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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrant
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The young girl's rescue is another example of migrants making dangerous journeys on boats to reach Europe, CompassCollective's Katja Tempel said.Charna Flam, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Under fire for admitting record numbers of migrants, Trudeau’s government recently slashed the annual total allowed into the country.Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 12 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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These problems would only be magnified in the more complex expatriate tax situation, where intricate rules and additional forms would further challenge the system's capabilities.Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D., Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Many emigrants may be retirees, who don’t have occupational reasons to stay in the high-cost state and may have sizable equity in their homes to pocket for a move to a cheaper location; about 7.5 million of California’s residents today are older than 65.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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On May 21, 1849, C. F. Carl (Charles) Steinhagen, early Texas cabinetmaker and German emigrant, arrived in Galveston from Bremen aboard the Galliott Flora.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 May 2024
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In addition to mounting H-1B denials and a Request for Evidence rate that reached 60%, employers faced many policies during the Trump administration that restricted the ability of employers to hire and retain high-skilled foreign nationals.Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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For many years, Audi was synonymous with foreign luxury and later became the standard ride of the party elite.Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Nisenan, like all of California’s Native peoples, were decimated by the settlers’ campaigns of violence and cultural eradication.Michelle Weber, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Jackson, a firebrand advocate for farmers and western settlers, saw adherence to a gold standard as a way to avoid excessive government power.Kevin Coldiron, Forbes, 29 Nov. 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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An influx of refugees from Lebanon into Syria has further strained the country's systems, already weakened by over a decade of civil conflict.Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Vindman was born in Soviet-era Ukraine to a Jewish family and came to the U.S. as a refugee in 1979.The Hill, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrant. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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