Donald Trump vient de prendre une énième
décision au nom de la lutte contre le chômage. En campagne pour sa
réélection le 3 novembre, le président américain a décidé, lundi
22 juin, de donner un nouveau tour de vis migratoire avec le gel des
cartes vertes et de certains visas de travail jusqu’en 2021.
Confronté à la destruction brutale de millions d’emplois en raison des mesures de confinement, le président républicain avait décidé il y a deux mois de suspendre pour soixante jours la délivrance des Green Cards, qui offrent un statut de résident permanent aux Etats-Unis, sans toucher aux visas de travail temporaires. SUITE
Le podcast est un format en plein boom. Pourquoi ? C’est simple: rien à regarder, rien à lire, on n’a qu’à écouter, et on peut les picorer au fil de nos envies car en plus ils sont gratuits.
Les podcasts pour apprendre une langue ont les mêmes avantages : se former facilement,
où que l’on soit et éventuellement en faisant autre chose en même
temps. Régalez-vous donc, dans votre voiture, dans les transports en
commun, en faisant votre jogging, en sortant votre lessive, en
cuisinant, ou tout ce que vous voudrez !
Et par rapport aux autres outils d’apprentissage linguistique qui
manquent souvent de contenus audio, les podcasts ont le mérite de vous
faire travailler la compréhension orale, et d’écouter différents accents anglophones.
L’inconvénient ? Un podcast est facile à enregistrer et tout le monde peut créer son contenu et le proposer gratuitement sur une plateformes hébergeant des podcasts. Le résultat n’est donc pas toujours de grande qualité, beaucoup de séries fleurissent pour aussitôt être arrêtées, et il n’est pas évident de repérer ceux qui vous rendront accro et vous feront donc réellement progresser. Pour vous aider, nous avons sélectionné 15 chaines de podcasts vraiment intéressantes, pour tous les niveaux. SUITE
Yesterday evening the President issued a proclamation suspending
the entry of immigrants for a period of 60 days. The measure was first
announced in a tweet sent out by the President on Monday night. Because
we know that many of you are concerned as to whether and how this may
affect you, we want to provide the following summary of the
proclamation.
WHO:
The proclamation suspends entry of those seeking immigrant visas from
outside of the United States. It DOES NOT affect individuals that are
in the United States and applying for adjustment of status. It also
does not apply to those seeking entry as non-immigrants, such as
visitors (B-1/B-2), employees of intergovernmental organizations (G-4),
students (F-1/J-1) and temporary workers (H-1B). There are several
EXCEPTIONS to the proclamation for:
Lawful permanent residents
Physicians, nurses, or other healthcare professionals coming to perform medical research or other research intended to combat the spread of COVID-19; or to perform work essential to combating, recovering from, or otherwise alleviating the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak and their any spouses and unmarried children under 21 years old
EB-5 Immigrant Investors
Spouses of a United States citizen
Children under 21 years old of a United States citizen
Members of law enforcement
Members of the United States Armed Forces and any spouse and children of a member of the United States Armed Forces
Special Immigrant Visa holders in the SI or SQ classification,and their spouse and children
Anyone whose entry would be in the national interest
Individuals who have already been issued an immigrant visa
WHAT:
The proclamation is a temporary suspension on entry. It is anticipated
that application and processing steps that occur prior to the issuance
of such immigrants will continue. Once the proclamation is lifted or
expired, those individuals will be allowed to enter the United States.
It should be noted that most US Consulates have already been closed and
unable to conduct interviews due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
WHERE:
As noted above, this affects only those who are outside of the United States.
WHEN:
The proclamation went into effect at 11:59 PM April 23rd and is set to
expire in 60 days. It may be continued if deemed necessary.
Spelman earned several noteworthy spots on @USNews’s 2020 list of college rankings: No. 1: HBCU for the 13th year in a row No. 6: Social Mobility No. 6: Most Innovative Colleges No. 22: Best Undergrad Teaching View all of our rankings: http://bit.ly/SpelUSN20#2019atSpelman
This year, Spelman welcomed a number of esteemed guests on campus: Former First Lady Michelle Obama visited to discuss “Becoming” with Dr. Marilyn Davis’ Black Women: Developing Public Leadership Skills class; Stacey Abrams, C’95, received the 2019 Spelman Local Community Service Award; and artist Amy Sherald’s exhibition was on view at Spelman Museum from January – May 2019. The community also welcomed the cast of the “Little” the movie for convocation and students enjoyed a pre-screening of Beyonce’s original Netflix film, “Homecoming.”
