Sentences with phrase «immigrant community about»

ICE officials and Sessions had laid into Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf for warning the local immigrant community about the impending raid, claiming that the tip - off helped lead to «864 criminal aliens and public safety threats» remaining at large.

Not exact matches

This scandal is only the latest in a string of worrisome disclosures about the use of social media by third parties, from foreign governments and electoral candidates to law enforcement agencies, to spy on the activities of users — especially immigrant, Black and other vulnerable communities.

This includes designing policy programs to provide detailed information about the changing Chinese economy, to develop platforms for sharing experiences and expertise among investing firms, and to mobilize the knowledge bases of transnational immigrant communities in Canada.

Setting aside for the moment the impact on families and communities, Evercore noted that such an exodus «would likely hit demand» for Constellation brands because Mexican immigrants» beer capita consumption is about two times the general population.

We also have a bad habit of ignoring the continued growth of Christianity among immigrant and ethnic minority communities in the U.S.. What's something you wish more people knew about Asian American Christians?

Liuan Huska wrote an excellent piece for Her.Meneutics about how her Spanish - speaking immigrant church treats childcare as a community calling, especially considering the fact that many of the mothers and fathers in that community are working hard just to make ends meet.

For months, a group of Vancouver pastors have raised concerns about Graham's «contentious and confrontational political and social rhetoric,» particularly his characterizations of the LGBT community, Muslims, and immigrants.

The HBPA — which represents about 60 Southern Baptist congregations nationwide — raised concerns about possible civil rights violations, discriminatory policing, and fear of law enforcement among immigrant communities.

Earlier this week, I went to a small town about 40 minutes east of where I live to speak on behalf of the immigrant community in the hopes that the city council wouldn't vote to oppose SB 54 (California's major piece of legislation that creates real limits on state and municipal law enforcement from being used for immigration enforcement).

At 11 a.m., IDC Leader Jeff Klein, Sen. Diane Savino, Assemblyman Francisco Moya, NYC Councilman Ritchie Torres and community, immigrant rights and labor advocates discuss the release of a report about an undercover investigation of local employment agencies; steps, City Hall, Manhattan.

For some Democrats, it's about dividing the community and demonizing immigrants to justify raids and deportations.

Frustrated about an incident involving Burmese immigrants and an Albany Police officer, members of the South Asian community in the Capital Region gathered Monday.

Bringing up his three college - age daughters who he said are frightened about the new direction of the country, Cuomo ripped what he called the new «extreme right wing agenda that will trample on our rights» and has placed women, immigrants and members of the LGBT community under attack.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner at a community meeting about housing Central American immigrant children entering the United States.

Steven Choi, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), said the organization's upstate partners in central and western New York have been working on the ground from Rome to Rochester to highlight the «tragic deportations and fear» that ICE has brought about in the state's immigrant communities.

NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, an advocate for immigrants and the Latino community, said she would dedicate a speech she is delivering on immigration in Washington D.C., tomorrow to Trump because his rhetoric about immigrants has helped engage them in the political process.

«With fear on the rise in immigrant communities, it's no surprise that many families would be frightened to participate in a Census that asked about citizenship.

And she added that the city has an immigrant health initiative, passed legislation keeping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement off of Rikers Island and the Criminal Justice Reform Act — and has hosted events around the city «to really inform members of our community about their rights.»

«S.J. Jung's backwards remarks about LGBTQ people are out of sync with a place as diverse as Queens, which has a vibrant LGBTQ immigrant community,» the groups said in a statement.

«Rescinding a program that has done so much for so many young people is really disgusting, when you think about what this administration has said and done toward various immigrant communities since January,» said Carlene Pinto, an advocate with the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC).

If the majority leader and the Senate Republicans were serious about addressing the issues affecting Latinos, they would have asked their Latino counterparts in the Senate to help them organize a conference that reflects the issues that are impacting Latinos throughout the state such as immigrants» rights issues as well as the need to extend the millionaire's tax so that New York State is able to continue funding important services like education, housing, and healthcare that are so critical to our communities.»

Seeking to turn the episode to Liu's advantage, other speakers sought to portray Jamy Liu's experience — and her reticence about it — as a common thread through the city's immigrant and working communities

The Immigration Protection Act will foster the safety of all of the county's residents by removing any trepidation some in the community might have about their interactions with the county's law enforcement agencies and I'm proud that we've been able to craft something that has the full support of both advocates for the immigrant community and the county departments responsible for public safety, corrections and probation.»

Cuomo cited «concerns about the implementation of the program as well as its impact on families, immigrant communities and law enforcement.»

The Haitian - American community is an essential cornerstone of our state & today we talked about how we move our state forward for all immigrant communities.

