Cesar Vargas has a resume most young Americans would envy. He graduated from a Brooklyn high school that counts Sens. Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders among its alumni. He made honors in both college and law school. But because he was brought to the United States from Mexico illegally when […]
Program Providing Legal Help to Immigrants Will Expand Beyond New York City
13 May
by Foster, on News
New York City’s melting pot has been boiling over in the larger metropolitan area. Long Island, the lower Hudson Valley and northern New Jersey, home to thousands of recently arrived unaccompanied minors and older immigrants, have nearly as many people eligible for legal services as does the city. But outside […]
A change in Los Angeles County elected leadership last year paved the way for the end of a controversial collaboration between sheriff’s deputies and federal immigration officials in the county jails. The replacement of termed-out Supervisor Gloria Molina with former U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis appears to have provided […]
Who Is Coming to America? Increasingly, Chinese Students and Indian 20-Somethings
11 May
by Foster, on News
By Neil Shah China and India are sending more immigrants to the U.S. than Mexico, following more than a decade of decreasing immigration from Latin America, according to the latest numbers from the Census Bureau. So, who exactly is coming? It’s hard to say, but a good guess is that […]