A member of the Salvadorian gang MS-13 in Long Island, New York, was given 35 years in prison for the murder of another Salvadorian national, also a member of the gang.

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While the Spanish-speaking populations for Nassau and Suffolk counties have increased in recent years, a lack of Spanish-speaking police officers has created problems for Latino crime victims seeking police assistance. more>

Freeport, Long Island, became the second New York municipality to close its account with JP Morgan Chase Bank in response to the lack of relief given to local African American and Hispanic families in danger of foreclosure. "Chase has a responsibility to serve our community and it's about time they set things right," said Mayor Andrew Hardwick. more>

Civil Service Employees Association filed a civil lawsuit in the federal court alleging the Nassau Interim Finance Authority violated the union members' constitutional rights. more>

It's the same old story.  During electoral campaigns, they promise to work for the Hispanic and immigrant community and call for our votes, but, at the hour of truth, they vote and act against the Hispanic community.  With a calculator in hand, they apply the old formula: only one in 100 Hispanics vote.  more>

The graffiti appeared during the last weekend of February in a Hispanic neighborhood of Greenville, one of the main cities in South Carolina, a state where severe measures against undocumented immigrants have been approved. more>

On August of this year, the last 19,732 drivers' licenses will expire, which were issued in North Carolina to applicants with a tax identification number (ITIN) or W-7; these licenses allowed 220,982 undocumented immigrants to drive the country's highways legally since 2002. more>

Every year, close to 130,000 Mexicans enroll in the temporary worker program, which has no oversight by either the Mexican or U.S. governments. The lack of transparency and accountability has been a breathing ground for labor abuse. more>

VIDEO :: The organization "NO More Deaths, has been providing water in the desert to prevent any more death following the thousands that have occurred. Democracy Now reports.

VIDEO :: Mike Wilson a native american humanitarian of the Tohono O'odham Nation finds his water station vandalized. more>

A close-knit Latino community resides parallel to the tawny Hamptons and is spreading rapidly throughout the island, surviving through small agricultural businesses. more>

Carlos Sjoberg, an 80-year-old Peruvian man, who receives $800 a month from his pension fund and pays $650 in rent, asked, "I don't have anywhere to go, and if they keep raising the rent, where am I going to go?"

VIDEO :: Last month the Rent Guidelines Board decided on increases for New York City renters. more>