Author: Sarah Kate Kramer
Bio: Sarah Kate Kramer first got hooked on collecting stories as a StoryCorps facilitator, then traveled the world with a microphone for a few years before settling down in her hometown of New York City. From 2010-2012 she was the editor of Feet in 2 Worlds and a freelance reporter for WNYC Radio, where she created “Niche Market,” a weekly segment that profiled specialty stores in New York. Sarah is now a producer at Radio Diaries, a non-profit that produces documentaries for NPR and other public radio outlets.
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Posted on: 11 Feb 2011
The chairman of the House Immigration Subcommittee wants to expand E-Verify, an online system for checking workers’ immigration status. But business leaders are taking a cautious approach.
Posted on: 07 Feb 2011
New York’s immigrant advocates announced their legislative priorities for the year. At the top of the list are ensuring language access to state government services and ending the state’s participation in the U.S. Secure Communities program.
Posted on: 03 Feb 2011
NYCRx, a nonprofit organization in New York City began distributing free discount prescription cards this week for uninsured and underinsured New Yorkers.
Posted on: 02 Feb 2011
On Twitter, blogs, Facebook and other media, the Egyptian diaspora is afire with words of solidarity with the protesters, calls for Mubarak to resign immediately and anger towards what they view as misrepresentation by the Western media.
Posted on: 01 Feb 2011
Egyptian Americans are jubilant about the uprising in their homeland, but anxious about what will come next.
Posted on: 26 Jan 2011
Just as supporters of immigration reform were losing hope, the president said he wants to take on “once and for all, the issue of illegal immigration.”
Posted on: 24 Jan 2011
New York’s Mayor promised in his State of the City address to create a new program to help immigrant entrepreneurs open small businesses. The program’s details are still being worked out.
Posted on: 21 Jan 2011
Under the Department of Labor’s new rules, many employers will be required to increase pay for their workers who are in the U.S. on H-2B visas. But there’s disagreement over whether that’s a good idea.
Posted on: 13 Jan 2011
A lack of federal action on immigration reform has created a vacuum which state legislators are rushing to fill. If the first two weeks are any indication, 2011 is going to be a headline-grabbing year for immigration.
Posted on: 12 Jan 2011
California Congressman Elton Gallegly is a surprise choice to head the committee.
