Achieving Dignity and Justice
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What Gov. Cuomo owes immigrants: His Ellis Island inaugural is the perfect opportunity to recommit to protecting non-citizen New Yorkers
On Tuesday, Gov. Cuomo will be sworn in for his third term on Ellis Island, a historic site that symbolizes the centrality of immigrants to our state and country. It’s a good choice of location, but only if the governor works hard to make New York finally deliver for immigrant communities. For as long as…
She Paid A Lawyer Thousands Of Dollars To Apply For A Green Card. She Got A Deportation Order Instead.
Edith Duran fell victim to one of the most common and effective frauds that play off the hopes and fears of vulnerable undocumented immigrants: The “10-year law.” Edith Duran had always wanted to come to the US. At 17, she got a tourist visa and traveled from her hometown, Zacapa, Guatemala, to New York City.…
Trump’s Public-Charge Rule Is a One-Two Punch Against Immigrants and Public Assistance
For several years, Arelii, a thirty-four-year-old Mexican mother of two who lives in Queens, had a routine. On the ninth day of every month, she would receive a hundred and ninety dollars from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, informally known as food stamps. The benefits belonged to her eleven-year-old daughter, who is a U.S. citizen,…