Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic in the Americas Threatens Growth and Development of Children, Says PAHO Director

Millions miss out on routine care, including vaccination. Educational crisis also impacts their social, mental, and physical wellbeing.

Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic in the Americas Threatens Growth and Development of Children, Says PAHO Director

Washington D.C. January 26 (PAHO) – As the COVID-19 outbreak reaches its third year in the Americas, millions of children are missing out on routine vaccinations, putting countries at risk of losing two decades of immunization progress, the Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne warned. “Countries are seeing outbreaks of diseases that for […]

Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse Celebrates with the 46th Council District at Community Inaugural Ceremony

Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse Celebrates with the 46th Council District at Community Inaugural Ceremony

Photo Credit: MercedesForNYC On the evening of Saturday, January 22, Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse held her Community Inaugural Celebration at South Shore High School where she was ceremonially sworn-into office by Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer. She was joined by hundreds of constituents and a who’s who of New York elected officials. Mercedes was joined in […]

The Sunsetting of the Child Tax Credit Expansion Could Leave Many Families Without Enough Food on the Table

The Sunsetting of the Child Tax Credit Expansion Could Leave Many Families Without Enough Food on the Table

By Paul Shafer and Katherine Gutierrez, The Conversation The big idea The discontinuation of the Biden administration’s monthly payments of the child tax credit could leave millions of American families without enough food on the table, according to our new study in JAMA Network Open. The first missed payment on Jan. 15, 2022, left families […]

New Report Amplifies Concerns About ‘Dedicated Docket’ for Asylum Seekers

New Report Amplifies Concerns About ‘Dedicated Docket’ for Asylum Seekers

A migrant from Colombia in a Border Patrol Inmate Transport van after turning himself over to authorities on May 13, 2021 in Yuma, Arizona. (Shutterstock) By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact When the Biden administration announced a new “dedicated docket” in immigration court for families seeking asylum at the border, many advocates raised concerns that the docket would […]

State Department Waives Fees for Immigrants Denied Visas Due to the Muslim Ban

State Department Waives Fees for Immigrants Denied Visas Due to the Muslim Ban

 People participating in the protest march against Former President Trump’s new immigration laws in Manhattan in 2017 in New York City. – New York, New York. – January 29, 2017 (Shutterstock) By Kate Goettel, The Immigrant’s Journal The State Department announced a new rule that will waive fees for visa applicants who were denied because […]

Fed Officials Say Higher Immigration Could Ease U.S. Labor Shortage

Fed Officials Say Higher Immigration Could Ease U.S. Labor Shortage

By Ana Monteiro, Bloomberg Immigration, which slowed during the pandemic, could help ease a shortage of workers in the U.S. that’s pushed job vacancies to an all-time high, according to policy makers at the Federal Reserve. While it remains a hot-button political topic in the U.S. — with some arguing that immigration comes at the […]

Biden Keeps Trump Immigration Policies—and Stephen Miller is Loving It

“It seems that there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans,” says Fernando Garcia, director of the Border Network for Human Rights in El Paso, Texas.

Biden Keeps Trump Immigration Policies—and Stephen Miller is Loving It

US President Joe Biden speaks at a rally commemorating the Tulsa Race Massacre’s 100th anniversary. (Shutterstock) By Scott Bixby & Asawin Suebsaeng, The Daily Beast Moments after he was sworn into office, President Joe Biden made good on the first of dozens of promises he had made to immigrant communities on the campaign trail—bursting out […]

One in 10 Black People Living in the U.S. are Immigrants, New Study Shows

Black immigrants have higher incomes and more education than U.S.-born Black people, but advocates say racism still holds them back.

One in 10 Black People Living in the U.S. are Immigrants, New Study Shows

By Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post The demographics of America’s Black population are in the middle of a major shift, with 1 in 10 having been born outside the United States. That’s 4.6 million Americans, a figure that is projected to grow to 9.5 million by 2060, according to the findings of a Pew Research Center […]

Mayor Adams and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Begin Licensing Third-Party Food Delivery Apps

New groundbreaking legislation will help 65,000+ delivery workers, 20,000+ restaurants that use the apps, and millions of consumers.

Mayor Adams and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Begin Licensing Third-Party Food Delivery Apps

Mayor Eric Adams holds Q A after hosting a gun violence roundtable at Public School 46 in the Bronx. – New York, NY – January 22, 2022 (Shutterstock) NEW YORK, NY: Mayor Eric Adams and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Peter A. Hatch announced that, starting January 24, third-party food delivery apps […]

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