This Polish neighborhood in Brooklyn sits on 55 acres of land polluted with close to 30 million gallons of oil and other chemicals. more>

In Trenton, the state capital, politicians are running a campaign to adopt stringent laws, making finding employment without legal papers practically impossible. more>

"There is a tremendous slowdown in business. I get goose bumps thinking how much it is down," says Mariusz Rogalski, one of the owners of MR Electrical Contracting, which has been in business for 21 years. more>

The White House announced that amnesty is not going to be given higher priority than alleviating the crisis or handling the health care reform.

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“My boss has shortened my work week to three days, but I still have a lot to do. What used to be my overtime work has now become my regular work,” said Janusz from Brooklyn. more>

The Bush administration cautions employers about harsh fines for hiring undocumented immigrants. The new directive has already caused panic in New York City restaurants, which, as it is commonly known, employ a great number of undocumented immigrants. more>

Last week, about 20 Poles in New York lodged a complained that they were cheated out of thousands of dollars by a car dealer who promised them to get them a “dream car.” They paid up but never got the goods and the money was not reimbursed. Although they have international driver’s licenses, many of them are undocumented in the United States, which kept them quiet, until now. more>

Marie Gonzales and Kamal are among the 13,000 students who had received a deportation orders. On June 30, in front of the Manhattan Criminal Court and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services building, thousands of students, teachers and social activists called for the implementation of the Dream Act and changes in faulty immigration laws. more>

Jan Kardys from Brooklyn has been paying taxes for the last 10 years. He came to the United States and worked the number of years required to qualify for Social Security benefits. But now he cannot claim them. The reason: he was an undocumented worker. more>

Krzysztof Dzienniak is rollerblading from New York City to Seattle to solicit help from "the wealthiest man in the world" to aid two Polish children with medical needs. more>

Among the numerous immigrants employed by Wal-Mart there were many Polish nationals. Now, after years of having their workers' rights violated by the biggest retail company in the United States, they have a chance for compensation. more>

Bush emphasized how important immigrants are for the U.S. economy. Aware of the almost 10 million undocumented immigrants in the United States, he said he would do everything he could to change their vulnerable status. The truth is that no action followed those beautiful words. more>

The number of people traveling to the United States from overseas has dropped by one third. New registration procedures at U.S. airports implemented after September 11, 2001 are to blame. The Bush Administration suggests that the new restrictions should be re-evaluated. more>

A Polish woman from California organized a ring of deception to dupe immigrants, mostly Filipino and Korean. She claimed to be a CIA officer, a federal judge, and an immigration lawyer, depending on the circumstances. more>

Thousands of Polish women in the United States—teachers, cooks, students and accountants back home—spend every day cleaning, dusting, washing and ironing for American families. They are willing to do any kind of work to build their own America. more>

"This is a huge [event]. Now all we can do is hope that our voice will be heard by politicians,” said Ludmila Grabarz, who came to Corona Park to participate in the protest. She was one of the few Poles present. "It's sad that so few of us came. We are never where we should be. All ethnic groups came to express their protest against injustice and fight for better immigration laws. There weren't enough of us.” more>

"This is a huge [event]. Now all we can do is hope that our voice will be heard by politicians,” said Ludmila Grabarz, who came to Corona Park to participate in the protest. She was one of the few Poles present. "It's sad that so few of us came. We are never where we should be. All ethnic groups came to express their protest against injustice and fight for better immigration laws. There weren't enough of us.” more>

Controversy between parishioners and priest reveals gap between old world Poles and a new generation. more>

Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) has proposed a bill which would grant illegal workers in the United States a chance to obtain working visas. more>

Longin Pastusiak, chairman of the Polish senate—the fourth most powerful person in Poland—sent an official letter to the highest ranking politicians in the United States complaining about visa fees, deportations, and mistreatment of Poles at U.S. airports. more>