From sea to shining sea, the greatness of the United States of America has been seen in gleaming alabaster cities, purple mountain majesties, fruited plains, and waves of grain for over two centuries. The sacrifices of everyday heroes, whose engraved names mark monuments and tombstones, have enriched the greatness of this nation since before the…
From the Land of Oz: An Aussie-Born U.S. Citizen Explains Why It’s Important to Teach Kids to Love Their Country
Quad Vows to Stand Up for Freedom and Democracy; 2020 Census: Major Miscounts in 14 States | NTD
Quad leaders vow to stand together for a free and open Indo-Pacific. President Joe Biden says it’s about democracy versus autocracy. Drownings and heat-related deaths are on the rise among illegal immigrants. Increasing numbers are venturing through harsh conditions to reach the United States. A recent report reveals that 14 states had significant miscounts in…
How Industrious Irish Immigrants Overcame Prejudice to Achieve the American Dream
When American poet Emma Lazarus wrote the iconic words that would be inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty—“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses”—she certainly had the Irish in mind. The Irish immigrants that arrived on America’s shores in the mid-19th century came with nothing more than the shirts on…
Authorities: Carbon Monoxide Caused Deaths of 7 in Minnesota
MOORHEAD, Minn.—Seven members of an immigrant family from Honduras whose bodies were found inside a Minnesota home last weekend died of apparently accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities said Wednesday. Relatives of the family discovered the victims Saturday night in a home in south Moorhead when they went to check on them after not hearing from…
UK Home Office Tells Councils to Find Accommodation for Channel Crossing Children
The British Home Office is to write to councils urging them to take children who have arrived illegally in the UK without any parents or guardians. A voluntary scheme is now going to be compulsory, meaning youngsters being looked after by authorities on England’s south coast will be moved to other parts of the country….
Michelle Wu, Daughter of Taiwanese Immigrants, Elected as Boston Mayor
Voters in Boston elected City Councilor Michelle Wu, a 36-year-old Democrat and the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, to be their mayor on Tuesday. Wu defeated fellow Democratic City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George, a self-described first-generation Arab-Polish American who was born and raised in Boston. Essaibi George’s father was a Muslim immigrant from Tunisia and her mother, a Catholic, immigrated…
Progressive Democrat Michelle Wu Elected as Boston Mayor
Voters in Boston elected City Councilor Michelle Wu, a 36-year-old Democrat and the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, to be their mayor on Tuesday. Wu defeated fellow Democratic City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George, a self-described first-generation Arab-Polish American who was born and raised in Boston. Wu’s campaign focused on progressive policies such as policing reforms, rent control, and a city-level…
California Governor Signs Legislation Eliminating ‘Exploitative’ Piece Rate for Garment Industry Workers
September 28, 2021
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California has become the first U.S. state to eliminate paying garment workers by the piece or unit, and will instead pay them by the hour. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed Senate Bill 62, also known as the Garment Worker Protection Act, which creates new “nation-leading” policies that will end the practice that has prevented thousands of workers in…
New Bill Would Provide Pathway to Citizenship to 200,000 Children of Legal Non-Immigrant Workers
A bill introduced Tuesday by Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) would provide a pathway to citizenship to “Documented Dreamers,” or children of long-term non-immigrant visa holders legally residing in the United States. The bill, dubbed “America’s Children Act,” would affect an estimated 200,000 children and young adults living in the United States…
Channel Crossings Surge as Smugglers Take Advantage of UK Heatwave
Boats ferrying immigrants across the English Channel have once again risen towards record numbers, as traffickers take advantage of the heatwave currently embracing the UK. Eye witnesses reported boats continuing to arriving in Dover on Tuesday, the day after some 750 arrived in small boats from France, according to PA estimates. If confirmed, that would…
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