Carl Paladino's comments about «damn Asians» and other «foreigners» attending the University at Buffalo on discounted tuition have sparked both condemnation and a community conversation about the role of immigrants in the region's future.

«We are always concerned about access to vaccines... especially for immigrant communities and adults who may not have insurance,» said Dr. Jane Zucker, an immunization specialist and assistant commissioner at the city's Health Department.

«Policymakers at every level have concerns about how immigrants change social and economic conditions in a community,» Pugatch said.

These include mistrust of researchers and their motives, lack of understanding about the benefits and consequences of participating, and even a feeling in immigrant communities that traditional medicines and coping methods are more reliable.

November 26, 2014 • In Monterrey Park, Calif. — home to the fastest growing population of Chinese immigrants in the U.S. — community leaders are trying to get the word out about «deferred action» eligibility.

«The first film, especially, was about a little immigrant bear and about a community that welcomes him in and accepts outsiders.

What fails about the exercise is the idea that Behrani and his family are made to be the noble image of the hard - working immigrant, that last bastion of the American Dream, and the memory of the values of a community unencumbered by a sense of entitlement.

I thought about how people of color, immigrants and the LGBTQ community have been treated unequally, and how that inequality is responsible for a failure of our social systems and the rise of division and violence.

In this character - driven coming of age story about two 15 year old Latinas who struggle to recognize the sexual undercurrent in their friendship while growing up in an urban immigrant community within the U.S.. On the surface, «Mosquita Y Mari» is a story of best friends struggling with life's universal questions, including finding one's place in society.

At a community action group comprised of Mexican immigrants, one woman explains of the terrible ordeal she and her daughters went through to get across the border, and her utter determination to make this new life for herself and her family speaks volumes about the significance of multi-cultural communities and building homes away from home.

She is studying how the settlement of the nation's most successful immigrant groups in privileged, previously predominantly white communities shapes the nature of racial boundaries, beliefs about success and achievement, and youth cultures.

Ricky says he speaks Spanish about 90 percent of the time at home and that his family struggles in ways that are common among immigrant families living and working in California's agricultural communities.

The week prior, Reyes and her community school manager, Lauren Markham, scaffold the experience in two ways: They preview each itinerary and then facilitate reading circles in which teachers learn more about the specific immigrant community they will be visiting.

In this lesson idea, «New Immigrants Share Their Stories» students may begin to think about their own relationships in the community.

Washington D.C. native Rachel Freeman's desire to learn more about community college, particularly access initiatives for immigrants and undocumented youth, brought her to Appian Way.

In the event of a workplace immigration raid in the district, implement a plan to protect the safety of all immigrant students and brief principals and other school staff about their role in ensuring child well - being, coordinate with churches and community organizations to ensure that each student has adult supervision at home, and assure parents that schools will be a safe haven for their children.

Find creative writing activities about the immigrant experience, historical time lines of the civil rights movement, slideshows of famous women suffragists, art activities for celebrating community helpers, lesson plans for learning more about wars and the soldiers who fight them, and much more.

Put simply, contrary to the arguments of many White Democrats (as well as pundits such as Jonathan Chait of New York, Frank Bruni of the New York Times and academic Mark Lilla), focusing on the efforts of Black, Latino, immigrant, and low - income communities for economic, social and political equality (which has often been derisively called «identity politics»), is critical to Democrat success in winning elections as well as in winning support from younger voters who are also concerned about these matters.

In addition, given the current policy and political context, candidates must uncover personal and organizational assumptions about ELLs, their learning needs, and immigrant communities.

Manning teaches English to newly arrived immigrants and refugees at Joel E. Ferris High School, where she uses experiential projects like map - making to help her students process trauma, celebrate their home countries and culture, and learn about their new community.

In response to widespread feelings of anxiety about immigrant status in these schools» communities, many teams also hosted information nights for families to learn about their constitutional rights and to complete family - preparedness plans in the event of an emergency.

We recently spoke with Phi, an award - winning poet and community activist, and Bui, a graphic novelist who's won recent acclaim for her debut graphic memoir, The Best We Could Do (2017), about their debut picture book, their collaboration, and how their own experiences growing up as Vietnamese immigrants in America helped inform the book.

Never didactic and often hilarious, this debut novel about a Muslim teen in Australia shows the diversity of her immigrant community as well as the discrimination and family struggles she experiences.

Immigrants are introduced to the community and have the chance to practise their English or French and learn about P.E.I.

In this new work, Dardot will amplify the voices and experiences of San Jose's varied immigrant communities, and honor the challenges of their experience in the context of a divisive national conversation about immigrants and American identity.