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Sabotaging the Count: Trump’s Attacks on the Census and What You Can Do

July 30, 2018 3:42 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

The Trump administration seeks to strip funding and political representation from communities of color through underfunding the Census Bureau and…

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As scandals continue to mar New York State economic development efforts, one unexamined aspect of the system is how Governor…

July 13, 2018 4:06 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

Q. What is happening with immigrant children separated from their parents? A. In April 2018, the Trump administration announced a…

February 12, 2018 9:11 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

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February 6, 2018 3:44 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

On Monday the New York State Assembly passed the New York Dream Act. For immigrant youth like me, this legislation…

January 31, 2018 3:55 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

The small group of immigrants who gathered for a State of the Union watch party in Queens Tuesday night didn’t…

January 30, 2018 3:51 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

A Brooklyn federal judge said in court on Tuesday that he cannot make a decision regarding the status of young…

January 23, 2018 3:59 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

Activists kept up their pressure on Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) after the Senate minority leader led Democrats to end the…

January 22, 2018 6:23 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

Today, Sen. Charles Schumer and the Senate Democrats voted to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government until February 8th. The…