Driver’s Licenses for the Undocumented Are Approved in Win for Progressives
Leave your thoughtsThe vote in the New York Legislature came after the issue had splintered Democrats, with suburban moderates objecting. ALBANY —…
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Albany votes to legalize e-bikes days after green-lighting driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants
Leave your thoughtsState lawmakers passed legislation Wednesday that would legalize e-bikes and e-scooters in New York City after a deal was reached…
Undocumented Immigrants Deserve Driver’s Licenses
Leave your thoughtsAs a single father, there’s nothing more important to me than my daughter’s well-being. When she’s sick or has a…
Allowing undocumented immigrants access to driver’s licenses would be boon for both New York and New Jersey, study says
Leave your thoughtsALBANY — Allowing nearly 1.2 million driving age immigrants in the tri-state area access to driver’s licenses could fatten the…
Activists hope to put pressure on banks that finance Homestead migrant detention center
Leave your thoughtsCritics of the Homestead detention center for unaccompanied migrant children have hung signs in the trees expressing their contempt for…
Latinos in Islip Push to Have Town Divided Into Council Districts
Leave your thoughtsFirst came Hempstead. Could Islip’s at-large system of electing town council members be next? Plaintiffs in civil suit ask federal…
Supreme Court girds for fight over Trump census citizenship question
Leave your thoughtsNEW YORK (Reuters) – Sitting on a working-class commercial strip in the shadows of an above-ground rail line, a group…
NYC’s Housing Crisis Hits Immigrants Especially Hard, Report Says
Leave your thoughtsNEW YORK — Even though it is a widespread problem, advocates argue New York City’s affordable housing crisis has hit…
Let Undocumented Immigrants Drive
Leave your thoughtsA Proposal In New York Could Extend The Right To Thousands And Make The Roads Safer. As long as Washington…
Yellow Light for Immigrant Driver’s Licenses as State Bill Revs Up
Leave your thoughtsFresh off passage of a state budget that included the DREAM Act to fund higher education for undocumented immigrants, some…