Immigrant Communities

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‘I have never felt more attacked’: Latino Utahns feel the weight of Trump’s immigration policies

Provo Daily Herald 17 Nov 2019

While no ICE raids were carried out in Utah, Horn said the announcement sent widespread panic through the state’s immigrant community ... While most Utahns are supportive of and kind to the Latino community, “there are some people who are not necessarily in favor of immigrants,” said Guzman....

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Bernie Sanders holds rally in East LA as part of his outreach to young Latinos

The Bryan Eagle 17 Nov 2019

And we are sick and tired of the demonization of the immigrant community.” ... “We feel like this current president is attacking our heritage,” he said, “And so when we get a candidate that supports us, that’s behind the immigrant community, that’s behind the Latino community, we return the favor....

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Summit High School Mountain Dreamers group wins Outstanding Youth philanthropy award

Summit Daily 17 Nov 2019

The group, an offshoot of the recently formed Mountain Dreamers, came together at the beginning of the school year hoping to create a more inclusive and welcoming environment for students of color at the high school, in addition to helping to educate the student body about issues surrounding the area’s immigrant community....

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Warren reckless in call to suspend deportations

Bowling Green Daily News 17 Nov 2019

Immigration and Customs Enforcement in his three years in office ... “I believe that what we’re doing right now with Immigration and Customs Enforcement focusing on people who do not pose a threat, that when ICE comes into our communities, takes our neighbors, our friends, our family members, that they do not make this country safer....

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UK’s Labour Party hammering out election platform

Las Vegas Sun 17 Nov 2019

Immigration has been a central issue in the debate over EU membership. While Brexit supporters argue that Britain needs to regain control of its borders to protect jobs and communities, supporters of continued ties with Europe contend that immigrants are essential to the country’s economic health and vitality....

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Bernie Sanders Denounces Obama’s Deportations

Truth Dig 17 Nov 2019

“What I’m going to tell you is in fact what the American people want, and they want to stop this ugly demonization of the immigrant community and the racism that is coming from the White House,” said Sanders ... Immigration reform, said Sanders, is at the ......

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New exhibit explores cultures and traditions of Canary Island descendants in Louisiana

The Advocate 17 Nov 2019

Some 2,500 immigrants established communities in Galveztown, where Bayou Manchac meets the Amite River near Baton Rouge; Valenzuela, near the confluence of Bayou Lafourche and the Mississippi River; Barataria, near Lake Barataria; and La Concepción, now known as St ... Bernard, which put them in touch with people in the community....

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The Jewish calendar: meaningful insights.

The Oneida Daily Dispatch 17 Nov 2019

Across the generations, these special times have offered, and continue to offer, wonderful and meaningful celebrations for individuals, families and communities ... Immigration to Israel has benefited Jewish communities as they embrace variations of Jewish practices....

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Strong, consistent growth a boon for Greeley area, thanks to careful planning

The Tribune Greeley 17 Nov 2019

Bursting is a six-part series exploring the challenges spurred by rapid growth in our communities ... Dean, who owns a marketing and communication firm called Bonnie Dean Associates, knows a thing or two about the community’s growth ... As Greeley grows, so does Weld County and the surrounding communities....

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Global Entrepreneur Week comes to Santa Fe

Albuquerque Journal 17 Nov 2019

“We want everyone in Santa Fe, including our immigrant communities, to have access to the resources and support they need to be successful.” ... Community members will have the chance to meet with the mayor one-on-one ... For more information, contact the LANL Community Partnership Office at 505-665-4500....

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Opinion: Elizabeth Warren can call me whatever she wants: Latina, Hispanic, Latinx.

Pocono Record 17 Nov 2019

Some years back, I sat in the front row of a community event, waiting for a high-ranking ......

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American Kurds take up Syria fight as Erdogan visits Trump

BBC News 17 Nov 2019

That's where Saman Gardy, 37, co-founded the Kurdish Community of Dallas-Fort Worth in the immediate aftermath of the troop pullout ... At 13 years old, Gardy came to the US and joined a growing community of Kurdish refugees immigrating to the Dallas-Fort Worth area ... communities."....

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Incoming Aurora mayor Mike Coffman says job won’t be a launching pad to higher office

Denver Post 17 Nov 2019

“I do want to present an alternative to the Republican Party that a Republican can govern one of the most diverse cities in America by reaching out to immigrant communities,” Coffman said of Aurora, a city in which more than 160 languages are spoken by students in its schools....