Like other undocumented Polish immigrants, Karolina could not change jobs without a social security card. But the newspaper ad that led her to a man who promised "real" documents for $2000 is one of many scams plaguing immigrant communities. more>

It’s hard to believe that in America in the 21st century, millions of people still work seven days a week, 365 days a year, without employee rights and health insurance, without overtime, sometimes without the option to quit, living in inhumane conditions. This is the trap that mega stores like Wal-Mart set and where the poorest of all workers fall: undocumented immigrants. more>

Very often pharmacies in Polish neighborhoods have a ¡§doctor¡¨ on staff ¡V usually a person with a medical degree from Poland who didn¡¦t go through the accreditation process here. Polish immigrants without health insurance come to them with their symptoms to get advice and care. It is familiar and cost effective. more>

Once a place where families strolled its shore, the Newton Creek runs along the industrial border of Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Maspeth, Queens. Today it is a toxic waterway, a dumping ground with floating oil from nearby refineries. Right in the heart of New York City, Newton Creek is one of the dirtiest bodies of water in the United States—and the subject of a lawsuit in district court. more>