Tax Payers Who Can’t Vote: Voting Rights for Immigrants

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Immigrants with green cards can do almost anything that other New Yorkers can do except vote.

A Land of Unfulfilled Dreams and Broken Promises

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Ahmed Foda is an Egyptian street vendor who spends 72 hours a week working in Astoria, fighting through inclement weather while standing for 12 hours – and he does so with a smile on his face. He is a prime

No Urdu Translators for Voters in Little Pakistan

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Many members of the insular community of Little Pakistan cannot understand English. At midterm election polling stations, there was a distinct lack of Urdu-speaking translators.

Silence hovers over Haitian domestic violence victims in Brooklyn

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Despite a high quantity of domestic violence calls from Brooklyn’s “Little Haiti,” many Haitian women are hestitant to seek refugee from household abuse.

Haitian workers’ rights rest precariously on TPS

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While many Haitian immigrants claim temporary protected status to gain legal workers’ rights, others refrain from applying, fearing fallout when the status expires.