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one that leaves one place to settle in another
America was founded by immigrants and they have been its lifeblood ever since
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Recent Examples of immigrant
Steve Liesman, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
President-elect Donald Trump, who has endorsed Fine for Congress, is calling for a massive deportation of undocumented immigrants, including their children who were born in the United States.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
The following year, 2008, state legislators approved a law that said undocumented immigrants could not get driver's licenses.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
While Trump has also suggested that international students who graduate from US institutions be given green cards, his plans have focused far more on removing undocumented immigrants than welcoming new Americans.
—Akansha Singh, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Majorities of Americans also support cutting individual taxes, increasing deportation of undocumented immigrants, reducing the size of government, drilling for more oil on federal lands and cutting taxes and regulation for business.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
President-elect Donald Trump, who has endorsed Fine for Congress, is calling for a massive deportation of undocumented immigrants, including their children who were born in the United States.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
The following year, 2008, state legislators approved a law that said undocumented immigrants could not get driver's licenses.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
While Trump has also suggested that international students who graduate from US institutions be given green cards, his plans have focused far more on removing undocumented immigrants than welcoming new Americans.
—Akansha Singh, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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The dummy representing an undocumented migrant in the video was seen tied to a chair with their hands duct taped behind their back.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The United States historically has expelled the majority of migrants without legal status to Mexico and other Central American countries.Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
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Unsurprisingly, the proposal has been met with enthusiasm from expatriate advocacy groups, who see it as a long-overdue step toward fairer tax treatment.Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D., Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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These additional layers of reporting are designed to prevent tax evasion but make expatriate tax filings far more complicated than those of domestic filers.Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D., Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Israel's population includes many emigrants from Central Asia, most of whom arrived after the fall of the Soviet Union.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Landed during the rainy season in a swamp, the emigrants found neither fresh water nor waterproof dwellings awaiting them, though they were shortly regaled with a supply of skates!Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
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Like other foreign carmakers, Honda and Nissan have lost ground in the world's biggest market China to BYD and other domestic makers of electric and hybrid cars loaded with innovative software.Kantaro Komiya, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
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Biden also objected to other language in the bill prohibiting the use of money earmarked to transfer detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to some foreign countries and into the United States.Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Her family's land was seized by Israeli settlers at the end of July.Britt Clennett, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Huckabee has advocated for Israel to annex parts of the West Bank, which Israel occupied in 1967, and has backed Israeli settlers in the territory.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Another prominent conspiracy theory that’s re-appeared is Project Blue Beam, a decades-old conspiracy that the government will use deceptive tactics—like faking an alien invasion—to dominate society.Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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One of the more outlandish explanations is the , which claims that global elites plan to stage a fake alien invasion.Joe Edwards, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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The nonprofit has seen more Spanish-speaking guests, including refugees from Venezuela.Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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Connecting over meals From dining alongside refugee neighbors to supporting in-house immigrant chefs, here are four U.S. opportunities to connect with other cultures—and, in some cases, each other—over meals.Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrant. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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