New York Legal Assistance Group’s victory for immigrants who have waited years for their citizenship applications to be processed will also have impact on voter participation in November. more>

You will laugh, but the Governor of the Empire State, David Paterson, lives in a rent-stabilized apartment! And although his yearly income exceeds $250,000 the rent on his apartment has still not reached $2,000 per month. He has the right. To look for equity here is simply foolish! more>

According to data from the Migration Policy Institute, close to one million immigrants in the United States, with higher education and permission to work in the country, have not found work that meets their qualifications. more>

Lured by $10,000, young Russians found themselves working long hours and sleeping on bare mattresses. more>

The fate of undocumented high school graduates, brought to the United States when young, has again come up before the Senate. Arguments for and against opening a road to citizenship for them continue unabated. more>

“When we opened our store, this was a Russian neighborhood,” Sasha said. “We had four clerks working behind the counter and still there was a line. I would come home and fall off my feet from exhaustion. Now the young Russians have moved away, and all that remain are the elderly. With their incomes, they are forced to pinch “kopecks.” And the Chinese, the majority of the residents now, are not our clientele.” more>