as in immigrants
one that leaves one place to settle in another
most out-migrants cited the state's high cost of living as their main reason for leaving
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The disagreement started last year, when lawmakers passed legislation to strip certain public benefits from some immigrants, including soup kitchens, prenatal care and food assistance for a minor child.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Apr. 2026 -
The last is a source of national pride in Peru, and one of the most recognizable expressions of how Andean ingredients melded with Cantonese stir-fry techniques introduced by the country’s Chinese immigrants.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The administration is stripping legal protections from migrants and expanding local law enforcement cooperation, incorporating immigration checks into routine traffic stops and jail procedures.—
Rebecca Santana,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Malians are already among the top three nationalities arriving on Spain’s Canary Islands, a key transit point for African migrants travelling to Europe, according to the European border agency Frontex.—
Ulf Laessing,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Local history is also reflected in the design, with a Navy pilot (representing the former Naval Air Station Glenview); a member of the Kennicott family, the early settlers of The Grove; the Glenview Farmer’s Market; and a child riding in the 4th of July bike parade featured.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Attacks by extremist settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank have surged since the brutal Hamas attacks on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, with.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Those include sites like Bonneville Point – where emigrants got their first glimpse of the Boise River Valley and trail ruts can be seen – and Three Island Crossing State Park, named for the most crucial and challenging river crossing in the state.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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At least one of Mellone’s cases had been rejected in lower courts before the new law, hinging partially on rulings that Italian emigrants who took on another citizenship before having children cannot pass on Italian citizenship.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Palestinian Arabs born in territory that became Israel in 1948 and their descendants, including those who are stateless refugees, do not have a legal path to immigrate, which is one of the central unresolved issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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We also are deeply troubled by the cancellation of the $11 million grant to Catholic Charities of Miami, which played a very important part with the resettlement of Syrian and Afghan refugees in Miami and elsewhere.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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