immigrating

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It was trying to unravel years of sacrifice that the couple had made since immigrating to the United States from El Salvador.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Yong-ho Kim started working in Radio Korea’s advertising department a month after immigrating to the United States in February 1990, two years before the unrest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Yet, in the late 19th century, the number of Catholics immigrating to the U.S. surged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The family changed their last name after immigrating to the U.S. in 1933.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

We are a family—not perfect, not all the same, some rich, some poor, all kinds of religions and skin colors, some born in America and some immigrating here.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes