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- Relief Efforts Under Way In Flood-Stricken Haiti
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Refugee Summer School
September 03, 2008
by Marianne McCune
New York City school’s are back in session. Adapting to a new school is always a challenge, but it can be especially hard for the sons and daughters of refugees and asylum seekers -- people who wer....
Russian, Georgian New Yorkers Worry for Those in Conflict
August 12, 2008
by Marianne McCune
New Yorkers of Georgian and Russian descent have been on the phone and the Internet trying to make sense of the recent fighting in the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia. South Ossetia is ....
Guns into Guitars
July 29, 2008
by Marianne McCune
Yesterday, we brought you a story about the strained political discourse among Colombian immigrants from the left and right. Colombians Debate Politics With Difficulty This morning, we t....
Colombians Debate Politics With Difficulty
July 28, 2008
by Marianne McCune
Colombian immigrants in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens have been lauding their government and President Alvaro Uribe for recent efforts to combat violence in Colombia, particularly by the....
Former Haitian Leader Guilty of Mortgage Fraud
July 25, 2008
by Marianne McCune
A Brooklyn jury found the former leader of a violent Haitian paramilitary group guilty of mortgage fraud. REPORTER: Toto Constant could face up to 15 years in prison for a scheme that cheated lender....
U.S. Lifts Ban on HIV-Positive Foreigners
July 17, 2008
by Marianne McCune
America will no longer ban HIV positive foreigners from visiting or immigrating to the U.S. Yesterday the Senate voted overwhelmingly to reverse the 20-year-old policy. The ban has kept many people....
Local Struggle to Help Those Suffering in Zimbabwe
June 26, 2008
by Marianne McCune
Members of Zimbabwe's opposition party are boycotting the run-off election scheduled for today. And here in New York, a newly formed branch of the party is trying to send aid to activists and family....
NY African Immigrants Rejoice In Obama Nomination
June 06, 2008
by Marianne McCune
It’s been a glee-filled week for Obama supporters, especially along a stretch of Fulton Street in Brooklyn. The African immigrants who live and work in the neighborhood tell WNYC’s Marianne McCu....
New Grocery Puts Focus on Local and Sustainable Food
June 03, 2008
by Marianne McCune
Urban Rustic Grocery -- across from McCarren Park in Williamsburg – is a label reader's paradise. Its focus is local, traceable and sustainable. The owners milled their own wood for the floorboard....
Iraqi Journalist Makes First Visit to U.S.
June 01, 2008
by Marianne McCune
Sa'ad Al-Izzi has lived all his life in Baghdad, where he reports for the Washington Post. He recently took his first trip to the U.S. He met with his editors and spent a week as a tourist in New Yo....
State Reaches Settlement with Bodies Exhibit
May 29, 2008
by Marianne McCune
If you went to see the South Street Seaport exhibit about human bodies and regretted it, you can get a refund for the price of the tickets. That's the result of a settlement with New York's Attorney....
Studies Say NYC Immigrants Assimilate Quickly
May 18, 2008
by Marianne McCune
Two separate studies released this week cast New York City as a place where immigrants assimilate quickly. WNYC's Marianne McCune reports. The first study uses a century of national census data to ....
Locals Cast Ballots in D.R. Election
May 16, 2008
by Marianne McCune
There's a presidential election in the Dominican Republic today, and Dominicans are heading to the polls here in the States, as well. In New York and New Jersey combined, about 77,000 Dominicans are....
Local Pols Press for Haiti Help
May 02, 2008
by Marianne McCune
Reverend Jesse Jackson joined City Council members to ask New Yorkers to send aid to Haitians who can't afford the food they need. Jackson also met with local congress members to push for longer ter....
Homeland Security Sued Over Inhumane Conditions in Immigration Prisons
April 30, 2008
by Marianne McCune
Another lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security was filed in Federal court today, this one is over prison conditions for detained immigrants. The plaintiffs are former detainees and sever....
Protests Against Employee Immigrant Status Check
April 24, 2008
by Marianne McCune
Immigrant advocates are protesting the use and misuse of a federal pilot program designed to help employers check the immigration status of new employees. WNYC's Marianne McCune reports. REPORTER: ....
Advocates Report Increased Firing of Immigrant Workers
April 23, 2008
by Marianne McCune
Advocates say an increasing number of immigrant workers are being fired from low-wage jobs because their social security numbers don't match their names - even though some have legal working papers. ....
Judge Says Naturalization Process Must be Expedited
April 12, 2008
by Marianne McCune
A group of Latino immigrants suing to get their citizenship applications processed in time for this year's presidential election have won an initial battle. A federal judge yesterday agreed with the....
9/11 Case Goes to Appeals Court
April 08, 2008
by Marianne McCune
Today, a federal appeals court will weigh whether the government illegally used the material witness law in the months following Sept. 11. The plaintiff in this case was detained and kept under cou....
Immigrants File Suit Against Immigration Agents
April 04, 2008
by Marianne McCune
Ten immigrants from New Jersey - including two American citizens - are suing immigration agents and the federal authorities in charge. They say the agents violated their constitutional rights in ear....