CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
An Action Plan for Immigrants Fearing Detention or Deportation
Jarrett Murphy |
An advocacy group has put together this to-do list for families who worry that they might be targeted by a crackdown on immigrants.
asylum
Venezuelan Asylum Seekers Find Safe Haven and Allies in NYC
Leila Miller |
Some 9,600 Venezuelans live in New York City, many of whom were opponents of the Caracas government. It’s not clear whether most will be able to convince federal authorities that it’s fear of repression and not economic desperation that drove them here.
Multimedia
Video: How NYC’s Advocates for Noncitizens Were Bracing for Trump’s Moves
Jarrett Murphy |
What are New Yorkers—in particular, New York’s immigrants—prepared to do to resist the president’s executive orders and other anti-immigrant actions?
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
No BackSpace: IDNYC Fiasco Shows Undocumented Immigrants Can’t Trust the City
Josmar Trujillo |
This op-ed argues: ‘With Trumpmageddon looming, undocumented immigrants may have very learned the hard way that government, whether local or federal, liberal or conservative, may never be able provide them a true sanctuary.’
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Some Question City’s Decision to Keep IDNYC Documents
Jarrett Murphy |
When the municipal ID law was being drafted, there was a fierce debate over whether the city needed to keep copies of the identity documents supplied by applicants.
Economy
Queens Radio Show Aims to Help Day Laborers Avoid Death or Injury on the Job
Leila Miller |
Sin Fronteras’ offers advice on a delicate topic for the Latino immigrant community: the exploitation and mistreatment of undocumented laborers.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Photos: Protesting the President-Elect
Jarrett Murphy |
‘America is founded on compassion and love, and with him in power, there is no hope.’ So it’s hopeless? ‘This gives me hope,’ she said, gesturing to the other marchers, ‘because I’m not alone.’
No Backspace
No Backspace: The Surprising Support for Trump Among New Chinese Immigrants
Rong Xiaoqing |
Newcomers in Chinatown have convinced themselves that the xenophobia stoked by the Republican nominee will distinguish between documented and undocumented immigrants. They are, the author writes, tragically mistaken.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: To Reduce Inequality, NY Must Spend More On English Classes
Ruth López |
For immigrants like me, New York’s investment in English classes is an investment for greater integration and for economic opportunity and equality. That’s why it’s key that New York increases funding for adult literacy programs like the one I attended.
No Backspace
No Backspace: Singling Out Nail Salons Won’t Fix a Broken Immigration System
Rong Xiaoqing |
Exploitation at nail salons was news to many New Yorkers, but not to undocumented immigrants, who see mistreatment in many industries.
