immigrant
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He has been contacted a few days earlier by a new customer, a recent immigrant from Pakistan.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
An immigrant from Colombia, he works as a civil engineer specializing in bridge construction, and was deemed to “perform services of exceptional merit and ability” by the federal government.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
Some have advocated for a lower-skilled immigrant worker visa program.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
As an immigrant herself — she was born in India and came to the U.S. as a child — this would not be unexpected.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
Historian Oscar Handlin wrote, “Once I thought to write a history of the immigrant in America...then I discovered that the immigrants were American history.”
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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