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Immigration to Israel could spike due to the coronavirus pandemic

The Jerusalem Post 09 Jul 2020

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel could see a sharp increase in immigration over the next few years spurred on by the coronavirus crisis, two groups involved with arranging immigration to the country claim ... Israel normally absorbs about 30,000 immigrants per year, according to Haaretz ... Last year, 750 Brazilian families started the immigration process....

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New regulations on international student visas affects OU students

The Norman Transcript 09 Jul 2020

U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Monday that international students will have 10 days from when their university ... Immigration and Customs Enforcement presents an array of anxieties and uncertainties, now most acutely for our international student community....

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Unauthorized immigrants are the forgotten heroes. So treat them as such | Editorial

NJ dot com 09 Jul 2020

Here’s a little-known fact about the 460,000 undocumented immigrants in our state ... Asked about the governor’s plan to assist this overlooked population, a spokesperson pointed to a rental assistance program from the Department of Community Affairs, which provides up to six months of help and is open to undocumented immigrants....

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Virus Outbreak Italy Bangladesh

Commercial News 09 Jul 2020

Members of the Bangladeshi immigrant community ......

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Donald Trump claims improved ties as he hosts Mexico’s president

Belfast Telegraph 09 Jul 2020

Despite the verbal backslapping in the Rose Garden, thorny issues, from immigration to investment, remain ... “Latino communities, immigrants, and the American people deserve a president with the empathy and experience to lead us forward, not a demagogue who cheers on bigotry from the White House,” Mr Perez said, urging voters to elect Mr Biden....

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Joint Biden-Sanders task forces unveil progressive platform after months of negotiations

CNN 09 Jul 2020

The task forces drafted a joint approach to climate change, criminal justice, the economy, education, health care and immigration ... The proposal also calls for tuition-free community college for all students, including those in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration program ... Immigration....

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International art students may be forced to leave the US under Trump's new ICE policy ...

The Art Newspaper 09 Jul 2020

International students whose universities have implemented online-only courses for the forthcoming autumn semester due to the coronavirus pandemic will be forced to leave the US or risk violating their visa status, according to a rule published by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week....

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Harvard, MIT sue Trump administration over student visa row

Sify 09 Jul 2020

Under the new decision, international students enrolled in programs that have shifted online for the Fall in order to protect the health of campus communities during the COVID-19 crisis 'may face immigration consequences including, but not limited to, the initiation of removal proceedings'....

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Mexico's president uses US visit to tout ties with Trump

The Hill 09 Jul 2020

López Obrador, who campaigned as a leftist man of the people, rankled some in the Mexican American community, particularly as Mexican immigrants in the United States provide one of the biggest sources of cash to the Mexican economy in the form of monthly remittances....

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Trump forgoes insults of past, calls Mexico cherished friend

The Crescent News 09 Jul 2020

Despite the verbal backslapping in the Rose Garden, thorny issues — from immigration to investment — remain ... “Latino communities, immigrants, and the American people deserve a president with the empathy and experience to lead us forward, not a demagogue who cheers on bigotry from the White House,” Perez said, urging voters to elect Biden....

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International students face deportation, visa denial as universities switch to online models

Corvallis Gazette-Times 09 Jul 2020

The executive director of Causa, an Oregon immigrant rights group based in Salem, said in an ... “The Trump administration is leveraging the pandemic and the difficult circumstances facing universities to harm international students and immigrant communities,” said Adriana Miranda....

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Harvard and MIT fight for their foreign students as US introduce new visa rules

Deccan Chronicle 09 Jul 2020

Under the new decision, international students enrolled in programs that have shifted online for the Fall in order to protect the health of campus communities during the COVID-19 crisis �may face immigration consequences including, but not limited to, the initiation of removal proceedings.�....

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We immigrants owe a great debt to the African American struggle for equality

The Washington Post 09 Jul 2020

When members of an unwelcome immigrant community watch African Americans take to the streets, we see the wheels of American democracy turning before our eyes ... ....