Investigations
Immigrants Give Up the Dream of Homeownership in the U.S.
Camila Osorio Avendano |
After years of work in the U.S., many Colombian immigrants are discovering that the only place they can afford to retire is back in Colombia.
Investigations
After the DREAM: Young Immigrants Move Past Seeking Path to Citizenship
Von Diaz |
Frustrated with the deadlock in Washington over immigration reform, young immigrant activists are starting to distance themselves from the core goals of the DREAMer movement.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Infographic: Many Immigrants Want to Own Homes, Success Rates Vary
Miranda Shafer |
An interactive data map uses data from the American Community Survey to show the impact immigrant investment has on the housing market.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Rangel Clarifies Comments on Dominican Immigration Dispute
Jarrett Murphy |
In response to an inquiry by City Limits, the Congressman says he did not endorse a court ruling that threw 200,000 Haitians in the DR into immigration limbo.
Brooklyn
Bangladeshi Enclave Grows in City Line
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
As a large community has taken root, there have been conscious efforts to promote cross-cultural cooperation.
Health and Environment
Undocumented Immigrants Still In Post-Storm Limbo
Ray Sanchez |
Plans for how the city will spend federal aid are taking shape. The governor is discussing a massive buyout program in coastal areas. But some victims of the storm are still stuck without basic help.
Economy
At the Corner Deli, a Yemeni Immigrant Saga
Kiran Sury |
Every time you buy a beer or a lottery ticket at a bodega run by Mohamed Mohamed or one of his countrymen, you tap into a story of ethnic succession and a struggle to reconcile one culture with another.
Brooklyn
Protect Immigrant Work Rights—-By Making them Owners
Lorraine Boissoneault |
Statistics show immigrant workers frequently suffer wage theft. One solution pioneered by a Brooklyn center is to launch cooperatives where the workers are also owners.
Government
Brooklyn Students Press for Dream Act
Asheka James and Diego Morello |
College students are pressing the state legislature to pass a New York version of an idea that’s stalled at the federal level: Giving undocumented immigrant students a chance at a career in America.
Justice
For an Iraqi in New York, U.S. Withdrawal is Not War's End
Chris Giblin |
Leyla is one of 60,000 Iraqis who came to the United States after the 2003 invasion. Married to an American, settled in Brooklyn, she still feels the disruption of the war—especially when she hears her mother’s voice.
