Sentences with phrase «largest immigrant group»

Over 176,000 German - born soldiers volunteered to fight for the Union during the Civil War, the largest immigrant group to participate.

Are our schools serving Latinos, the largest immigrant group of our time, as well as — or better than — our schools served immigrants in the past?

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Over the past two decades, the Hispanic population has become the nation's largest immigrant group and has accounted for 56 percent of total U.S. population growth.

Such missteps are inexcusable for a country that now counts ethnic Chinese as its largest immigrant group and China as its fastest - growing trading partner.

Ethnically oriented specialty centers, which offer groceries, home decor, food, and even clothing for one large immigrant group, can turn an otherwise ordinary center into a local or even regional destination, says Grossman.

Not exact matches

The following four facts explore the story behind the largest group of immigrants to Canada: Asia Pacific immigrants.

China has surpassed the UK as New Zealand's largest group of immigrants for the first time, according to New Zealand's... Continua a leggere >

A recent study of Hispanic churches revealed a consistent pattern among this group (the largest of America's minority groups, one continually replenished by immigrants): Hispanics, whether Catholic or Protestant, tend to be conservative on issues of sexual morality but liberal on issues of the economy and minority rights.

El Salvador — one of the most Protestant countries in Latin America — represents the largest group of Latin American immigrants to the US outside of heavily Catholic Mexico.

The myth about Indian's food habits owes a lot to the Gujaratis, the largest group of Indian immigrants in North America and Britain.

The inherent diversity of any large immigrant population makes some degree of integration almost inevitable, as large and diverse groups can't maintain overall ethnic unity outside the mainstream of the host country's society.

The groups noted that for more than 20 years, broken windows enforcement — which targets smaller crimes to stave off larger ones — has disproportionately affected the poor and homeless and minorities, street vendors, subway performers, young people and LGBTQ and immigrant New Yorkers.

The son of an immigrant fieldworker who went on to become the youngest mayor of Santa Maria, Maldonado has long been considered the Republicans» best chance to reach out to the state's growing Latino population, which is projected to become the state's largest «race or ethnic group» in March.

The bill was also denounced by Hector Lopez, the president of the Westchester Hispanic Law Enforcement Association, the county's largest law enforcement group representing Hispanic officers, and County Attorney Robert Meehan, who first raised concerns about the law establishing a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants living in the county.

The hearing drew a large audience outside of the usual good government advocates, including tenant and community preservation groups, immigrant advocacy organizations, NYCHA residents, current City Council candidates, and women's groups.

Huntington's central concern is that 35 years of heavy migration has established a large Hispanic population in the United States that is substantially different from earlier immigrant groups.

By Francisco Ramos, Andrés Castro Samayoa, Alice Ginsberg, and Marybeth Gasman In 2010 Asian immigrants surpassed Latinos as the largest group of newly arrived migrants to the United States Recently arrived Asian immigrants are, on average, more satisfied than the general public with their lives, finances and the direction of the country, and they place -LSB-...]

In fact, between 1840 and 1880 Germans were the largest group of immigrants, boosted by the «Forty - Eighters» - a wave of political refugees leaving the German confederacy either because they were on the government's wanted list or simply because they were disappointed by the failure of the 1848 uprisings to bring about political change and wanted to start afresh in a new country.

Indeed, federal research finds that human - induced climate change «will have the largest health impact on vulnerable populations including... some communities of color, limited English proficiency and immigrant groups, Indigenous peoples,» and others.

We provide strategic assistance and support for grassroots and larger immigrant rights advocacy groups on criminal immigration and immigration enforcement issues.

The release showed a similar trend for two groups: the largest overall increase in the Indigenous population was in western Canada over the last decade, while the share of recent immigrants to the Prairies more than doubled over the last 15 years.

AAPI are projected to more than double their population by 2050, and China and India have replaced Mexico as the largest source of immigrants to the U.S. Because of this, many AAPI advocacy groups feel it's time to begin disaggregating AAPI data so policymakers, business leaders and academics have the information needed to understand the issues affecting this dynamic community.