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According to an Urban Institute report, there are 5.5 million children of undocumented parents and 75% of these are US citizens. According to the report, the US has deported 100,000 undocumented parents.
10 March 2011
newsHard times show up in New York City’s Civil Courts"These are tough times and we see it in the cases for foreclosures, unpaid debt and landlords who have not been paid the rents due to them and the tenants who are fighting evictions," said a court official in the Bronx. more> Overseas Korean-American elderly travelers targeted"Where did you get the money to pay for this trip?" This is a typical question that Social Security staff is asking Korean-American seniors who have recently returned from visits to Korea. These days SSA seems to be randomly investigating anyone who has traveled abroad, regardless of length of stay. more> Secure Communities in PutnamSecure Communities uses a Homeland Security database to run checks on fingerprints of anyone arrested for a crime or charges of misconduct. Immigrant communities, the most affected, have not been informed about this controversial measure. more> Driving with a license from God
On August of this year, the last 19,732 drivers' licenses will expire, which were issued in North Carolina to applicants with a tax identification number (ITIN) or W-7; these licenses allowed 220,982 undocumented immigrants to drive the country's highways legally since 2002. more> Chinese restaurant owners changing their ways with employeesBecause of stricter enforcement of federal immigration, labor, and tax laws, Chinese restaurants have started a series of changes to seek, employ and pay employees in a legal way, in order to escape persecution. more> For Staten Island Jews, new effort to unite fast-growing but largely unaffiliated communityOne of the fastest-growing Jewish areas in New York – which in recent years has seen an influx of thousands of Russian Jews – Staten Island is now getting a central address for all things Jewish. more> Brooklyn tortilla factory reopens after death of one of its workers.
Forced from home due to negligent landlord’s poor building upkeep
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People still losing their homes
AUDIO: WNYC's Takeaway reports on home foreclosures at the end of 2010. more> Public TV host discusses policies to monitor immigrant communities.
Remembering Latino activist Mario Obledo
AUDIO: Mario Obledo, one of the co-founders of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, was known by many as "godfather of the Latino movement" for his longtime fight for civil rights and humanitarian causes. He died in August 2010. NPR reports. more> |
MEET THE ETHNIC PRESSLooking back, looking forward, Jane Eisner speaks about more than a century of Jewish reporting
OP/EDOne hundred years of dirty dealingsThe tragic disaster of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and the hundreds of young women it killed comes to surface during Women's History Month, reminding society that violence against women and women's rights still have a long way to go. more> Over 100 teenage girls perished in sewing sweatshop fire when doors were locked from outside
Domestic workers allegedly used to cover member shifts at Park Slope Food CoopNannies, predominately black and brown women, are working their employers' shifts. The author questions this labor practice. more> A look at the highly successful Brooklyn food coop
An I.D. card for the communityAt least six cities and municipalities throughout the country, like Trenton, New Jersey, and New Haven, Connecticut, have implemented identification cards to bring immigrants out of the shadows. The Center for Worker Rights says that doing likewise in Kingston would not only benefit immigrants but also increase public safety. more> America needs unionsActs of civic disobedience are sweeping through Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio. At stake is not only the future of the American workers' unions but also fundamental labor rights of millions of people. more> A look at unions then and now
briefsEDUCATION WATCHTeachers Union leader questions loudly Mayor’s budget cuts to schools
Youth speaks out on poor high school graduation rates
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