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Bush plan threatens subsidized housing

By Claudia Zequeira, El Diario / La Prensa, 23 March 2004. Translated from Spanish by Hirsh Sawhney.

According to a group of local elected officials, approximately 13,000 New York families that currently receive Section 8 housing subsidies could lose their homes in 2005 if President George W. Bush’s plan to restructure the program is passed by Congress. more>

Money transfer companies bilk money from immigrants

By Claudia Zequeira, El Diario / La Prensa, 21 October 2003. Translated from Spanish by Hirsh Sawhney.

In New York state 15,000 money transfer businesses, affiliated with companies such as Western Union and MoneyGram, process 160,000 transactions per day. About $3 billion are sent annually from New York to Latin America. One bad business practice associated with these companies is not informing the consumer how exchange rates are determined. more>

Mayor signs Executive Order 41

By Claudia Zequeira, El Diario / La Prensa, 18 September 2003. Translated from Spanish by Hirsh Sawhney.

A triumph for immigrants and one of the most liberal and revolutionary laws in the country. more>

Who gets city contracts?

By Claudia Zequeira, El Diario / La Prensa, 20 August 2003. Translated from Spanish by Hirsh Sawhney.

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