant communities.

«The challenges of court proceedings for immigrants and refugees are often compounded by language barriers and by isolation victims may face coming from traditionally patriarchal communities,» Ritacco says.

In addition, we will hear from a panel of human rights lawyers, academic and community activists who will examine the current state of (in) equality in various areas such as disability rights, socio - economic inequalities facing racialized communities, women and immigrants, and the issue of systemic discrimination in certain areas of law.

«Over the past several months, the legal community has shown its readiness to defend immigrants and assert the rule of law in the face of government overreach,» added Pro Bono Net Executive Director Mark O'Brien.

Our comparative, multivocal ethnographic study of teachers in five U.S. cities in a number of early childhood settings suggests that immigrant teachers often experience difficulty applying their cultural knowledge to the education and care of young children of immigrants because they face a dilemma between their pedagogical training and their cultural knowledge; between the expectations of their fellow teachers and of parents; and between the goals of being culturally responsive to children, families, and their community and being perceived as professional by their fellow teachers and their superiors.

These barriers to care especially hurt people who already face inequities and barriers in the health care system — including people of color, people who live in rural areas, people with low incomes, and immigrant communities.

In the last several months, we heard a lot of rhetoric from Trump that has created a frighteningly more dangerous America for people of color — one where unlawful stop - and - frisk policies (which have been found unconstitutional) are enforced, where immigrants are at risk of facing immediate deportation, where Muslims may be banned from entering the country, and where discrimination against LGBTQ communities and disabled people is deemed acceptable.

In his first week in office, President Trump signed an executive order to ramp up immigration enforcement activities that would make accessing health care riskier within many immigrant communities, especially for immigrant women and their families who already face disproportionate barriers to accessing sexual or reproductive health care.

She currently advises non-profits serving women, communities of color, refugees and immigrants and people facing the challenges of re-entry through her consultancy, Sea Change Management.