U.S. immigrant communities are already fed up with the Obama administration's ineffectual and unacceptable approach, and in the next election they will speak with their ballots, says NY Immigration Coalition's Chung-Wha Hong. On the day of the rally over 200 buses will be deployed to transport protestors to and from New York State alone. more>

This year news is circulating in the NYC Chinese community that more and more immigrants, both legal and undocumented, are being investigated on account of previous criminal records and even deported. more>

U.S. Chinese Chamber of Commerce President Long Dong, who has been involved in the importation business for over 10 years, says that this move by the FDA is related to recent friction in U.S.-China trade relations. more>

The state of Maryland has roughly 250,000 undocumented immigrants but only a single immigration court located in Baltimore, and five immigration judges, who must deal with upwards of 1,200 cases a year, on average. more>

Reports from Chinatown bus companies say that ICE officials boarded a bus in Buffalo and apprehended three undocumented immigrants. more>

A recent report by the NYC watchdog group Community Voices Heard found the NYC Housing Authority in violation of federal regulations that guarantee residents the right to participate in policy decisions about public housing. more>

State Assembly members warned that if Steve Levy runs for governor of New York, he may exploit his anti-immigrant stance in order to win votes. more>

VIDEO :: Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) provided this statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) last June. more>

The DOE's response to Councilman John Liu's question about alleviating overcrowding in schools with high concentration of Chinese students was not encouraging.  more>

When attractive young Ms. Wang decided to arrange a fake marriage to fulfill her American Dream, she had no idea she was about to fall into a green-card marriage nightmare. more>

The rate of unemployment among Asian Americans, usually quite low, has doubled over the past year. This rate of increase is among the highest of all ethnic groups.

VIDEO :: A year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, some Asian Americans and U.S.- educated Asians are considering opportunities outside the U.S. in China, India, and beyond. Nathan King of Voice of America reported from New York. more>

He's lost 10 pounds and 29 percentage points in his approval rating. Commentators are calling him a lion on the campaign trail but a mouse in the office. A year after his initial triumph, Obama himself admits it: Change is not easy. more>

With a five-to-one ratio of Democrats to Republicans in Flushing's District 20, Republican Koo's victory in securing a City Council seat points to the success of a coalition-building strategy straddling ethnic and generational lines.  more>

It is a relatively common practice for Fujianese immigrants to send their infant children back to their hometowns in Fujian to be raised by grandparents or relatives.  But when the children reach age 4 or 5 and return to the United States to start school, problems arise.

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Reports of labor disputes between job-seekers and Chinatown's employment agencies have been on the rise following the financial crisis. Immigrant job-seekers deplore these agencies, which they say hoodwink them and take advantage of their lack of knowledge.

AUDIO :: In early September, Brian Lehrer discussed a comprehensive new report revealed widespread abuse of low-wage workers in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. Annette Bernhardt, policy co-director of the National Employment Law Project and co-author of the new report, Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers, discusses the findings. Plus, Amy Carroll, supervising attorney at Make the Road New York, addresses employment law questions raised by the new report.

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The Buildings Department and an independent engineering specialist suggested practical measures by which the building could be saved, said Christopher Kui, executive director of AAFE. But the landlord acted unilaterally to demolish this rent-stabilized building without considering other options.

AUDIO :: Two years ago, WNYC's Lisa Chow reports on Chinatown's resistance to gentrification. more>

With voter participation in primaries at an all-time-low, political analysts were shocked to see more than 22,000 voters turn out for the Democratic runoff for comptroller, roughly 30 percent more than forecast. more>

With New York State facing an unprecedented housing crisis, the state government has an obligation to establish and protect affordable housing for senior citizens and veterans, says State Assembly Housing Committee Chairman Vito Lopez.

AUDIO :: NY State Assemblyman Vito Lopez (D-53), who represents Bushwick and Williamsburg and is Brooklyn Democratic Party chairman, argues in favor of a contested plan to build affordable housing at the Broadway Triangle in Williamsburg. He talked with WNYC's Brian Lehrer on August 5th. more>

President Obama has assured that his administration's stance on immigration will be more lenient than Bush's; however, the immigration policy that Obama has been vigorously enforcing was in fact put into place under Bush. more>

The number of Chinese people illegally immigrating to the United States is rapidly increasing, despite the exorbitant costs to get here.

