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Some of the most important American industries and ideas stem from people born outside the United States. Immigrants have had major influence on daily life in the United States, from how Americans search the internet and use their phones to the clothes they wear and the buildings in which they live.

Some of the most important roles in American life have been filled by people born outside the United States. Immigrants have served in the military since the Civil War. Some immigrants have made fortunes and given them away—to create libraries, fund after-school programs, and protect citizens’ civil rights. Others have held political office or served our nation as ambassadors or—literally—rocket scientists.

Some of the most important changes in American culture have been driven by people born outside the United States. Immigrants may come as refugees, as workers, or as students. They may come as children or as adults. Once here, many speak out for the rights of others or try to build a better country by working within the government. Here are 25 immigrants who have made a difference by taking a stand.

An immigrant stands at the edge of an unfamiliar land with nothing but faith, memory, and an unbreakable will. Courage, Tears, and The Glory is a powerful literary journey through sacrifice, identity, and perseverance. Set against the emotional landscape of displacement and hope, this story follows a man who refuses to surrender to the winds of adversity. This is not just a story of immigration. It is a story of dignity. Of faith under pressure. Of a man who rises—not because life was easy, but because he chose to endure.

For all of the West's failings—terrible food, cold weather and questionable politicians with funny hair to name a few—it has its upsides. Konstantin would know. Growing up in the Soviet Union, he experienced first-hand the horrors of a socialist paradise gone wrong, having lived in extreme poverty with little access to even the most basic of necessities. It wasn't until he moved to the UK that Kisin found himself thriving in an open and tolerant society, receiving countless opportunities he would never have had otherwise.

The Strange Death of Europe is a highly personal account of a continent and culture caught in the act of suicide. Declining birth rates, mass immigration, and cultivated self-distrust and self-hatred have come together to make Europeans unable to argue for themselves and incapable of resisting their own comprehensive alteration as a society and an eventual end.

She left her loving family behind, her friends and her whole life, to be with the man she adored. She was also desperate to escape her horrific childhood memories and abuse, in search of a secure and happy life. But nothing could have prepared her for what was to come …

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Every day, ICE is arresting hundreds of illegal immigrants with a criminal record. They didn’t just come here. They were sent here. Our debates about immigration revolve around what happens with immigrants once they arrive. We need to start talking about...

The history of the United States has been shaped by immigration. Historians Carl J. Bon Tempo and Hasia R. Diner provide a sweeping historical narrative told through the lives and words of the quite ordinary people who did nothing less than make the nation.

This is a love story of great beauty and great tenderness, the kind of love story that entangles the listener in the lives of the characters, so that after the story is over, one continues to live with those characters. And fortunately, the listener will not have to say farewell to these characters, since it is the first in a series that will tell the story of three Californian families over the course of the 20th century.

When Jose is fifteen he watches the cartel leader massacre his family, then they slash his throat and leave him for dead. When he survives, the leader continues searching for him and two years after the attack Jose escapes across the U.S. border, where he starts his own American family.

The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice The incredible saga of the German-Jewish immigrants—with now familiar names like Goldman and Sachs, Kuhn and Loeb, Warburg and Schiff, Lehman and Seligman—who profoundly influenced the rise of modern finance (and so much more), from the New...

As a nation, we hold an unyielding commitment to promoting safety and nurturing a brighter, more optimistic future. We can fully realize this endeavor within the bounds of our great nation, the United States of America. As a unified community, we must collaborate to ensure that our country remains a land of opportunity and freedom for all individuals, regardless of their origins.

Acclaimed performance poet and novelist Benjamin Zephaniah's honest, wry and poignant story of a young refugee left in London is of even more power and pertinence today than when it was first published. Life is not safe for Alem. His father is Ethopian, his mother Eritrean. Their countries are at war, and Alem is welcome in neither place. So Alem is excited to spend a holiday in London with his father - until he wakes up to find him gone. What seems like a betrayal is in fact an act of love, but now Alem is alone in a strange country and he must forge his own path....

Commencer une nouvelle vie au Canada est une aventure passionnante — mais elle s’accompagne aussi de nombreux défis. Que vous envisagiez d’immigrer ou que vous veniez d’arriver au pays, s’adapter à un nouveau pays peut être stressant. Ce livre est votre compagnon indispensable pour aider à bâtir une vie épanouissante au Canada. Il regorge de conseils pratiques, de réflexions utiles et d’exemples concrets pour vous aider à vous intégrer en toute confiance.

This essential guide for immigrants explores what it truly takes to succeed in America. Drawing on real-life stories, practical advice, and the author's personal experiences, What Successful Immigrants Do in America offers actionable strategies for thriving in a new culture while staying true to your roots.

Samira n'a que 11 ans lorsqu'elle survit au massacre de sa famille et s'enfuit avec son père pour échapper aux bombardements. Elle quitte clandestinement sa Syrie natale pour trouver refuge en France, terre des Droits de l'Homme. Bruno Heisen, major à la Brigade de Recherche de Montdidier, découvre un cadavre calciné dans le coffre d'une voiture, fait divers très inhabituel dans sa campagne picarde.

"Je vous présente une nouvelle élève, annonça le prof, elle s'appelle Haya. Elle vient de Syrie..." C'est drôle, songea Gabriel, il y a des gens qui attirent l'attention sans qu'on sache pourquoi... Cette fille, il ne la connaissait pas, mais elle l'intriguait à cause de ses yeux graves et la manière dont elle relevait fièrement le menton comme un défi.

Now featuring exclusive new material including excerpts from Desi Arnaz’s unpublished second memoir and commentary by daughter Lucie Arnaz, here is the expanded edition of the New York Times bestselling memoir of Cuban American entertainment legend, TV pioneer, and I Love Lucy star Desi Arnaz...

A longtime immigration activist explores what it means to be an undocumented American in this “impassioned and well-reported case for change” (New York Times). In this illuminating work, immigrant rights activist Aviva Chomsky shows how “illegality” and “undocumentedness” are...