Nearly 600 migrant children who were housed at an intake center at the Long Beach Convention Center have been reunited with family or sponsors in the United States, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which operates the site, reported today.
Nearly 600 migrant children who were housed at an intake center at the Long Beach Convention Center have been reunited with family or sponsors in the United States.
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For Martin Docherty-Hughes, a member of the United Kingdom Parliament who represents the area of West Dunbartonshire in Scotland, the Queen Mary is more than a Long Beach tourist attraction, it’s part of the legacy of his family and his hometown of Clydebank.
Set on the banks of the River Clyde west of Glasgow, Clydebank was once home a booming shipbuilding industry fueled by the marine engineering firm John Brown & Company, the town’s largest employer at the time. The shipyard in the 20th century churned out some of the world’s great ocean liners, including the Queen Mary, the Royal Yacht Britannia, the RMS Lusitania, the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Elizabeth 2.
The city was anticipating a dip in vaccination demand as more residents got the shot, but the slowdown paints a picture of the work health officials still have to do as more COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, businesses open and variants of the virus spread.