Lawmakers split on immigration bill
Leave your thoughtsNearly three million undocumented immigrants could be granted amnesty if a controversial new bill is approved by the state Legislature…
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Sheriffs’ orders: Curtail immigrant detentions
Leave your thoughtsSheriff’s departments in both Long Island counties said they no longer will hold in jail immigrants who are flagged for…
Suffolk County Breaks ICEs Hold, Stops Honoring Immigration Detainer
Leave your thoughtsLong Islanders today congratulated Suffolk County Sheriff Vincent DeMarco for his decision to end his department’s, which oversees Suffolk Correctional…
Home Act offers hope for immigrants
Leave your thoughtsWith President Barack Obama once again delaying immigration reform with a path to citizenship, immigrants aren’t waiting any longer for…
Let’s end two-tier pay system
Leave your thoughtsA new wage board has the opportunity to address income inequality in New York by doing away with the state’s…
NY Democrats seek citizen rights for illegal immigrants
Leave your thoughtsIllegal aliens in New York could score billions in Medicaid and college tuition money — along with driver’s licenses, voting…
The Week Ahead in New York Politics, September 14
Leave your thoughtsThis week will be another busy one for the New York City Council and full of attention shifted from the…
Hate crimes in Suffolk far exceed Nassau total
Leave your thoughtsSuffolk County police say they have investigated 236 hate crimes since the start of 2012, about 74 percent more than…
Fast-food workers turn up heat for higher wages
Leave your thoughtsJumal Tarber is a 35-year-old worker at a McDonald’s in Midtown, Manhattan. He’s got a 5-year-old daughter, Danae, and would…
Comunidad inmigrante insistirá en lograr alivio migratorio
Leave your thoughtsFrustrados y desesperados por el retraso del anuncio de las órdenes ejecutivas para resolver el sistema migratorio, la comunidad inmigrante…