Daycare Workers
Jul 07, 2004
Daycare workers have one of the most undervalued jobs in our society. They are in reality early childhood teachers who are required to have the same qualifications as teachers in
Regulating Immigration Consultants
Jul 02, 2004
 Hoping that she could quickly qualify for US residency, Izabela Dechnik, a Polish cleaning woman, gave $2,000 to a woman named Adela Holzer, who claimed that she could expedite
Welfare Rolls On The Rise
Jun 22, 2004
 For the past year, the number of households on public assistance in New York City has been quietly climbing up. The family assistance caseload has remained nearly the same, while
H-1B Working Visa
Jun 01, 2004
 After almost a year of job searching in New York, David Chim has given up and is ready to move back to his native Singapore. With a master’s degree in
Marriage Promotion Programs For Welfare Recipients
May 18, 2004
 It is a truth universally acknowledged, at least among Republicans, that a single mother on public assistance must be in want of a husband. To that end, the President’s Healthy
Child Care For Welfare Recipients
Apr 29, 2004
 The United States Senate voted last month to increase funding for child care for welfare recipients and other low-income families, over the objection of the White House, which is
Meals and Wheels Threatened In The Bronx
Apr 19, 2004
 If a group of old people got together on their own, advised by experts in gerontology, to come up with a way to keep seniors out of hospitals and nursing
Deporting the “Bad” Immigrant
Mar 19, 2004
 Recently a dear friend of mine observed that immigrants who broke the law deserved to be deported. In her eyes, certain elements in her community - like a cousin
No Breaks For Low Income New Yorkers; Also: Unemployment
Mar 18, 2004
 If a series of proposed budget cuts by Governor George Pataki take effect, poor New Yorkers are in for some tough times. No More “Invisible” Supplemental Security Income The Pataki administration
Foster Children With Mothers In Jail
Mar 03, 2004
 Several hundred children entering foster care each year have mothers who are, or will be, in jail, but they have not been studied, until a recent report by the Vera |