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…- ond class citizenship.” Currently, Mexicans and Arabs are two of the city’s most notable immigrant groups, though both communities have been immi- grating to Detroit for hundreds of years Arab…

… immigration to Michi- gan, which first began in 1898, has steadily increased in recent years, according to Sally Howell, assis- tant professor of history and Arab American Studies at the Univer- sity…

… Greek Orthodox and Maronite Catholic churches, which were all built by Syrian-Lebanese migrants. Howell said while many of the earlier immigrants came seeking economic opportunity, the Arab…

… Palestinian populations to grow in the city, Howell said. A decade later, in the 1960s, the Arab-Israeli War and a war in Lebanon brought many refugees to Detroit. Howell said people emigrated from Arab…

… countries like Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, Jor- dan and Syria. Between 2000 and 2010, Arab immigration increased by 35 per- cent, which means the population overall is still majority immi- grant, Howell…

… said. Yet, she said it is important to remember that the Arab community is an integral and integrated part of southeast Michigan, with the first immi- grants having helped build the auto industry…

… and the city itself, while second- and third- gen- eration Arab Americans are dis- persed throughout the economy. Adam Thibodeau, staffer at Congress Communities of South- west Detroit, a…

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… Francesca Kielb Regent Kathy White, local judge featured at annual Student Veterans Benefit By TANAZ AHMED Daily Staff Reporter Dressed in their finest, residents from across Washtenaw County gath…

…- ered in the Michigan Union Ballroom for the sixth annual Student Veterans Benefit Dinner on Friday. The gala and silent auction was hosted by the University’s chapter of the Student Veterans of…

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… surrounding the importance of idleness. Though some University students are busy working full-time jobs out of financial neces- sity, others choose being busy as a way to set themselves apart from the…

… from all over the world, including the world’s second-largest Arab and Muslim population outside of the Middle East (after Paris) and a growing Latino community. Refu- gee children from Central…

… each attack. The student movement at the University has won recently impor- tant victories for immigrant stu- dents — in-state tuition and a small scholarship pilot program that allotted $450…

…,000 for undocument- ed undergraduate students for the 2014-2015 year. But the conditions for undocumented immigrant and international students are still far from equal. The University must increase the…

… number of undocu- mented students. The University of California, Berkeley has taken important steps to open access and support for undocumented students by creating an undocumented student center to…

… provide financial aid, free legal aid and cover the legal filing fees to apply for DACA. Since the creation of the program, the numbers of undocu- mented students at UC Berkeley has doubled. The…

… University should fol- low Berkeley’s example. The schol- arship for undocumented students must be increased, expanded to include graduate students, and publi- cized to prospective students. Over- all, the…

… University must guarantee the continuation of the program. Both educational access and the safety of immigrant students must be a priority for the University. This means the University must publicly…