A worn, rubbery mould that was once used to make men’s felt hats is among a collection of artifacts that tells the stories of early immigrant entrepreneurship, which led early Toronto’s transformation into an industrialized city.From hat-making to tailoring, shoe repair, furniture manufacturing and organ building, the excavated tools and aged merchandise uncovered from an archeological dig on Armoury St. cobble together the bits and pieces of the history behind the craftsmen who settled in St. John’s Ward, or simply “The Ward.”The neighbourhood — bounded by College St., Queen St. W., Yonge St. and University Ave. — was the first settlement destination for many newcomers to the city, including previously enslaved Black Americans, Eastern European Jews, Italians, the Irish and the Chinese. “There is a lot of commonality between the people then and the people now. One of the great things about holding these artifacts is they connect you with … [Read more...] about New exhibit sheds light on Toronto’s early immigrant entrepreneurship
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U.S. immigration agents raid 7-Eleven stores in nationwide operation, 21 arrested
LOS ANGELES—U.S. immigration agents descended on dozens of 7-Eleven stores before dawn Wednesday to open employment audits and interview workers in what officials described as the largest operation against an employer under Donald Trump’s presidency.Agents targeted about 100 stores nationwide, broadening an investigation that began with a four-year-old case against a franchisee on New York’s Long Island. The audits could lead to criminal charges or fines over the stores’ hiring practices.The action appears to open a new front in Trump’s sharp expansion of immigration enforcement, which has already brought a 40-per-cent increase in deportation arrests and plans to spend billions of dollars on a border wall with Mexico. Hardliners have been pressing for a tougher stance on employers. Read the latest news on U.S. President Donald TrumpDerek Benner, a top official at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, told The Associated Press that Wednesday’s … [Read more...] about U.S. immigration agents raid 7-Eleven stores in nationwide operation, 21 arrested
US immigration raids target 7-Eleven managers
LOS ANGELES: US immigration agents descended on dozens of 7-Eleven stores before dawn Wednesday to open employment audits and interview workers in what officials described as the largest operation against an employer under Donald Trump's presidency. Agents targeted about 100 stores nationwide, broadening an investigation that began with a 4-year-old case against a franchisee on New York's Long Island. The audits could lead to criminal charges or fines over the stores' hiring practices.The action appears to open a new front in Trump's sharp expansion of immigration enforcement, which has already brought a 40 percent increase in deportation arrests and plans to spend billions of dollars on a border wall with Mexico. Hardliners have been pressing for a tougher stance on employers.Derek Benner, a top official at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, told The Associated Press that Wednesday's operation was "the first of many" and "a harbinger of what's to come" for employers. He said … [Read more...] about US immigration raids target 7-Eleven managers
Trump says he wants ‘bill of love’ to protect young undocumented immigrants, repeats demand for border wall
WASHNGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump declared Tuesday he wants Congress to pass a “bill of love” to protect younger undocumented immigrants from deportation, but he reiterated his demands for a border wall and cuts to legal immigration that Democrats have opposed.Ahead of a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers at the White House, Trump challenged them to “put country before party” in his push to tighten border-control laws in exchange for providing legal status to immigrants brought to the country illegally as children, a group known as “dreamers.”“I really do believe Democrat and Republican, the people sitting in this room, really want to get something done,” Trump said. Read more: Trump’s about-face on Dreamers leaves his anti-immigration supporters raging … [Read more...] about Trump says he wants ‘bill of love’ to protect young undocumented immigrants, repeats demand for border wall
Joe Arpaio, the fiercely anti-immigrant sheriff whom Trump pardoned, announces Senate bid
PHOENIX—Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio has announced he plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Jeff Flake.The 85-year-old Arpaio is a close ally of President Donald Trump and tweeted Tuesday he is seeking the post “to support the agenda and policies of President Donald Trump in his mission to Make America Great Again.”Arpaio was spared a possible jail sentence last year when Trump pardoned his conviction for disobeying a judge’s order in an immigration case.He flirted with the idea running for Arizona governor five times but decided against doing so each time.Arpaio says in a fundraising email that he filed paperwork Tuesday for the Senate run. … [Read more...] about Joe Arpaio, the fiercely anti-immigrant sheriff whom Trump pardoned, announces Senate bid