immigrant
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Protecting immigrant communities was the third-most cited concern, with 21%, followed by balancing the city budget at 17%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Among the crowds were "French citizens of immigrant backgrounds", political scientist Pascal Perrineau told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
“The looting drew attention to a segment of the population—specifically young people from certain neighborhoods, some of whom are from immigrant backgrounds,” said Zulfikarpasic, the pollster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
But such policies would be anathema to Frenchmen young and old, immigrant and indigenous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
There was no military history in my family, but for them, as for many immigrant families, American heroes—and the schools they attended—carried a certain cachet.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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My husband’s parents are first-generation immigrants, impossibly proud of their son, satisfied in their ability to give him what they didn’t have: a financial leg up, the gift of stability.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Born to Jewish Moroccan immigrants, Eisenkot grew up in the working-class Red Sea city of Eilat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Beyond the glitz and glamour, Daniel Besharat, whose family owns City Spa, says the bathhouse has always been home to a wide range of immigrants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Born in Chicago and raised in Manhattan, Koenig was the child of Lithuanian immigrants.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
They grew up around the noise of new construction and immigrants arriving from across the world.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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