Biden Accedes to Tougher Immigration Policy to Deflect Criticism, Secure Ukraine Aid

Biden Accedes to Tougher Immigration Policy to Deflect Criticism, Secure Ukraine Aid

Editorial credit: YASAMIN JAFARI TEHRANI / Shutterstock.com By Tarini Parti | January 18, 2024 | MSN An immigration deal being crafted in the Senate would limit migrants’ ability to claim asylum at the southern border, a White House concession some progressives say shows that President Biden’s leftward shift on immigration as a 2020 candidate was […]

Evictions Will Be Delayed for Migrant Women Who Are Pregnant or Have Newborns, City Says

Evictions Will Be Delayed for Migrant Women Who Are Pregnant or Have Newborns, City Says

Migrant families prepare to leave the Roosevelt Hotel shelter after receiving their 60-day notices, Jan. 16, 2024. Credit: Gwynne Hogan/THE CITY By Gwynne Hogan | January 17, 2024 Pregnant migrants in their third trimester and women with newborn babies will get a reprieve from shelter evictions until their babies turn six months old, city officials told THE […]

Opinion: Struggling NYC Delivery Workers Finally Got a Raise—And App Companies Are Punishing Us For It

Opinion: Struggling NYC Delivery Workers Finally Got a Raise—And App Companies Are Punishing Us For It

At the end of 2023, New York food delivery workers won a huge victory with an increase in our minimum wage. In response, app companies immediately conspired to push us back down. Now, customer tips we rely on to survive are on the line. The State Supreme Court’s November decision to uphold the city’s new law to […]

“Let’s Wait for Trump” – House GOP Again Says Quiet Part Out Loud on Immigration and Border

“Let’s Wait for Trump” – House GOP Again Says Quiet Part Out Loud on Immigration and Border

Editorial credit: Allen J.M. Smith / Shutterstock.com By America’s Voice | January 16, 2024 Washington, DC — House Republicans keep admitting their views that immigration and the border are a political issue to run on, rather than a policy issue to be resolved. The latest reminder, via Beltway outlet Punchbowl News: “Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team gave […]

Biden Must Make Immigration a Priority, Not Give in to GOP Demands

Biden Must Make Immigration a Priority, Not Give in to GOP Demands

Editorial credit: OogImages / Shutterstock.com By The Editorial Board | January 16, 2024 | Inquirer Republicans have forced the Biden administration to the negotiating table on immigration, holding aid for Ukraine hostage in a bid to enact draconian measures that would further upend the asylum process and pave the way for the kind of anti-immigrant […]

Commentary: An Opportunity for New York to Lead on Immigration Policy

Commentary: An Opportunity for New York to Lead on Immigration Policy

By Murad Awawdeh Gov. Hochul, let’s show the nation how to shape a morally sound, economically beneficial response to the migrant crisis. As 2024 sets in, immigrant communities all over are bracing for a year of attacks and policy proposals that threaten to eliminate crucial protections and resources.  President Joe Biden and congressional leaders are considering cruel […]

How Mayor Adams and President Biden Helped Set the Stage for Immigration Reform, However Unwittingly

How Mayor Adams and President Biden Helped Set the Stage for Immigration Reform, However Unwittingly

By Arun Venugopal | January 12, 2024 | Gothamist The last time Congress enacted immigration reform was 1986. Ronald Reagan was president. Ed Koch was New York mayor. “Platoon” was in the movie theaters. Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on takeoff from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Since then, Congress and the White House have only known stalemate and […]

Weathering a Nationwide Tripledemic

Weathering a Nationwide Tripledemic

By Selen Ozturk | January 9, 2024 | Ethnic Media Services A surging “tripledemic” of COVID-19, flu and RSV threatens to overburden an already burdened U.S. healthcare system. At a Friday, January 5 briefing co-hosted by Ethnic Media Services and Blue Shield of California Foundation, medical experts discussed tripledemic predictions; the newest JN.1 strain of […]

NYS Workers’ Compensation Board Joins State Effort to Protect Undocumented Workers During Labor Investigations

NYS Workers’ Compensation Board Joins State Effort to Protect Undocumented Workers During Labor Investigations

By WCB | January 8, 2024 WCB Will Partner with State, Federal Authorities to Gain Temporary Protection for Workers Exercising Their Right to File Workers’ Compensation Claims Builds on Governor Kathy Hochul’s Commitment to Protecting Workers in New York State – Regardless of Immigration Status The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) has joined […]