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Immigration

Immigrant families face complex challenges with Minnesota’s distance learning

Immigrant families face complex challenges with Minnesota’s distance learning

Many immigrant and refugee families are navigating distance learning while trying to find the right support needed to succeed online. Some have limited English proficiency, no formal education or internet access, and even lack the understanding of how to work on a computer.
by Hannah Yang

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Attorney: Many ICE detainees at high risk from COVID-19

Attorney: Many ICE detainees at high risk from COVID-19

More than five dozen men held at Sherburne County jail for civil immigration matters want to be released to avoid contracting the novel coronavirus.
by Brandt Williams

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Groups serving immigrant communities say more help is needed

In Minnesota, thousands of families are trying to adapt to new economic conditions and fears about access to economic and medical aid – in some cases with limited English proficiency. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Ruby Lee and Bo Thao-Urabe for more on the situation faced by immigrant communities around the state.
by Cathy Wurzer and MPR News Staff

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Census 2020: Minn. cities move to make sure renters get counted

Census 2020: Minn. cities move to make sure renters get counted

State officials say renters are the most under-counted group in Minnesota. And those residents could make the difference in determining whether the state holds on to an eighth Congressional seat.
by Dan Kraker

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In multicultural Austin, officials launch plan for census participation

In multicultural Austin, officials launch plan for census participation

Roughly 15 percent of the southern Minnesota city’s population was born outside the U.S. So when local officials heard immigrants may be worried about participating in the census, they devised a plan to make sure the community’s hardest to reach residents are counted.
by Catharine Richert

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