| Moving to The
Bronx
From
Weekly Thikana
As the cost
of living rises in Queens and Brooklyn, Bangladeshis have
started to move to the Bronx.
Low-Income
Housing
From Sing Tao Daily
Hundreds of New Yorkers, including over 60 Chinese immigrants, held a protest
at
Battery Park City demanding that the state and the city fulfill their promise,
and invest residual revenue generated from Battery Park into building low-income
housing.
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International
Driver’s Licenses
From El Especial
Many undocumented immigrants are buying international licenses
in order to drive. Given their illegal status, however, rather
than help the foreign licenses leave them open to arrest.
NYPD
Blue
From El Diario / La Prensa
Four Latino New York City Police officers said that they have been the victims
of discrimination and harassment on the job.
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Tax Time
From Russian Bazaar
Many undocumented immigrants did not know that they can file
tax by using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number.
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Immigration
Consulting Agencies
From World Journal
New York City’s Department of Consumer Affairs is gearing up its enforcement
of the Immigration Assistance Bill, a legislation that regulates the immigration
consulting industry. The department have conducted many unannounced inspections
in Chinatown’s East Broadway area.
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From Diario de Mexico
Many accidents on the job don’t
get reported, according to an attorney representing one of
the Mexican worker
who got $4 million in compensation from the construction
company.
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