Voices Stories by Yakov Grin
Where is a poor immigrant to find a lawyer?
Research shows that immigrants who are represented in court by a lawyer are three to four times more likely to win their cases, but in the United States, only 35 percent of immigrants have lawyers. more>
The conflict in Georgia is cause for concern in Pennsylvania
The nearly 40,000 immigrants from Russia and the former Soviet Union in the northern Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties will take a hard look at the two candidates in the Democratic primaries for District 13. Both have strong ties to Georgia. more>
Russian students duped into exploitative summer jobs in U.S. get compensation
Lured by $10,000, young Russians found themselves working long hours and sleeping on bare mattresses. more>
Attention, child care facilities are closing
Operators of childcare facilities believe that the new regulations set by the fire safety code in November 2005 are unreasonable, since they do not take the realities of city life into account. more>