"We Mexicans came here prepared to overcome many obstacles, and the violence isn't going to deter us," said Omar Sanchez is response to hate crimes in the community.

VIDEO :: With the recent wave of bias attacks against Mexican immigrants on Staten Island, business owners in the borough gathered on August 5th to discuss the fear and tension they say is affecting their bottom lines. Mara Montalbano of NY1 reports. more>

Four out of every 10 parents do not receive paid sick leave, something that would become critical if a student showed symptoms of swine flu and needed to stay home, education activists and leaders said yesterday more>

A report issued by the Department of Homeland Security has many questioning the whereabouts of the citizens, young children, of the men and women who were deported in the last decade. more>