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We Bought a House Sight Unseen-and It Turned Out To Be a Total Nightmare

January 19, 2021
Rickey Andreu
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Immigrant ‘Dreamers’ in Search of a Job Are Being Turned Away

August 30, 2020
Rickey Andreu
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David Rodriguez, a DACA recipient from Venezuela, received a rejection letter from one company after revealing his immigration status. (Maria Alejandra Cardona/The New York Times)
David Rodriguez, a DACA recipient from Venezuela, received a rejection letter from one company after revealing his immigration status. (Maria Alejandra Cardona/The New York Times)

MIAMI — Nattily dressed in a sports coat and slacks, David Rodriguez took a seat in the front row to hear a presentation about an internship opportunity at Procter & Gamble, the consumer giant.

What he heard excited him, said Rodriguez, a Venezuelan immigrant who was studying business at Florida International University. The company valued diversity. It aimed to hire interns as full-time employees after they graduated. But when he applied, one question on the form stumped him: “Are you currently a U.S. citizen or national, OR an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, OR a refugee, OR an individual granted asylum?”

He was none of these things. He informed the company that he was a beneficiary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program,

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Why lockdown has turned outdoor swimming pools from costly extravagance to prime property essential

June 3, 2020
Rickey Andreu
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Forget last summer’s rush on inflatable pink flamingos for the paddling pool. This year’s perfect storm of lockdown, heatwave and a total lack of holidays on the horizon is seeing wealthy homeowners really splash out and call in the pool designers. 

Those in the poshest parts of the Home Counties, however, shouldn’t bank on splicing through their own aquamarine waters any time soon. Swimming pool contractors are reportedly rushed off their feet for the next few months. 

“We’re unbelievably busy,” says a slightly frantic-sounding spokeswoman at Falcon Pools in Surrey, earlier this week. The company is telling anyone who calls wanting a pool to expect an October start.

Pool designer Guncast also reports “a huge rise in interest” in home swimming pools in recent weeks – with a notable shift in favour of outdoor pools.

“With customers now unable to visit their favourite boutique hotels, luxury spas and members clubs,

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