Sentences with phrase «immigrants and refugees who»

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.

At the same time with these financial shortages, Finland is becoming a new home to many more immigrants and refugees who don't speak Finnish and therefore need intensive help and care if they are to truly feel at home in Finland.

Not exact matches

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.

ICAN serves as a platform where immigrants who run social enterprises can exchange experiences with Community Economic Development practitioners, to identify the best ways to support immigrants and refugees.

I think that every immigrant refugee and visitor coming to Canada should have a face - to - face interview, and not only should they understand who we are as Canadians and what our values are, they should also agree to them.

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.

Francis, the son of Italian immigrants to Argentina, launched the campaign during Wednesday's weekly general audience, throwing his arms open to welcome the many refugees and asylum - seekers who filled St Peter's Square.

Bridging the divide takes more than symbolic gestures, wrote D. L. Mayfield, author of Assimilate or Go Home, who works with refugees and immigrants in Portland.

«As Christian leaders, we have a commitment to caring for the vulnerable in our churches while also supporting just, compassionate, and welcoming policies toward refugees and other immigrants,» the letter opens, going on to request legal protection for the Dreamers who entered the US as children, an increase in the admittance of refugees and persecuted Christians, and quicker priority for immigrants seeking to reunite with their families.

Second, suburbs are becoming home to a new Diaspora that includes new immigrants and refugees, as well as former urban poor who fled the cities.

The distinction between refugee and immigrant becomes blurred in this country because refugees who join relatives who are U.S. citizens usually receive immigrant status.

This movement was dedicated to making life easier for children and youth (i.e. Young Carers) who provided care for family members with chronic conditions, substance abuse issues, mental health issues, and / or provided translation services for immigrant and refugee parents.

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.

Eva Hassett, Executive Director of the International Institute of Buffalo said, «For a century, the Institute has assisted refugees and immigrants who have arrived in Buffalo to seek a new life and a chance to achieve the «American Dream.»

as an immigrant of color who has large numbers of undocumented economic refugees in her district she will be helpful to communities of color and immigrant, refugee communities esp.

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.

Some of Tenney's opponents said they came away surprised at the color they sometimes flashed — particularly when she spoke in support of the so - called dreamers — young immigrants who face deportation if DACA is rolled back, as the president has proposed — and her work with refugees.

The term «sanctuary campus» has become popular since the election of President Donald Trump, who frequently used harsh and controversial rhetoric regarding immigrants and refugees during his campaign.

Tenney, a longtime advocate for refugees who has ties to the large Bosnian refugee community in the Utica area, said she believes immigrants have helped make Central New York and the Mohawk Valley a better place.

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.

A high school principal who was a child in Iran reflects on what immigrant and refugee students need most: an education that embraces their difference

She is also a litigation consultant and expert witness in state and federal cases dealing with programs and services for immigrants and refugees, particularly those who are SLIFE.

And in this struggle, teachers have a special obligation and opportunity to take sustained actions that inoculate young people against Trump's racist poison and defend immigrant and refugee students who are vulnerable to his cruel words and policiAnd in this struggle, teachers have a special obligation and opportunity to take sustained actions that inoculate young people against Trump's racist poison and defend immigrant and refugee students who are vulnerable to his cruel words and policiand opportunity to take sustained actions that inoculate young people against Trump's racist poison and defend immigrant and refugee students who are vulnerable to his cruel words and policiand defend immigrant and refugee students who are vulnerable to his cruel words and policiand refugee students who are vulnerable to his cruel words and policiand policies.

The New Odyssey tells the story of the current crisis in chapters that alternate between a «big picture» overview and a riveting focus on the struggle of one lone immigrant, a Syrian refugee named Hashem al - Souki, who fled his native Damascus in search of a permanent place to resettle with his family.

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.

The people who have left, whether categorized as refugee, immigrant or exile, have all faced the vitriol of xenophobic rhetoric propagated by conservative groups and mentalities.

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.

They sit side - by - side with immigrant skeptics such as Nigel Farage or Jonathan Arnott who champion tighter restrictions on new comers and refugees.

He has defaulted on global climate commitments; appointed CEOs who poison our environment; signed orders attacking immigrants, refugees, and trans people; and provided a national platform for white supremacy.

He has defaulted on global climate commitments; appointed CEOs who poison our environment; signed orders attacking immigrants, refugees, and trans people; and provided a national...

For a refugee or immigrant — and my grandmother, who lived through the Great Depression — the 20/20 rule would seem absurd, as they understand the value of conserving what one has and being ready for anything.

Bernstein explains how decluttering is a very different experience for refugees and immigrants, who have been forced to leave everything behind and start over again elsewhere.

He has defaulted on global climate commitments, appointed CEO's who poison our environment, signed orders attacking immigrants, refugees, and trans people, and provided a national platform for white supremacy.

students worked with The Woman's Fund of Miami - Dade County, a non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of local women and girls; the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a community organization championing the rights of Florida migrant farm workers; the ACLU of Florida; Legal Services of Greater Miami, which provides civil legal services for the poor in Miami - Dade and Monroe County; the Community Justice Project, a nonprofit organization comprised of community lawyers who collaborate with community organizers and low - income communities of color; Catholic Charities Legal Services, which provides immigration services to South Florida's refugee and immigrant community; and Catalyst Miami, an anti-poverty non-profit.

Immigration categories are shown for the three main groups of permanent residents — family class, economic immigrants, and refugees — as well as for «other» immigrants who do not qualify in any of these categories.

«Refugees that are actually employed, their incomes were on a par with economic immigrants, very much contradicting this notion that refugees are coming and acting as a drain for taxpayers and a drain on the Canadian economy,» [Sharry Aiken, who teaches refugee law at Queen's University] said.

The organization was founded by a group of volunteers who came from immigrant and refugee background.

Not recognizing time spent prior to the PR status will have a negative impact particularly on refugees and live - in - caregivers, as well as on immigrants who are accepted under the Canadian experience class.

«Basically, we try to help refugees and immigrants who can't afford to go to a private lawyer and pay the legal fees,» says Marie Kettle, ARIS Settlement Coordinator.

The partnership will put more effort into reaching immigrant, refugee and non-English speaking victims who may face cultural or language barriers that prevent them from seeking help.»

Participants included 81 immigrant and refugee youth aged 12 — 20 years (M age = 15.68; 54.3 % female) who completed self - report questionnaires assessing gang involvement and multiple risk and protective factors.

Tallying up what we know also confirms where our gaps are, and we still have many gaps in relation to understanding violence against those very women who are most vulnerable, including women with disabilities, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) women, women from immigrant and refugee communities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.