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Immigration
Cash for Good Parenting Examined
January 02, 2009
It's still too early to tell whether a program that pays poor parents cash for taking their kids to school or to the doctor for check ups is working. But as WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports, so far, f....
The Virgin of Guadalupe
December 12, 2008
It is a holiday popular mostly with Mexican immigrants: the day of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Since Thursday night pilgrims have been congregating at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Manhattan where t....
Mumbai: A Jewish Indian Reflects
The Brian Lehrer Show
December 15, 2008
As the first Indian to head a U.S. synagogue,
Brooklyn Hate Crime
December 11, 2008
Council speaker Christine Quinn helped hand out flyers this morning at a subway station in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The flyer shows a picture of a young African-American male. The suspect along with seve....
Day in Court
December 10, 2008
The case of a Pakistani immigrant who was held in solitary confinement in a Brooklyn prison after the September 11th attacks reached the Supreme Court. His lawyers and the government will argue over....
NYC Professor Translates during Mumbai Attacks
December 10, 2008
When a Brooklyn Rabbi and his wife were taken hostage during the Mumbai terrorist attacks 2 weeks ago, Rabbis with Chabad here in the United States went urgently looking for someone who could speak Ur....
Brooklyn Hate Crime Denounced
December 08, 2008
Bronx Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo is urging the public to help police find the attackers. ARROYO: This crime is not against one individual. It's a crime against a community of people that are workin....
Crown Heights Mourns Loss of Brooklyn Rabbi
November 28, 2008
An Orthodox Jewish community in Crown Heights is mourning the deaths of a young Brooklyn rabbi and his wife in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, saying it's a big loss. Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsk....
Home for the Holidays and Beyond?
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 26, 2008
Behind "The Cost of Doing Business"
November 19, 2008
Twenty-seven construction workers have died on the job this year, and a slowing economy may not do a whole lot to solve this problem. REPORTER: For the past nine months, WNYC reporters Cindy Rodrigu....
Writing at the MacDowell Colony
Selected Shorts
November 16, 2008
”I left Milly’s party and walked along old narrow streets, feeling a peculiar tenderness as I passed by quaint eighteenth-century homes with their soft-lighted windows. Inside, I imagined lit candles, roses in glass vases, gleaming mirrors, and bowls of potpourri smelling of cinnamon and pears."
--Frances Hwang, “The Modern Age”
Two rich tales reflect aspects of the immigrant experience, both experienced and inherited, in stories by MacDowell Colony writers.
Immigration Crackdown Leads to More Deportations in Metro Area
November 08, 2008
Federal immigration officials say a crackdown on illegal immigrants is leading to more arrests and deportations in New York and New Jersey. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. REPORTER: In New Jersey, U....
Feet to the Fire
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 07, 2008
The left is lining up to make sure the Obama administration follows through on its more progressive promises.
PA's Latino Voters on Obama
November 03, 2008
There’s been much talk of racism this election season, and not only white racism. The Latino vote may be a deciding factor in some states, and over the past year, many Hispanics have spoken of pre....
Local Immigrant Groups Get Out the Vote
October 27, 2008
Local immigrant rights groups say they're making an unprecedented effort to turn out record numbers of New York's immigrant voters on Election Day. Linda Sarsour of the Arab-American Association of ....
Delivery Workers Vindicated with $4 Million in Damages
October 22, 2008
Dozens of delivery workers celebrated their recent court victory and award of more than $4 million outside the upper west side restaurant - Saigon Grill yesterday. WNYC's Kathleen Horan has more: ....
Advocacy Group Wants an Immigration Debate
October 15, 2008
Immigration policy hasn't come up in any of the presidential debates so far. Some are hoping that will change tonight when Barack Obama and John McCain square off for the last time at Hofstra Univer....
Rutgers Takes Pulse of Asian American Voters
October 14, 2008
Asian Americans are one of the fastest growing segments of the national electorate and have a significant political presence in the New York-New Jersey area, according to a new Rutgers study. The re....
Bats Out of Brooklyn
October 09, 2008
Okay, here's a question. What mammal in New York City is among the most important to the balance and health of our environment? Sally Herships discovered the answer on a trip to Prospect Park. ....
Review of Immigrants Legal Assistance Spurs Worry
October 06, 2008
The right for immigrants to appeal a deportation order because of their attorney's mistakes or incompetence is under review, and immigrant advocates fear it’s in jeopardy. WNYC Marianne McCune has....
Economic Downturn and Weak Dollar Slow Remittances
October 03, 2008
Analysts predict that 2008 will be the first year in a decade that immigrants will send less wealth back to South America and the Caribbean. WNYC's Marianne McCune reports. REPORTER: Ever since 2000....
30 Issues: Immigration
The Brian Lehrer Show
October 03, 2008
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Feet In Two Worlds
The Brian Lehrer Show
September 25, 2008
Anburajan and Marrero will also participate at a town hall meeting today that will discuss what the top issues and priorities for today’s immigrant voters are right now.
Escape from Cambodia
The Leonard Lopate Show
September 17, 2008
As a young man,