VIDEO :: Some fear that Mexico's easing of visa restrictions for Chinese tourists will increase illegal border crossing into the US. more>

Chinese restaurant workers in New York are protesting against employers paying wages way under the legal minimum and keeping their tips. For those who try to fight back, many have been fired or are facing harassment at work. more>

VIDEO :: Family claims more violence following the police killing of Shem Walker.

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The reactions from Chinese Americans to Obama's plan were many and varied. Compared with the extremely positive attitude from those directors or CEOs of companies, unemployed workers might think it is still hard to make the plan work because of the high costs. more>

An increasing number of Chinese immigrants are sending their babies back to China to be raised by relatives because they are too busy making a living in the United States. Child psychologists express dismay that parents are taking these unusual measures. more>

"I'm basically responsible for all my mom's credit card bills, health insurance bills and drug prescriptions," stated a Chinese boy. Children begin to wonder who the child is and who the adult is in their family dynamic. more>

Immigration reform is not such a happy topic for the sizable group of Chinese immigrants with H1B visas, who could expect to line up shoulder-to-shoulder with the nation's 12 million illegal immigrants to get green cards should Obama's plan go through. more>

Immigrant parents are widely and inaccurately described as being unconcerned about their children's education; however, the report shows that 80 percent of immigrant parents are extremely willing to participate. more>

Jose Davila with New York Immigration Coalition speaks on the need for parental involvement and translation services in schools.

President Barack Obama announced a new policy that would ease restrictions on loans to small businesses and offer loans with more lenient terms to community banks as an added cushion. Bankers in the Chinese community have rejoiced at the news, and Chinese business owners are eager to apply for relief. more>

A new report details the especially disastrous effects the area’s development has had on Chinese businesses. more>

Tenant’s rights advocates hope that the slow erosion of New York City’s rent controlled apartments will end. more>

Undocumented immigrants are contributors to the functioning of the U.S. economy engine, playing an important role in filling gaps in the employment market, said Steven Wong, president of the Lin Ze Xu Foundation. more>

While 2009 brought many changes to the immigration reform scene, it included both ups and down. Prospects do not look good for reform as hopes for action in the coming year are dimming.

AUDIO :: The Congressional Hispanic Caucus plans to put forward its agenda for comprehensive immigration reform in the coming term. more>

With the economy in recession, Chinese immigrants are flocking back to China. But with even highly educated professionals struggling to find work back in the homeland, working-class Chinese are caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to making that decision – stay or leave? more>

As America’s “Big 3” automakers face financial crisis, whether to bail out America’s ailing auto industry has become a major bone of contention between the Republican and Democratic parties. How should the economies of Greater China view these developments, and what lessons should they take from them? more>

Jiang Tianduo, president of the Reporters Association of Southern California, is not surprised by these developments. He believes that American newspapers are too thick, increasing costs but not returns. more>

A representative from the New York Immigration Coalition discussed immigrants’ involvement in this past election, noting that voter participation was not actually enthusiastic. In addition, Obama is not an active proponent of immigration reform. more>

With laid-off workers returning from out of state, with the cost of living is skyrocketing, poor Chinese look to save pennies by picking through discarded groceries. more>

A recent survey of Chinese-American apartment tenants in Chinatown and Flushing found that they pay more of their income for rent than native-born Americans, but live in poorer conditions. more>

A recent report found Asian Americans distinguish themselves in the area of naturalization, a crucial prerequisite for participation in the political process: 57 percent of all Asian-American immigrants attain citizenship. more>

When a court ruled on the October 22nd that Manhattan Chinatown’s Saigon Grill restaurant chain must pay 36 Chinese deliverymen a total of $4.6 million in lost wages and damages, it sent a shockwave of dismay and anxiety through the Chinese restaurant industry. more>