Sentences with phrase «said young immigrants»
In a wide - ranging interview with the AP, Trump said young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and now here illegally can «rest easy,» telling the so - called «dreamers» they will not be targets for deportation under his immigration policies.
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In a tweet Friday morning, Trump said he was «considering a VETO» because the proposal did not extend protections for hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants or fully fund his proposed border wall.
That said, I was glad to hear President Trump say he's going to «work something out» for Dreamers — immigrants who were brought to this country at a young age by their parents.
In his post on Friday, Zuckerberg said he remained optimistic about Trump's vague commitment to protecting «Dreamer» immigrants who were brought into the U.S. at a young age from deportation.
Combined with women, he said assisting more young people, Indigenous peoples, recent immigrants and Canadians living with disabilities to enter the job market could help the labour force expand by half a million people.
She said she doesn't want any groups of students or young workers unintentionally left behind by whatever changes the Liberals ultimately decide upon, but suggested that future changes would look to target vulnerable populations like indigenous youth and new immigrants, who have a harder time accessing the job market.
«We spend more than virtually any other country on public investments and job training and skills development, and yet we have unacceptably high levels of unemployment amongst young Canadians, aboriginal Canadians, new immigrants, and persons with disabilities,» he said.
One official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said that Mr. Trump was sympathetic to the plight of the young immigrants, known as Dreamers — many have known life only in the United States and have few connections to the countries of their birth — but had been told by Justice Department lawyers that his predecessor's program would not survive a court challenge.
He said today that Apple will do «everything we can» to encourage Congress to make the bipartisan Dream Act — legislation that would offer a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of young unauthorized immigrants brought to the U.S. as children if they graduated from high school or obtained a GED — permanent.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said he is «encouraged» by President Donald Trump's discussions with Democrats to protect the status of Dreamers, the thousands of young unauthorized immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
When President Donald Trump announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in September, he said he was giving Congress six months to find a legislative solution that would allow the 690,000 young unauthorized immigrants currently protected from deportation under DACA to stay in the country legally.
The threat of a lawsuit from 10 conservative state attorneys general has led to reports that President Donald Trump plans on ending or at least modifying the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, a program that protects children of undocumented immigrants who were brought into this country when they were too young to have a say.
«I hope to inspire young immigrants and entrepreneurs that glory will be achieved,» he says.
A group of senators reached a bipartisan agreement aimed at balancing Democrats» fight to offer citizenship to young «Dreamer» immigrants with Trump's demands for billions to build his coveted border wall with Mexico, lawmakers said.
President Trump demanded in a tweet that any agreement to protect young immigrants from deportation must include his highly touted wall on the Mexican border, saying anything else is «a total waste of time.»
«The challenge for us is to set the record straight regarding Senator Sanders, which I think is something that young people should be concerned about, the fact that their parents and their relatives, especially Latinos and immigrants, have been impacted by the lack of commitment coming out of Senator Sanders throughout the years,» Velázquez said.
House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republicans urged Trump to retain the Obama - era DACA program that protects young undocumented immigrants from deportation, and said they would push legislation to protect them if he doesn't.
Ousted White House strategist Stephen Bannon said he would have advised President Trump to abolish all protections for young undocumented immigrants to avoid the «civil war» — and potential loss of the House next year — he predicts will follow in the GOP.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (KWOH» - moh) and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman say New York will sue over President Donald Trump's decision to end a program protecting young immigrants brought into the country illegally as children.
President Trump demanded in a tweet on Monday that any agreement to protect young immigrants from deportation must include his highly touted wall on the Mexican border, saying anything else...
P resident Trump on Twitter blasted Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, who said the president used the term «s — thole countries,» referring to him as «Dicky» and blaming him for scuttling a deal to help young immigrants.
Sen. Bernie Sanders said if Congress fails to come up with a solution for the young immigrants known as «Dreamers» deporting them would be «one of the ugliest stains» in US history.
Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican, said that party leaders have assured him the Senate will vote in January on bipartisan legislation to protect certain young immigrants from deportation.
Mr Oliver praised European immigrants in August, saying they are much «tougher» workers than the «wet behind the ears» young Brits.
Washington (CNN)-- Supporters of the Senate immigration bill's path to citizenship are blasting comments Iowa Rep. Steve King made last week where he said that for every young undocumented immigrant who is a school valedictorian, 100 more are «hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.»
«I'm a legal immigrant,» said Helen Qiu, a 45 - year - old Manhattan resident born in China, who brought her young son to the event.
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.
«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).
«As the Council begins our Executive Budget hearings on May 6th, we will continue to strongly push for critical investments that will greatly expand employment opportunities for our young people by increasing the number of year round and summer youth jobs, advocating for vital legal services and workforce development skills to support our growing immigrant population and fighting to combat food insecurity in our City,» they said.
«Speaker Mark - Viverito has worked tirelessly securing justice in the courts and prisons, uplifting the voice of young women and immigrant New Yorkers, and delivering crucial victories for vulnerable communities in the last four city budgets,» they said.
«I am deeply disappointed in my colleagues who do not view the empowerment of young people as good public policy,» said State Senator Adriano Espaillat, himself an immigrant from the Dominican Republic.
Gillibrand vowed to work in Congress to pass the DREAM Act to protect the immigrants, saying «we are better than needlessly targeting hardworking young adults to score crass partisan points.»
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«Brooklyn» Much has been said about how relevant the film's immigrant storyline is to modern day political controversies, but at its core the picture beautifully portrays the journey of a young woman into adulthood.
US Born, Living in Mexico and Ineligible for Basic Services The Associated Press, July 18, 2012» «These are children who are kind of stateless in both countries,» said Hirokazu Yoshikawa, academic dean at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and author of Immigrants Raising Citizens: Undocumented Parents and Their Young Children.»
Technology, Barwin says, is one area in which the younger principals have the advantage, calling them «technology natives» and herself a «technology immigrant.»
2 years in, Dreamers still waiting for reform The Arizona Daily Star, 7/3/14 The program has allowed young immigrants to more meaningfully participate in their communities and contribute to the U.S. economy, said [Assistant Professor] Roberto Gonzales, an assistant professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and one of the authors of the study.
Even qualifying for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — which gives young immigrants relief from deportation and the opportunity to work legally — they still face an uphill battle, said Roberto Gonzales, assistant professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
The program has allowed young immigrants to more meaningfully participate in their communities and contribute to the U.S. economy, said Roberto Gonzales, an assistant professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and one of the authors of the study.
«Dreamer» Shares Her Drive with Other Immigrant Students Arizona Daily Star, 8/29/15 «Even qualifying for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — which gives young immigrants relief from deportation and the opportunity to work legally — they still face an uphill battle, said Roberto Gonzales, assistant professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.»
When he was young, he didn't care about always doing the right thing, or growing up in Philadelphia to immigrant parents and trying to live up to their expectations,» Chabon said.
«A lot of new immigrants come to the GTA,» he says, «and a lot of investors are banking on renting these condos out to young couples or new immigrants.»
«As a young Chinese art student and immigrant to America, Katherine Choy quickly assumed the technical and aesthetic influences of two of the most accomplished ceramic artists of the previous decade in California, Carlton Ball and Anthony Prieto,» says American ceramics expert Ronald Kuchta.
NEW YORK — Immigrants and their children will account for two - thirds of U.S. population growth from 1995 to 2050, says a new study from the business consultant Ernst & Young.
It may have something to do with the higher home prices, younger average age, or perhaps the family - reliant nature of some immigrant culture, 21 % of urban homebuyers say they plan to seek financial help from family for their down payment.