Long Island Business Leaders Speak Out for Immigration Reform
Leave your thoughtsThere has been a lot of talk about the positive impact that comprehensive immigration reform would have on the estimated…
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Long Island Elected Officials For Immigration Reform
Leave your thoughtsResidents of Long Island helped kick off a statewide and nationwide bus tour that will culminate in a trip to…
Nueva York todavía sueña con el Dream Act
Leave your thoughtsNueva York – La legislatura estatal de Nueva York podría llegar a un acuerdo en el presupuesto en los próximos…
LI pols attend Brentwood immigration rally
Leave your thoughtsEstela Melendez dreams of a career as a film director. The Central Islip woman, who at 16 came to Long…
Democratic mayoral candidates champion raising minimum wage from $7.25 to $9
Leave your thoughtsChristine Quinn vowed Saturday that City Council will pass a resolution this week urging the state Legislature to raise the…
Video: Sharpton, Community Leaders Call For State Senate To Raise Minimum Wage
Leave your thoughtsRev. Al Sharpton is throwing his support behind the campaign to increase the state’s minimum wage. Sharpton was joined by…
Assembly Wants More Money for Community Colleges
Leave your thoughtsThe state Assembly plans to propose more money for community colleges in its one-house budget proposal, set to be released…
Double Fault: The Negative Impact of the US Tennis Association on Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and Surrounding Communities
Leave your thoughtsThis in-depth report documents the negative impacts the US Tennis Association (USTA) has on Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and the surrounding…
Council legislation aims to stop additional deportations
Leave your thoughtsIn step with a recent push in the borough to keep immigrant families intact, the City Council passed two bills…
Assembly Democrats to unveil plan for $25 million state DREAM Act on Friday to help immigrant students attend college
Leave your thoughtsALBANY — Assembly Democrats have a dream — and they’re pushing to include $25 million in the upcoming state budget…