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Immigrant workers protest round-ups in Long Island

While searching for undocumented immigrants with criminal records, immigration officials detained 11 Latinos for not carrying identification, sparking demonstrations. more>

Can Charlie King capture the Black vote in NY’s Attorney General race?

“There were a lot of folks who in theory were in support of Charlie,” said Kevin Wardally, director of political and government relations at Bill Lynch Associates, but adding that some Black leaders who originally supported King withdrew their support when his campaign “didn’t catch fire.” more>

Green card holders face stricter rules

Critics claim subjecting green card holders and permanent residents to fingerprinting and digital photographing will be ineffective and risk hardship for individuals and their families. more>

Brooklyn Bengalis change the face of Church McDonalds' neighborhood

Twenty-five years ago, mosques, halal meat, live fish or betel nuts couldn’t be found. Now, the neighborhood is a center of Bengali life. more>

New Web site makes Mexicans across the border feel closer to home

Noé Beltrán, UNFPA secretary of regional planning and development, says that the Web site offers a meeting point for Zacatecans living in the Unites States. more>

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Britain may have a predilection for homegrown terrorists

The author claims that Britain’s class-ridden society breeds such a sense of alienation that some of its citizens turn to terrorism to challenge the whole structure of power. more>

In Russia, an outsider’s complex is growing

“All Americans should be drowned in the Neva. They are encroaching on our national identity. We want to remain Russian,” said a Leningrad teenager to an American of Russian descent. more>

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Foreign-born population rising in New York

Residents urged to keep Flushing clean