Fear of contact with authorities keeps Staten Island immigrants from Hurricane Sandy aid
Leave your thoughtsSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island immigrants as a group were hit hard by Hurricane Sandy and continue to suffer…
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Video: Sandy aid protest held at City Hall
Leave your thoughtsNEW YORK – Community activists, [members of Make the Road New York], lawmakers and residents across the city are calling…
Immigrant and students groups beseech Gov. Cuomo to throw his support behind a DREAM Act for New York State
Leave your thoughtsSome speculated that his failure to back bill, which would enable undocumented immigrant students to qualify for state-based financial aid,…
Immigrant rights coalition calls for governor’s leadership on DREAM Act
Leave your thoughtsA coalition of prominent immigrant advocacy, labor, education; community and faith-based organizations [including immigrant advocates from Make the Road New…
New Tennis Stadium in Flushing Park Faces Political Opposition
Leave your thoughtsThe Fairness Coalition of Queens and local elected officials have joined together to demand that the United States Tennis Association…
Video: Recomendaciones para continuar ayudando áreas afectadas tras Sandy
Leave your thoughtsEmpresas del sector político, religioso y laboral de NY brindan soluciones al daño dejado por “Sandy”. En Nueva York,…
Undocumented immigrants push Gov. Andrew Cuomo to support the Dream Act
Leave your thoughtsAntonio Alarcon [a member of Make the Road New York], 18, wants Gov. Cuomo to publicly back the state Dream…
Video: Paquetes de ayuda para los afectados por el huracán Sandy
Leave your thoughtsMuchas personas indocumentadas que fueron víctima de los daños que provocó el huracán Sandy, desconocen si la legislación les beneficiará……
Denuncian que Sandy aumentó brecha entre
Leave your thoughtsEl huracán Sandy expuso las agudas diferencias económicas que existen entre los habitantes de esta ciudad, denunciaron grupos civiles y…
Opinion: Nassau County redistricting must not dilute minority voice
Leave your thoughtsAnother year, another apparent attempt to dilute the voting power of African-American, Latino and immigrant voters on Long Island. Every…