Seeking
Asylum; Getting Deported
From Gotham Gazette
Justice Emily Jane Goodman writes about the case of a woman who sought asylum,
telling a story of harrowing persecution, and why she was ordered deported instead.
Tough
Times for Bangladeshi Asylum Seekers
From Weekly Thikana
The disappointment and desperation produced
by being denied asylum have driven many Bangladeshi immigrants
into trouble.
Some were arrested and put in detention centers before being
forced
to leave
the country, penniless.
Immigration
Status
From Sing Tao Daily
The Bronx take-out deliveryman who was trapped in an elevator for three days,
now faces deportation after the police disclosed his immigration status to the
media. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Illegal
Dumping
From Nowy DziennikNews
Maspeth and Greenpoint, two Polish neighborhoods that sit on the border of Queens
and Brooklyn, have become notorious sites for illegal garbage dumping.
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Immigrant
Family Literacy Program
From Gotham Gazette
City Hall funds an immigrant literacy program, but critics say
it’s not
enough.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Asian
Teachers
From World Journal
NYC Department of Education promises to hire 500 Asian teachers, 90 of them from
the Philippines.
FDNY
and NYPD Urged to Hire Immigrants
From Sing Tao Daily
Politicians and immigrant rights activists rallied in front of the City Council
to support legislation to allow the New York Police Department (NYPD) and the
Fire Department of New York (FDNY) to hire green card holders. Hiring
Centers
From El Diario
The City Council proposed a bill to set up a network of hiring centers for
day laborers in the city. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Vending
Permits
From El Diario / La Prensa
Vendors protest proposed legislation requiring them to have licenses,
to be fingerprinted, and to limit
the
number
of vendors to three per block. |