Sentences with phrase «strong immigrant communities»

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The immigrant community is strong and alive.

Crosland Moor and Netherton, where Labour have two of the three councillors, features working class communities with a strong immigrant presence.

After stepping in to fill Thompson's shoes, Gonzalez identified himself as a strong advocate for immigrant communities.

Speaker Quinn's actions are a strong and confident indication that our great city will not stand for collaborations between agencies that target immigrant communities.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

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.»

«We look forward to continuing to work with the Governor to protect and improve the immigrant community's relationship with local law enforcement in order to create a stronger and safer New York.»

Because Governor Andrew Cuomo has been very eager to find ways to help improve the conditions of New York's immigrants, I believe by implementing a similar ID Program throughout the entire State of New York would be a strong indication of how much he truly cares not only for our immigrant community, but for the whole New York State.

Community colleges are also equipped to provide English language training for immigrant and refugee students, so they are a good starting point for strong students with weak skills in spoken and written English.

Lisa DeCamp, M.D., M.S.P.H., assistant professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the study's senior author, noted that although parental surveys of this kind have weaknesses in terms of parent responses reflecting the breadth of traumas children may be exposed to, the findings, published in the Oct. issue of the journal Pediatrics, offer new insight into potentially higher childhood resiliency among immigrant families supported by strong community networks and a strong sense of cultural identity.

Kerby Jean - Raymond, founder and designer of Pyer Moss: «Trump being elected just exposed how many people in this country have a strong disdain for the advancement of women, people of color, immigrants, Muslims, and the LGBTQ community.

There is no better cure for the social ills of our community and no better process for the education of an immigrant class than providing a great teacher, a core curriculum, a disciplined school culture, and strong accountability.

The report offers a number of concrete solutions for building stronger and more meaningful partnerships between schools, immigrant parents, and community leaders....

Our work with families, strong partnerships with leaders and service providers in immigrant communities, and expertise on legal rights and entitlements place us at the forefront of efforts to improve educational opportunities for these students.

Strong school leaders who value understanding immigrant students, who use data to measure progress, and who engage the community broadly are essential.

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.

What's more, the U.S. already has a large immigrant population, and history teaches us that strong public schools are a key avenue for all members of our communities to be able to attain higher levels of education and go on to work in well - compensated and satisfying jobs.

This list rewards communities that already have a strong immigrant population, employment opportunities, reasonable rental rates and apartment vacancies, considerations for any person looking to call Canada home.

During the session, Dr. Alexis Tam, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government elaborated the city's historic and cultural roots, which can make a strong tie that connects Macao with peoples of different regions around the world, with more friendly visits, exchanges and cooperation based on Macao's diverse cultural gems, such as cultural heritage, religion, Macanese community, returned overseas Chinese and immigrants as well as historic connections with Portugal.

In 1938 Neel's strong social conscience and left - wing ideals led her to move from Greenwich Village to Spanish Harlem where she painted portraits of the city's immigrant community.

The son of Armenian immigrants, Lou Vahan Bozigian, Coldwell Banker Bozigian Realty, Lancaster, Calif., never lost sight of one of the fundamental responsibilities of American citizenship: to build strong communities.