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The Baltimore bridge collapse is an immigration story

Headline from WTOP Washington DC, from the development of Mar 27, 2024

Newest development Mar 29, 2024 · 2 reportsBaltimore bridge collapse highlights dangerous work immigrants do in America

One of the most striking things about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse this week is that the six road workers who plunged to their deaths early Tuesday morning were all immigrants from Central America.

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  1. Immigrant construction workers missing after Baltimore bridge collapse, group says

    Headline from Border Report ·

  2. Names this update

    The Baltimore bridge collapse is an immigration story

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

  3. Newest

    Baltimore bridge collapse highlights dangerous work immigrants do in America

    Headline from Baptist News Global ·

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  1. Border Report

    Immigrant construction workers missing after Baltimore bridge collapse, group says (opens Border Report)

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    Border Report's feed description

    Six immigrant construction workers remain missing and are presumed dead after the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, according to local media and Global Refuge.

  2. Newsweek

    Baltimore bridge collapse workers were immigrants (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The six workers still missing from the construction crew have been called "hard-working, humble men."

  3. Latin Times

    Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse: All Six Missing Construction Workers Are Latinos (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Local press reported that the workers are from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico

  4. Wfmy News 2

    Baltimore bridge collapse: 6 missing workers are presumed dead (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    With the ship barreling toward the bridge, authorities had just enough time to stop cars from coming over the bridge, Maryland's governor said.

  5. ABC 7 New York

    What we know about the missing workers as recovery efforts resume after Baltimore bridge collapse (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Two Guatemalans and one Salvadoran are among the missing after a Baltimore bridge collapsed Tuesday, foreign officials and local aid group said.

  6. Voice of America

    Central American, Mexican Families Mourn Missing Bridge Workers (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    The governments of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras confirmed that their citizens were among the missing in Baltimore

  7. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Central American and Mexican families mourn the Baltimore bridge collapse missing workers (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The construction workers who went missing in the Baltimore bridge collapse came to the Maryland area from Mexico or Central America, including an enterprising Honduran father and husband who started a delivery business before the pandemic forced him to find other work, according to his family.

  8. KTVU San Francisco

    Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico citizens reported missing in Baltimore bridge collapse (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Rescue efforts set to resume Wednesday morning will be focused on recovering six missing construction workers who were on the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore when a cargo ship rammed into one of the bridge towers, causing the entire 1.6-mile bridge span to collapse early Tuesday morning.

  9. ABC 7 Chicago

    Baltimore bridge collapse: What we know about the missing workers as recovery efforts continue (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Two Guatemalans and one Salvadoran are among the missing after a Baltimore bridge collapsed Tuesday, foreign officials and local aid group said.

  10. Latin Times

    What We Know About the Latino Workers Missing After the Collapse of Baltimore Bridge (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Rescue efforts continue to locate bodies of workers from the Francis Scott Key Bridge ship crash

  11. NBC News

    Baltimore bridge collapse calls attention to growing Latino labor force, risks they face (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Most of the missing workers presumed dead following the Baltimore bridge collapse are originally from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico — illustrating the increasing dangers Hispanic workers face as a third of the nation's construction workers.

  12. KXAN Austin

    Central American and Mexican families mourn the workers lost in the Baltimore bridge collapse (opens KXAN Austin)

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    KXAN Austin's feed description

    AZACUALPA, Honduras (AP) — The construction workers who went missing in the Baltimore bridge collapse came to the Maryland area from Mexico or Central America, including an enterprising Honduran fa…

  13. ABC 13 Houston

    Central American and Mexican families mourn victims of Baltimore bridge collapse (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    Four remained missing and were presumed dead after the Baltimore bridge collapse. They hailed from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.

  14. Washington Post

    Bridge collapse brings stark reminder of immigrant workers’ vulnerabilities (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    The six workers who are presumed dead from the Baltimore bridge collapse are all native to Latin America.

  15. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Central American and Mexican families mourn workers lost in Baltimore bridge collapse (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    The construction workers who went missing in the Baltimore bridge collapse came to the Maryland area from Mexico or Central America, including an enterprising Honduran father and husband who started a delivery business before the pandemic forced him to find other work, according to his family.

  16. Reason

    The immigrant workers who died on the Baltimore bridge were hardworking heroes (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    The Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore highlighted the contributions of hardworking immigrants, many of whom take on risks.

  17. Latin Times

    Baltimore Bridge Tragedy: Deaths of Six Latinos Spotlight Safety Concerns for Construction Workers (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    The bodies of two of the six victims of the Baltimore bridge collapse have been recovered as the incident raises broader questions

  18. Baptist News Global

    Baltimore bridge collapse highlights dangerous work immigrants do in America (opens Baptist News Global)

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    Baptist News Global's feed description

    Immigration advocates are extolling the contributions of the nation’s immigrant workforce while grieving for six Latin American construction workers killed or presumed dead after a cargo ship collided with a bridge in Baltimore, Md.

  19. Los Angeles Times

    The Baltimore bridge collapse reminds us immigrants often do unheralded and dangerous work (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Immigrants built America, but some politicians and pundits would like us to believe that the great contributions of immigrants stopped somewhere in the late 1800s.

  20. WTOP Washington DC

    The Baltimore bridge collapse is an immigration story (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    One of the most striking things about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse this week is that the six road workers who plunged to their deaths early Tuesday morning were all immigrants from Central America.

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