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Immigrants needed to help US fight virus

Immigrants needed to help US fight virus

We are doctors — cardiologists, orthodontists, pediatricians, pathologists. Though our areas of medical expertise differ, we have something important in common.
We are all immigrants. We are also Americans, and we are fighting alongside our native-born colleagues on the front lines to counter the n
ovel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. We give because we want what’s best for our country — especially during the time of this pandemic.
My family’s immigration story began when my uncle immigrated to the United States from India in the 1960s. He sponsored me at the age of 11, with my sister and brother joining later. I was fortunate to immigrate as a child with a green card. Others wait decades, unable to attain status or contribute fully to this country.

COMMITTEE OF AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS SUPPORT HERB WESSON JR, FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERVISOR

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The Committee of African Friends for Herb Wesson Jr., made of African immigrants from several African countries strongly supports the candidacy of Herb Wesson Jr. for Los Angeles County Supervisor.

As stakeholders in African business and the immigrant community in Southern California, we are rallying efforts to support the current President of Los Angeles City, Herb Wesson Jr, in his 2020 candidacy for the office of Los Angeles County 2nd District Board of Supervisor.

Architecture dean Monica Ponce de Leon named ‘Great Immigrant’ for contributions to American society

Architecture dean Monica Ponce de Leon named ‘Great Immigrant’ for contributions to American society

Ponce de León has served as dean of the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor since 2008, where she is also the Eliel Saarinen Collegiate Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning. Before her appointment at the University of Michigan, Ponce de León was a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where she served on the faculty for 12 years.

UCSD Report Touts Benefits of Immigration to San Diego

Judge overturns Trump border rule requiring immigrants to first claim asylum in another country

More than one-third of essential workers in the health and agriculture sectors of the city of San Diego are immigrants providing critical services to residents and businesses, according to a newly published report.
The analysis, released Monday by the U.S. Immigration Policy Center at UC San Diego, was developed with the goal of providing insight into local foreign-born populations and their contributions to the area’s workforce, economy and overall diversity, according to the La Jolla university and city officials.

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