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Economic crisis: Bodegas in NYC on shaky ground
Facing rising prices and fewer customers, the situation is getting complicated for the bodegas in New York. Marino Camilo, a manager of a small supermarket in midtown Manhattan, reports he has had to cut back hours and days for his eight employees in order to deal with the economic crisis. more>
I’m crossing the border any way I can
After being deported to last week, Daniel, a 35-year-old husband and father, is currently living in Tijuana, Mexico, waiting to cross the border once more. Like many illegal immigrants, Daniel is not in agreement with immigration reform. Daniel argues that he has no other option except to cross the border again. more>
NY entrepreneurs support immigration reform
Although New York is still far from developing a common front of entrepreneurs and business owners who advocate for the undocumented – at least not at the pace it is happening in the rest of the country – there is among New York business people the spirit and the will to demand immigrants' legal participation as an important force in the economy of the Big Apple and the nation. more>
May 1
Why do most people in the United States not have a clear understanding of the terrible consequences of an archaic immigration system? It could be that English-language media does not find it “sexy” to speak about an issue, although common, which is essential to the present and future of the United States. more>
Let’s support the laborers
Day laborers work so that they can send weekly remittances back to their families or to support them if the families are here. This is all that interests them, no matter if it means breaking their backs, roughing up their hands, or working themselves to the point of exhaustion. more>
Gonzalez: Latino pride and disappointment
The U.S. Attorney General’s submission to presidential policies and practices that use the institution charged with maintaining justice to undermine people's civil rights makes us ashamed. His indifference to the central concerns of the Latino agenda has been a terrible disappointment. more>
Freehold undocumented residents score housing coup
Three days after Councilmember Marc LeVine (D-Freehold) made a public apology for having called Hispanics promiscuous, and after the withdrawal of a proposal that would have left Freehold's undocumented immigrants unable to rent apartments, the immigrants in this New Jersey town feel that they have scored a goal, but they claim there is still a long road ahead. more>
National raids net undocumented workers in Times Square
Besides the Hard Rock Cafe and ESPN Zone, authorities also investigated on February 19 the Manhattan branch of Planet Hollywood. more>
Education effort: the battle is on for funding
With the verdict in the famous “Campaign for Fiscal Equity” case directing the state to raise the education budget for New York City, those who believe the new governor, Eliot Spitzer, will implement a program are beginning to wage the battle for the distribution of funds. more>
Immigrants facing hostilities in New Jersey
Organizations advocating for the rights of immigrants say they have seen an increase in discrimination against the undocumented in New Jersey. more>
New NYPD program seeks to combat domestic violence
According to city’s findings, in 2005, 66 percent of domestic violence cases did not have prior contact with the police, involving undocumented immigrants who are afraid to report to NYPD. more>
High rents in Loisaida drive out Hispanic businesses
According to Jose Rivera, “The displacement is now affecting the small businesses; the bodegas, barber shops, small stores and laundries cannot pay the rents that are being demanded.” more>
Family fights for the life of uninsured quadriplegic
"If I disconnect him, it would be like killing myself," said Francisco Ruiz when asked about his brother, Eleno, who is also undocumented. more>
U.S. Hispanic population: The largest, youngest and fastest-growing minority
The Hispanic community grew by 1.3 million from July 1, 2004, to July 1, 2005. more>
A new wave of Puerto Rican immigration?
Janet Torres’ may be housing family members in her Bronx apartment as many pack their bags and leave the economic crisis in Puerto Rico to find employment in New York. 95,000 professionals lost their jobs when the PR government declared a partial administrative shutdown. more>
The Minutemen Project grows stronger in 2006
Representatives of the Project Minutemen militia are entering 2006 with new border patrol units and chapters around the country. This April, they plan to undertake a new surveillance initiative on the Arizona border, where they claim to have helped capture 335 undocumented immigrants last year. more>
Despite working parents, many immigrant children are poor
According to the report, 97 percent of immigrants with children have a job, and 72 percent of those are full-time. But their children have less access to federal aid and, thus, they cannot close the gap between their incomes and their needs. more>
Despite working parents, many immigrant children are poor
According to the report, 97 percent of immigrants with children have a job, and 72 percent of those are full-time. But their children have less access to federal aid and, thus, they cannot close the gap between their incomes and their needs. more>
Teenage immigrants dropping out of school
A rising number of the teenage immigrants who arrive in the United States are dropping out of schools or simply not registering to complete high school at all, according to one of three reports issued by the Pew Center for Hispanic Studies. more>
