Sentences with phrase «most immigrants came»

A century ago, most immigrants came from Europe.

Not exact matches

John Helliwell, a University of British Columbia economist who co-edited the report, told The Washington Post that the most surprising finding researchers came across was «the extent to which happiness of immigrants matches the locally born population.»

Demographically, Argentina feels familiar to Americans — most Argentines descend from European immigrants who came during the late 19th and early 20th centuries — and its capital city could easily be mistaken for Paris or Madrid.

In fact, seven of the 10 most valuable brands in the world come from American companies founded by immigrants or their children, including Apple, Google, AT&T, GE, IBM and McDonald's.

Rising prices for assets seem to make most people better off, unless they are renters, or ethnic minorities, or immigrants, or come from large families and don't inherit a home of their own, or get sick and need to pay for medical care, or get fired, or get their pension fund ripped off or otherwise fall outside what most people think of as the bell - shaped curve of good fortune.

Following the national trend, most of these immigrants came from India (288,085), China (235,725), Pakistan (130,740), and the Philippines (126,170).

Trump, a Republican who took office on Jan. 20, has promised a crackdown on the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States, most of whom come from Mexico and other Latin American countries.

But, she pointed out, most immigrant entrepreneurs — Google's co-founder, Sergey Brin, included — come in on other visas.

The President's plan would broaden the eligibility requirements of a current policy that grants deferred action to immigrants who came into the country illegally as children (expanding it to reach about 300,000 new individuals), and, most significantly, would also give the same protection to immigrant parents who have children born in the U.S..

Most of these so - called «Palestinians» are actually immigrants who came there, mostly from Syria, for the express purpose of jihading against Jews.

Since the early 20th century, most of the Mexican immigrants to Chicago came from the country's central and southern states, bringing with them the meaty braises and stews of Jalisco (most famously pozole), fiery salsa de molcajete from Guerrero, and golden - fried pork carnitas and fresh - juice paletas from Michoacán.

Being fortunate to have lived in both countries that attract the most immigrants across the globe, I've come to realize how patriotic we all are.

One of Trump's seemingly most unpopular moves came this week when Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the Obama - era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program will shut down in six months to give Congress time to find a legislative solution for the immigrants.

«Many immigrants, as they come into the entry level positions, they take some of the most dangerous jobs,» Cuomo said.

Perez Williams, who comes from a family of Mexican immigrants, is one of the four remaining candidates in a race for mayor that, for most of the year, was

Perez Williams, who comes from a family of Mexican immigrants, is one of the four remaining candidates in a race for mayor that, for most of the year, was primarily dominated by white men.

«Most of the immigrants that are coming here are legal,» said Poloncarz.

When it comes to the DREAM Act, a long - sought measure aimed at providing tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants, most New Yorkers oppose it: 45 percent to 52 percent.

Peter Kellner: most of us want far less immigration — but when asked about the immigrants we have come to know, our hostility starts... (Comments: 479)

He said turning down the job was the «second most difficult thing I have ever done in my life,» noting the first was his decision to leave his native Portugal at the age of 17 as an undocumented immigrant to come to the United States.

«But most of the pressure is coming from overstayers and other types of illegal immigrants.

The most recent nod came early Friday, when Make the Road Action — a grass - roots immigrant rights group that receives ample funding from labor — said it would back Ms. Nixon because of «her strong progressive platform and her commitment to passing and implementing the full protections and supports that our communities need and deserve.»

Being Italian - American means overcoming the prejudice and discrimination that most immigrants have faced (as well as those that continue to face these issues) when they came to our shores in the early part of the last century.

Unraveling a Mystery Scholars have come up with many hypotheses to explain the general immigrant advantage, and most of these ideas simultaneously attempt to account for the more specific Hispanic paradox as well.

Many ethnic minorities are coming to Canada, and most of the population is second and third generation immigrants.

Yet most of us «digital immigrants» — those who came to computers and digitaltechnology later in our lives — never even knowit.

The policy issue that concerned students the most was the Trump administration's statements about immigration, including the deportation of undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children and are known as «dreamers.»

Where I come from, most students are Hispanic or first generation immigrants.

Anyone looking for more perspective on the Nigerian immigrant path should pick up Adichie's most recent novel, Americanah, which comes out in paperback next month — its heroine, Ifemelu, goes from cash - strapped immigrant student to an acclaimed academic.

In the last five years, most of the new permanent residents came from Asia and the Middle East, although a large proportion of new immigrants also came from Africa, the Caribbean, as well as Central and South America.

The story of the original village of Kai Bae goes that although a few Thai fishermen lived around the island, most of the current population of the island are descended from immigrants who came to Koh Chang by boat from southern China.

The project, funded by the Queens Museum of Art and a nonprofit arts group called Creative Time, also involved opening a storefront in New York where Bruguera wanted to hold arts workshops for immigrants, but found that most of the people who came to the store were interested in learning English or needed help finding employment or legal aid.

Support also comes from foundations such as the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, nonprofit arts organizations such as Creative Time, and some museums, most notably the Queens Museum of Art, New York, which commissions projects by social practice artists who work with immigrants.

It will concentrate on two high risk populations: those immigrants with removal orders against them and DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients — undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children and have spent most of their lives here.»

She knows the sector and network building well, coming most recently from the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council connecting over 100 professional immigrant networks, community agencies and other stakeholders in the immigrant employment lImmigrant Employment Council connecting over 100 professional immigrant networks, community agencies and other stakeholders in the immigrant employment limmigrant networks, community agencies and other stakeholders in the immigrant employment limmigrant employment landscape.

I have stated it before in my columns — immigrants to Canada are coming here for a better life but a better life means home ownership, a fact that is denied to them in most of the world.