In a City of Immigrants, Support for a Middle Path for the Undocumented
New Yorkers take a centrist position on immigration reform.
New Yorkers take a centrist position on immigration reform.
A landmark bill awaiting New York Governor David Paterson’s signature would vacate the prostitution charges for victims of sex trafficking.
Many older immigrants in New York City’s Polish community have lived on very modest incomes for years. The economic recession has exacerbated their situation, forcing some to make tough choices.
Voters in the Philippines will use automated machines for the first time in Monday’s elections. Filipino Americans are nervous the system will fail, and the elections will be marred by corruption and violence.
Tens of thousands of immigrants and their supporters marched in favor of national immigration reform and against Arizona’s new “anti-immigrant” law.
According to the 2000 Census, there were approximately 1.25 million people living in the United States who self-identified as Arab. But many advocates estimate the Arab American population to be three times that size—over 3.5 million.
Undocumented Filipino nannies are highly sought after among wealthy Manhattan families, but they have no protection from abuse.
Asian immigrants in New York City continue to reel from the economic recession, particularly the aftermath of the housing market collapse.
Deep into the count, the city is still struggling to improve on its poor showing in the 2000 Census.
While Filipino Americans generally support the census, undocumented Filipino immigrants worry about giving out personal information.