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For many immigrants in Gainesville and the U.S, the pressure to assimilate and create a home is overwhelming. The hope for this future, however, begins in an English class.
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A nonprofit refugee outreach organization in Gainesville that helps families settle in the area will stop that aspect of its work as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to slash funding for refugee resettlement.
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Members of Gainesville's immigrant community say they are worried about pre-election state and national anti-immigrant rhetoric despite the city's welcoming attitude toward immigrants.
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Two graduate students from China and a professor who says he is unable to recruit research assistants sued state education officials Monday, trying to stop a new state law.
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HOMESTEAD, Florida (AP) — Snuggling on the sofa across from the Christmas tree, Sol proudly showed off the dog her foster parents gave her for earning all…
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No car is in the house’s driveway, only gravel dampened by rain. The living room is minimalistic, with a white leather couch backed against the wall and…
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Jamileth Sequeida, 31, said she wishes it were easier to be in the U.S.“In here, it is just too hard,” she said. “I just want to go.”Along with her…
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The exhibit "Under the Spell of the Palm Tree: The Rice Collection of Cuban Art," which includes more than 70 works from 54 artists, will continue through Jan. 7.
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Danielle Chanzes, the Florida Immigrant Coalition organizer for north central Florida, said she worries about anyone qualifying as a criminal if proposed…
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TAMPA, Fla. – Who was pretending to be Kelvin Johnson, for more than three decades? Even serving 25 years in a New York prison for murder under what…
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Cuban tree frogs are a native species of Cuba, the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas that came to the United States, more specifically Florida, in the 1920s. This species has had over a century to invade Florida ecosystems and negatively impact both human infrastructure and native species.
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It has been a year since Hakimullah Hamim, an Afghan refugee, arrived in Jacksonville.Adjusting to a new home and a new job as a data analyst for…