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Catalina Jaramillo

 

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Fear tactic – Initiative to verify employee information opens debate in Long Island

Pro-immigrant activists in Suffolk see County Executive Steve Levy's push for anti-immigrant legislation as a political tactic to draw in his white community base. more>

Mexican population in Passaic NJ promoting economic growth

"A major change has occurred over the past decade. We Mexicans create jobs but we are also consumers," explained Navarro, 43, who recently opened the first Mexican-owned supermarket in the area. more>

On tour to protest labor abuse in NYC

Seated in a school bus, a score of workers took a spin through Brooklyn and Queens, stopping in front of three supermarkets where, according to two community organizations, the owners abuse their employees, paying them less than the minimum wage. more>

More confusion over Secure Communities: Did NY make a special deal with Washington?

Because of 'total confusion' over whether it's possible for local jurisdictions to opt-out of the Secure Communities program, which is responsible for the detention and deportation of many including legal immigrants,  advocates ask Governor Paterson to rescind the Memorandum of Agreement. more>

Cuomo claims his office does include Latinos

A debate in District 33: School overcrowding

 

VIDEO :: Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Klein announced a record number of new seats will be available across the city to ease overcrowding. NY1's Lindsey Christ filed this report.  more>

Latino candidate pushing for healthcare reform

Battle over Lower East Side

Immigrants lost in translation

Despite an ordinance that went into effect two years ago and guarantees translation services, many immigrants in the city continue to encounter the same problem: language barriers, according to a report released yesterday. more>

Budget cuts, elderly fear isolation

Proposed budget cuts that could mean closing two senior centers have senior citizens worried about losing what is for some, their sole source of interaction with others.

 

VIDEO :: Advocates on Staten Island protested the closing of senior citizens centers. more>

NYPD pose obstacles to non-citizen victims of violence to obtain U visa

Representatives of at least four organizations will testify before the City Council about the NYPD's negligence in providing the certifications to victims of domestic violence who have cooperated with the Department.

 

VIDEO :: Last Week, NYC Public Advocate Bill Di'Blasio with a coalition of City Council members, called for a change in police and court procedures in domestic violence cases. more>

Young veteran forgotten by the system

Iraq War veteran Luis Ricardo Munroe feels used – he made a sacrifice for this country and now, when it has no more use for him, he's thrown out into the street with no support at all. more>

PA police help ICE arrest undocumented immigrants

Early morning raids in Berwick, Pennsylvania by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents show degrees of greater cooperation between federal authorities and local police. more>

Queens residents demand affordable housing in new project

The new Queens West housing development in Long Island City is supposed to help ease the housing crunch in the borough, but activists say most Queens residents can’t afford to live in it. more>

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