Immigrants were responsible for the growth of small businesses from 1990 to 2000. During this decade, the number of small businesses owned by U.S.-born decreased by 7 percent while those owned by foreign-born residents increased by 53 percent. more>

New York City's budget plans don't include funds to support community organizations that provide English classes and legal services to immigrants. Recent census statistics show one million New Yorkers don't know English. more>

Although Mayor Michael Bloomberg vetoed last week Intro 464-A, which would require translation services in city schools, the fight is far from over. Councilman Hiram Monserrate (D-Queens) and hundreds of immigrant groups gather more votes to urge the City Council to overrule the mayor’s veto on February 16. more>

In a landslide vote, City Council passed a new law that will prohibit municipal employees from inquiring about the immigration status of street vendors applying for a license. more>

Cases of detainees beaten up and subdued with dogs have cropped up in past couple years at Passaic jail. Although the use of dogs is common inside prison, policy on their use is up to the sheriff, with little oversight. more>

A group of union organizers, community activists, and liberal Democrats met in 1998 to found the Working Families Party of New York. Some Latinos see this third party like an answer to years of prayer. more>

Voting is an inherent right for every citizen that a court conviction cannot take away, insists former prisoner Juan Donés. He fights to change a state law that denies the vote to prisoners or parolees who have been convicted of serious crimes. more>

In 1984, during Reagan's second Republican National Convention, three percent of the Republicans who attended that convention were Hispanics. Although at the current convention Hispanics make up about six percent of all delegates, this figure is still disproportionate to the large community of Hispanics living in the United States, which makes up some 13 percent of the country’s population. more>

If the presidential election were to be held today, 58 percent of registered Latino New Yorkers would vote for Democrat John Kerry, compared with 16 percent who would vote for Republican George Bush, according to a poll released by the Hispanic Federation. more>