Sentences with phrase «immigrants and refugees from»

The gaming industry recently came together to rally against an executive order banning immigrants and refugees from entering the US.

My students, recent immigrants and refugees from more than 25 different countries, spoke English with varying degrees of fluency, making my task of connecting with...

The intervention comes amid a renewed focus on the plight of immigrants and refugees from the Catholic Church.

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The legendary company has built much of its business on helping immigrants and refugees send and receive money to and from their families for nominal fees.

Far from being a drain on the tax base, immigrants and refugees are among the most vital parts of the economy

ENJOINED AND RESTRAINED from, in any manner or by any means, removing individuals with refugee applications approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as part of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, holders of valid immigrant and non-immigrant visas, and other individuals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen legally authorized to enter the United StatAND RESTRAINED from, in any manner or by any means, removing individuals with refugee applications approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as part of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, holders of valid immigrant and non-immigrant visas, and other individuals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen legally authorized to enter the United Statand Immigration Services as part of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, holders of valid immigrant and non-immigrant visas, and other individuals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen legally authorized to enter the United Statand non-immigrant visas, and other individuals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen legally authorized to enter the United Statand other individuals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen legally authorized to enter the United Statand Yemen legally authorized to enter the United States.

The business world continues to assess the impact of Trump's immigration ban two days after he signed the order prohibiting refugees and other immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S.

Google co-founder and president of Alphabet Sergey Brin, who immigrated to the U.S. from the Soviet Union, joined protesters at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday night to show his personal support for refugees and immigrants and was snapped by Forbes writer Ryan Mac, whose tweet was widely shared.

The most pressing problem right now is Donald Trump's recent executive order banning the admission of refugees to the US entirely and likewise banning immigrants from seven Muslim - majority countries.

The report uses internal government data to provide an overview of economic and social outcomes of immigrants from all sources, including economic - class, family - class and refugee streams.

«This weekend, Trump closed the country's borders to refugees, immigrants, and even documented residents from around the world based on their country of origin,» the statement reads.

Hundreds of activists gathered to call for the release of a handful of refugees and immigrants who are being detained at the airport, as customs officials seek more clarification from the White House as to the extend of the ban.

Many people point to 1965, but I prefer to count from 1976 because it is the first year that topped 500,000 immigrants since the 1920s, coinciding with the decision to admit Vietnamese refugees, and 90 percent of all immigrants still in the United States in 2016 entered after 1975.

In the late 1970s my native Pike County, IL experienced an influx of Asian immigrants as several churches sponsored families from Laos out of refugee camps in Thailand, where they had fled from the economic collapse and mass killings that swept Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia after Richard Nixon withdrew troops from the region.

«The issuance of a new executive order on refugees and immigrants acknowledges that there were significant problems with the first executive order that caught up green card holders and others as they tried to enter the United States,» said Tim Breene, CEO of World Relief, the evangelical refugee resettlement agency forced to close five offices and lay off 140 employees in the wake of Trump's decision to halve America's intake of refugees from 110,000 to 50,000.

How Handwalla Bwana came from Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya to play for the Seattle Sounders, and what opportunity means to an immigrant.

Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani is emerging as a tribune of truth, perhaps inadvertently, about the intent behind Trump's executive order suspending or barring the entry of refugees and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

Cuomo insisted New York remains a beacon for immigrants as the federal government moves to ban travel from seven Middle Eastern countries for three months and halt refugee travel for four months.

CBS News» Paula Reid said the order, for the time being, effectively rescinds the Trump executive action, putting on hold the most controversial provisions of the law - including suspending entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from the relevant counties; banning of refugees from certain countries; giving preference for some refugees based on religion; and banning of Syrian refugees.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner hosted a rally in downtown Syracuse to hear from refugees and immigrants affected by President Donald Trump's immigration ban.

Among those who will meet with and be blessed by the Pope during his visit on Sept. 25th are day laborers from Westchester, immigrant mothers from Yonkers and East Harlem, unaccompanied youth fleeing persecution in Central America, and refugees from the Middle East and Africa.

ENJOINED AND RESTRAINED from, in any manner or by any means, removing individuals with refugee applications approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as part of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, holders of valid immigrant and non-immigrant visas, and other individuals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen legally authorized to enter the United StatAND RESTRAINED from, in any manner or by any means, removing individuals with refugee applications approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as part of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, holders of valid immigrant and non-immigrant visas, and other individuals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen legally authorized to enter the United Statand Immigration Services as part of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, holders of valid immigrant and non-immigrant visas, and other individuals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen legally authorized to enter the United Statand non-immigrant visas, and other individuals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen legally authorized to enter the United Statand other individuals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen legally authorized to enter the United Statand Yemen legally authorized to enter the United States.

