Economy
South Asian NYC Wrestles With Wage Theft
Farah Akbar |
For many immigrants in places like Jackson Heights, the question is to report those violations to public agencies or not.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
What History Tells us About Ben Carson’s Fear of Refugee Radicals
Jarrett Murphy |
The presidential candidate says the Paris attacks should convince the U.S. to close its doors to Syrian refugees. But if the threat of a violent element justified blocking immigrants, a lot of us wouldn’t be here.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
What the Democrats Said About Immigration in Their 1st Debate
Jarrett Murphy |
Immigration didn’t get a lot of airtime in Tuesday’s first Democratic debate of the 2016 season, but it did provoke an interesting exchange.
Immigration
Who Gets Asylum in the U.S.?
Jarrett Murphy |
Last year, nearly half went to people from China.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Are Immigration Courts Getting it Right?
City Limits |
With support from readers like you – matched by Beacon – City Limits will produce an investigative report on the immigration courts in the New York City area
Affordable Housing
Housing Discrimination Doesn’t Begin or End with ‘Poor Doors’
Fred Freiberg |
An advocate who has fought for fair housing catalogues the many subtle ways property owners and public policies lock out renters along lines of income, race, ethnicity, disability and more.
The Work Site
Looking for Farm Work? Here’s Where to Harvest Leads
Jarrett Murphy |
New York farmers post agricultural jobs on a state website to see if domestic workers want the work. If not, temporary labor can be brought in from foreign countries under special visas.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Immigration Detainers in NYC: The Numbers
Jarrett Murphy |
The city honored more than 3,000 such detainers over a recent 12-month period, declined to enforce 1,200 and received $42 million less than it wanted for doing Washington’s immigration-enforcement grunt work.
Investigations
Labor Trafficking Persists Amid Outrage Over Sex Trade
Hayley Camacho |
Sex trafficking is the target of increased awareness and enforcement. But other forms of the human trade—which might be more common—are proving hard to publicize or prosecute.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
NYC Pols React, Unevenly, to Mideast Violence
Jarrett Murphy |
There was widespread outrage over the horrific murders of three Israeli teens. Fewer public statements were made over the alleged revenge slaying of a Palestinian boy.
