A New York immigration official held a press briefing for ethnic journalists last week in a bid to reassure immigrants and potential future citizens that they need not fear her organization. The New York district is the largest in the country; 10 percent to 12 percent of all green card and citizenship applications are reviewed here, the official said, and 90 percent to 95 percent of the applications are considered favorably.

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Acts of civic disobedience are sweeping through Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio. At stake is not only the future of the American workers' unions but also fundamental labor rights of millions of people. more>

The Republicans' opposition to the DREAM Act should not surprise anybody; what astounds, though, is the fact that many Democratic senators and congressmen voted against the bill. more>

Those who want to deport children of undocumented immigrants and deprive them of the American citizenship might be advocating for the removal of people who will contribute to their retirement fund in the future.

VIDEO :: Many republicans want a major change in the Constitution targeting the 14th Amendment that grants citizenship to babies born in the U.S. even if their parents are illegal immigrants. Jan Crawford of CBS reports. more>

The new regulation does not curb abuses by the police. It allows officers to go after immigrants and charge them with the pettiest law violations. more>

In the coming decades America will become increasingly dependent on immigrants. The demographic profile of the American society will change dramatically too. In 2050, white people will no longer constitute the majority in the United States, though they will remain the country’s largest ethnic minority. more>

Undocumented immigrants pay their taxes that help pay the salaries of immigration officers, who then track them down and deport them; this is one of the many paradoxes of the current U.S. immigration system. more>

Immigration authorities say removal of the deportation backlog will take at least six years, adding that the illegal immigration problem will not be solved given the difficulties they face removing over half a million of people who are already under deportation orders. more>

Representatives of the President’s office are talking only about creating a new category of visas – guest worker visas. This kind of a legal solution would not provide 12 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States with a chance to legalize their status. more>

The saturation of the market with financial services is so great that financial institutions started to turn towards market niches that have been seen as not worth attention, until recently, like the millions of undocumented immigrants who now reside in the United States. more>

Polish immigrant, Janina Frydel, fought her deportation order for 15 years, but to no avail. After building a life in the United States she was put on a plane without the chance to say good-bye to her family. more>

The author points that the eventual overtaking of the House of Representatives by Democrats will raise the chances of passing immigration reform during the next term. more>

On February 9, the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs held a press conference aimed at educating the immigrant communities about the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Statistical data were presented, indicating that after English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, German and French are the most commonly spoken languages, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, where residents are predominantly Polish immigrants. more>

The impact of Polish immigrants’ votes on Poland’s political system is minimal, while the power of their votes in the United States could have decisive power in the most urgent local issues. more>

Macro-economic trends clearly indicate a deteriorating U.S. job market. What is the situation in the Polish job market? Not bad if one is looking for a job as a house cleaner, elderly care giver or baby sitter. more>

According to an “immigration” website, applications for the upcoming Green Card Lottery DV-2005 will be accepted from Oct. 5 to Nov. 6, 2003. However, the U.S. State Department, which organizes this lottery for new immigrants to the United States, knows nothing about this “start date.” This is just one of many websites spreading false information regarding the lottery in an attempt to make some money off of eager applicants. more>