Speakers drew attention to how Trump administration policies have negatively impacted immigrants, such as the move to cancel Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for refugees from several countries, and the attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says he will ask for a vote on the Senate floor tonight to repeal President Donald Trump's temporary ban on U.S. entry for immigrants from seven Muslim nations and refugees from around the world.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has joined the chorus of criticism against President Trump's ban on refugees and other immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim nations.

by David Greene Immigrants, visitors and refugees from seven predominantly Muslim nations are once again being allowed to travel to the United States after a federal judge in Seattle, WA., deemed the ban unconstitutional.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney says she supports President Donald Trump's decision to temporarily block U.S. entry to immigrants from seven Muslim nations and refugees from around the world, and views mass protests this weekend as an overreaction to his executive order.

[10] During a televised election debate Stephen Harper, while discussing the government's controversial decision to remove certain immigrants and refugee claimants from accessing Canada's health care system made reference to «old stock Canadians» as being in support of the government's position.

However, immigrants from the Caribbean and Bermuda had higher rates of schizophrenia, as did refugees from East Africa and South Asia.

It seems like a future - based, dystopia - infuenced movie at first, and while this is the case to a certain extent, what can not be denied is the realistic portrayal of a world not too dissimilar from our own; the hatred towards refugees and immigrants being one of many disturbing parts of this flick.

Students sit inside the «Newcomers» exhibit, where they can follow in the footsteps of immigrants to Western Michigan, like French fur traders and present - day refugees from war - torn countries.

Due to a large influx of new immigrants and refugees to the area from Central America, Africa, and the Middle East — most notably Kurdistan and Syria, earning one neighborhood the nickname Little Kurdistan — at least 18 percent of MNPS students are now English - language learners, and a full third of students do not speak English at home.

In fact, prior research has shown that refugees, and recent immigrants in general, are more likely to settle in neighborhoods with larger shares of immigrants from their country of origin.

These schools might already have support systems in place to help recent immigrants from Haiti such as Haitian Creole speaking counselors, and hence might be more prepared to accommodate an influx of Haitian refugees, minimizing the adverse effects on existing students.

My class will be a United Nations of students — immigrants and refugees who come from more than two dozen countries, including Myanmar, Colombia, Somalia, Iraq, and Brazil.

As public fears about terrorism hit their highest levels in a decade and anti-Islamic sentiment surges, schools should take extra steps to ensure that Muslim, immigrant, and refugee students feel safe and free from discrimination, the U.S. Department of Education said last week.

Facing History and Ourselves will be bringing a group of students, mostly refugees and immigrants, from Boston Public Schools to take part in the event.

At the conference, educators from around Europe and the United States joined together to share how our schools support immigrants, refugees, and other at - risk students.

More than 12 percent of Revere's students are immigrants, many of whom are refugees from war - torn or unstable countries who come to school with limited — or no — English and with interruptions in their education.

Amelia is an English Language Development teacher in the Language Institute at Davis High School in Modesto, California, where she works with immigrant, refugee, and asylum - seeking students from all over the world.

Its students (75 % of whom receive free or reduced - priced lunch; 40 % come from immigrant or refugee backgrounds) still score much lower on achievement tests than do students from more advantaged communities, but their performance has improved significantly, and they now enjoy far stronger opportunities to learn.

In recent years, we've seen an uptick in stellar novels of the immigrant experience — from Behold the Dreamers to Americanah, from The Book of Unknown Americans to The Buddha in the Attic — and 2017 continues that trend, with an even greater emphasis on refugees» tales.

Hundreds of thousands of refugees and immigrants flooded cities from Nairobi, Kenya to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

I wouldn't be here if my great - grandparents hadn't been allowed into the US as immigrants fleeing persecution, nor would my wife, who immigrated from Iran, one of the countries from which refugees, permanent US residents, immigrants and visitors are being collectively punished — targeted and discriminated against.

From refugees fleeing conflict, or facing oppression and natural disasters, to immigrants seeking opportunities and freedoms in new regions, the nomad presents as contemporary archetype.

The work in «I Am a Native Foreigner» ranges from photographs of Dutch immigrants disembarking at New York's Ellis Island around 1900, and Surinamese - born Dutch who made their home in the Bijlmer in Amsterdam southeast in the late «70s, to more recent images of refugees off the coast of southern Spain.

«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.

The parties were recent immigrants to Canada from Iraq, possibly refugees, and Justice Pazaratz goes to some length to point out that neither of them had ever worked in Canada or paid taxes in this country.

He noted the different classes of immigrants above and, typical to his manner, he candidly stated that it makes to sense to distinguish refugee applications from economic class applications.

A study conducted comparing the national average income of immigrants from 1982 to 2010, reveals that the average annual income of live - in caregivers, privately sponsored refugees, government sponsored refugees, and family - sponsored parents, grandparents, spouses and partners is consistently below the Canadian national average.