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Nine of the 11 starters in France’s win over Morocco either immigrated to France or are the children of immigrants from Madagascar, Lebanon, French Guiana and Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau and elsewhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
By 2024, some 40% of residents aged 15 to 24 were either migrants or had parents who immigrated to Germany, according to government data—for those under 15, the proportion was 43%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
A young Alan didn’t have a close relationship with his father, who had immigrated as Haim Grunspann to Ellis Island in 1906 at age 4.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Henry Roth was born in a Galician shtetl in what is now Ukraine, and immigrated to the U.S. as an infant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
“And he and your mother immigrated here, correct? What country did they come from? When was that?”
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
