A woman wearing a mask walks through an empty Times Square following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New York City, New York – March 19, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Carolyn Crist, WebMD October 29, 2020 — More Americans wore face masks this summer than in the spring, but they were less likely to follow […]
By Linda N Every human has an unreserved right to life, liberty, and freedom. Unfortunately, these rights violations make up the bane of man’s inhumanity to another, especially among the powerful, including the United States, the acclaimed proponent of modern democracy. Unfortunately, with various incidents, since the beginning of Trump’s administration, it seems like the […]
ICE agents have once again been active in neighborhoods such as Sunset Park, Red Hook, Bay Ridge and Fort Greene in Brooklyn, as well as in upper Manhattan and the Bronx, according to advocates.
By Daniel Parra, City Limits It was about 6:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7, when Andrea’s oldest son woke up to the loud knocking on his window and the shouts of “police open the door!” coming from someone wearing an NYPD jacket and walking down the fire escape. Andrea—her last name has been withheld—was feeding […]
Separated immigrant family members reunite through bars and mesh of United States – Mexico international border at Friendship Park – Binational garden – San Diego, California, USA – November 3, 2018 (Shutterstock) By Krish Vignarajah, Baltimore Sun Two years ago, our country watched in horror as our own government literally ripped children from their parents’ […]
By Robert M. Adelman and Lesley Reid, The Conversation The big idea Undocumented immigration does not increase the violent crime rate in U.S. metropolitan areas. In fact, it may reduce property crime rates. These are the key findings from our recently published article in the Journal of Crime and Justice, co-authored by Yulin Yang, James Bachmeier […]
By Valentine Brown, Immigration Impact The application fee to apply for U.S. citizenship was due to rise from $640 to $1170 on October 2. Though the fee hike was temporarily blocked in federal court, this is not the first time U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has tried to raise the naturalization application fee. But the increase has never […]