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Concern over police brutality against restaurant owners
Owners of Mexican restaurants in East Harlem are meeting with local leaders over concerns of police brutality after repeated reports of undue harassment and violence from local officers. more>
VideoDream Act supporters fear deportation
VIDEO :: Democracy Now video of Sonia Guinansaca speaking at the Dream Act protest outside of the office of Senator Charles Schumer.
AUDIO :: Immigrant youth in NYC have marched to Senator Chuck Schumer's office to pressure lawmakers to pass the DREAM ACT. But there is another less talked about option – joining the US military. Community News Production Institute Reporter Jaisal Noor brings both sides of the debate. more>
AudioPutting a stop to hate crimes
In the wake of recent bias attacks against Hispanic immigrants in Staten Island, the Department of Justice and NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force held a community forum in Port Richmond. NY1 Reports. more>
Immigrant workers in Bronx lose faith in police
Mexican workers say they no longer trust police as they face possible muggings and physical harm as gangs target workers traveling to and from work.
VIDEO :: Following an attack on a Mexican immigrant in Port Richmond, Staten Island last month, activists denounced the attacks. NY1's Amanda Farinacci reports. more>
Despite police stings, the black market for false documents is alive and well in Queens
VIDEO :: The government of Puerto Rico says hundreds of thousands of copies of birth certificates from the island are floating around unprotected and can sell for as much as $10,000. more>
Fear, false names make undocumented immigrants in jail invisible
The large population of undocumented Mexican prisoners in New York City jails is a reality that affects not only the prisoners, but their families as well, who often can't locate their relatives because they gave false names to authorities upon being arrested. more>
The Mixteca people: abandoned
Dry soil and arid land have propelled massive migration from Mixteca to the United States for generations. Today, the area is "dollarized" – family income is now measured in remittances received from abroad – and devoid of young people. Mixtecos here and back home are trying to revitalize the area. more>
Injured immigrant workers: Leave the problem alone
VIDEO :: In some states undocumented workers are entitled to compensation when injured on the job. more>
No respect
VIDEO :: Jose, a gay man of Mexican American heritage from California, came all the way to Washington DC to support the National Equality March last year. more>
That’s how things are
VIDEO :: NY1 reports on the University of Wisconsin findings that the Bronx is the unhealthiest place to live in the country. more>
