On Monday, June 6th, CMS hosted a webinar and discussion of the forthcoming CMS report, “Social Determinants of Immigrants’ Health in New York City: A Study of Six Neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens” by Jacquelyn Pavilon and Vicky Virgin. The report is based on CMS research that examined the social determinants of immigrants’ health in […]
Guatemala – Guatemala City 07-06-2021. USA Vice President Kamala Harris met Guatemala’s President and community leaders to discuss migration and corruption control. (Shutterstock) By Andrew Selee, Migration Policy Institute The Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection signed by leaders from countries across the Western Hemisphere at the conclusion of this week’s Summit of the […]
Yuma Sector, Ariz. / US – September 8, 2017: A reporter interviews Customs and Border Protection agents along the U.S.-Mexico border. 8740 (Shutterstock) By American Immigration Council Staff, Immigration Impact The Supreme Court issued a decision on Wednesday barring a civil rights lawsuit against a U.S. Border Patrol agent for reportedly entering the property of […]
By Steven Hubbard, Immigration Impact America’s economic success is built on the world’s best and brightest coming to our shores bringing ingenuity, creativity, and determination. From Wall Street to Main Street, businesses started by immigrants have helped the U.S. economy enormously. The history of immigrant entrepreneurship stretches back to the country’s founding. Famously, the designer […]
Activists signs express support for immigrant community at a rally to protest president Donald Trump’s decision to end DACA Downtown Portland, OR, on September 5th, 2017. (Shutterstock) By America’s Voice The 15th of June marks the tenth anniversary of the executive order that ex-President Barack Obama issued creating Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which […]
By Olveen Carrasquillo, The Conversation The big idea Latinos may have higher rates of heart disease than previously thought, refuting a well-accepted idea known as the “Latino paradox,” according to a new study that I was involved in. The crux of the Latino paradox is as follows: A broad body of research shows that Latinos […]
Sanitation Worker Exam Filing Period Opens June 8
Photo by PP/IQ Inc. Today, Mayor Eric Adams, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), and the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) announced that the filing period for the next Sanitation Worker exam will run from June 8 to June 28 and encouraged all interested in the opportunity to register. “The lifetime […]
Hundreds of workers march to Foley Square in New York City to demand stronger worker protections and a full pathway to citizenship for immigrants on May 1, 2022. (Shutterstock) Staten Island, NY – Today, the Our City, Our Vote coalition, a group of advocates fighting for expand access to the ballot box held a press conference […]
A Brooklyn LLC that boasts of its “non-union” labor is the subject of numerous wage theft complaints by immigrant workers.
By Maurizio Guerrero, Documented NY When JLM Decorating hired Miguel Tapia to paint apartments in Manhattan and Brooklyn, they told him he would receive $800 in cash per week for his work. Instead, Tapia, who was born in the Dominican Republic, was paid about half that amount. He complained to his supervisor, Josafath Arias, who […]
New York, NY – May 2022: Mayor Eric Adams speaks during the Intrepid Sea, Air Space Museum annual Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony. (Shutterstock) NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the reappointment of Annabel Palma as commissioner and chair of the New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR). Palma will continue […]