Economic Development

Monica Smith, Yevgenia Gazman, and Christine Sauvé, MIRC Detroit Office.

الهجمات على العائلات المهاجرة وما تعنيه لتعليم الطفولة المبكرة

Community-based organizations report that approximately 15% of students  withdrew from preschool programs within weeks due to immigration enforcement activity. 

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A performance at Fun Fest.
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Monica Smith, Yevgenia Gazman, and Christine Sauvé, MIRC Detroit Office.
ရ ွှေ့ရ ြောင််းရေထိိုင်သူမိသြော်းစိုမ ြော်းအ ား ပစ်မှတ်ထ ားတ ိုက်ခ ိုက်ခခင်ားသည် ကရ ်းသူငယ်မ ြော်း၏

Community-based organizations report that approximately 15% of students  withdrew from preschool programs within weeks due to immigration enforcement activity. 

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