Obama should make it clear that the space shuttle is ending, but at the same time Elon Musk, a South African immigrant, is launching Space X.

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The NYPD has come under fierce criticism in recent months after four officers were charged with the fatal shooting of Amadou Diallo, an unarmed African immigrant, who died in a hail of bullets outside his home in the Bronx in February.

BBC: NYPD: 'New York Pays Damages'

Mr. Charney said the Center for Constitutional Rights's call for a federal monitor over stop-and-frisk stemmed from its dissatisfaction with the settlement in a suit it filed against the NYPD following the 1999 police shooting death of Amadou Diallo, an unarmed African immigrant.

WSJ: Trial Begins Over NYPD's Frisk Policy

South Africa is not all soul-rattling African food, simmering collisions of historical immigrant food, nor flaming braai (the South African word for grilling).

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France has a large immigrant population, mostly from former African colonies, and they've added colors and textures to music.

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Perhaps most importantly, African Services provides her a community center that is a refuge from the sometimes-hardscrabble immigrant life.

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