Slightly more than 2 million immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa lived
in the United States in 2018. While this population remains small,
representing just 4.5 percent of the country’s 44.7 million immigrants,
it is a rapidly growing one. Between 2010 and 2018, the sub-Saharan
African population increased by 52 percent, significantly outpacing the
12 percent growth rate for the overall foreign-born population during
that same period.
There were very few sub-Saharan Africans in the United States just a few decades ago, with under 150,000 residents in 1980. Since then, immigrants from some of the largest sub-Saharan countries, such as Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Somalia, and South Africa, have settled in the United States. Overall, more than 2 million immigrants have come from the 51 countries that comprise sub-Saharan Africa, making up 84 percent of the 2.4 million immigrants from the entire African continent. The remainder are from the six countries of North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, and Tunisia. MORE
Last month, Okafor made history in the larger community: The attorney and small-business owner became the first immigrant and black elected as a councilor in the small, overwhelmingly white city. Okafor’s election is part of a growing wave of women of color who are running for political office, and winning.
Travailler au Canada, c’est la promesse d’un cadre de vie privilégié et d’un marché de l’emploi dynamique… Pour autant, s’adapter au Canada et à sa culture demande un réel effort pour un Français.
Ces dernières années, le Canada est devenu une destination incontournable pour l’expatriation des Français. Avec environ 100 000 Français actuellement inscrits sur les registres consulaires, la communauté française au Canada a plus que doublé depuis le début du siècle. C’est pourquoi nous nous sommes rendus à l’édition 2019 de Destination Canada, un forum qui permet à des futurs candidats français à l’immigration de rencontrer des institutions, des expats français et des employeurs canadiens.
Nous y avons rencontré Dorra Gdoura, responsable des services d’aide aux immigrants au collège La Cité à Ottawa (Ontario) et Carine Ouedraogo, agente de communication au Conseil du développement économique des territoires du Nord-Ouest, jeune active. Très sollicitées sur leurs stands, elles ont eu la gentillesse de répondre à nos questions sur la vie des expats français au Canada, et les préparatifs nécessaires pour faire de l’expatriation une réussite.
D’emblée, Dorra Gdoura prévient : “L’immigration, ce n’est pas facile, c’est un choix de vie. Et quand on fait des choix, il faut les assumer.” Ainsi gère-t-elle le programme ConnexionsFrancophones.ca, qui accompagne les immigrants francophones déjà acceptés au Canada dans leurs démarches et leur intégration. En effet, quand on envisage de s’expatrier au Canada, il faut penser à la préparation en amont, à la recherche d’emploi, mais aussi à l’intégration dans le pays d’accueil.
Se préparer
Dorra Gdoura est persuadée qu’une bonne préparation est la clé d’une SUITE
The rot in Nigeria’s educational system is costing the country hundreds of millions of dollars.
Over
the past academic year, the economic impact of spending by Nigerian
students studying in the United States reached $514 million, data from the Institute of International Education shows. The figure outstrips the economic impact of students from France, Germany and the United Kingdom in the US.
Keeping in trend with a long-standing preference for seeking education abroad, Nigeria was the only African country ranked among the top 25 origin countries for international students in the US over the past year. MORE
Are you looking for a job? Do you need help with your cover letter, resume or application?
Come to Job Seekers Clinics at Petworth Library! Library staff will provide one-on-one assistance for job seeking patrons. Patrons will be served on a first-come, first-serve basis. Job Seeker Clinics will occur every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program provides overseas
foreign language instruction and cultural immersion experiences for
American undergraduate and graduate students in fifteen critical need
languages.
CLS is part of a U.S. government initiative to expand the number of
Americans studying and mastering foreign languages that are critical to
our national security and prosperity. These critical languages are less
commonly taught in U.S. schools, but are essential to America’s positive
engagement with the world.
