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Jumaane Williams Elected Public Advocate in Crowded Race
The Brooklyn City Council Member has long been an advocate for immigrants rights.
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State Legislators in Albany May Consider Extending Health Insurance to the Undocumented
By Felipe De La Hoz New York State Legislature Primary category in which blog post is published
New York Legislature Passes Bill Providing Undocumented Students with Tuition Aid
By Felipe De La Hoz Politics Primary category in which blog post is published
New York City Considering Health Care Program That Would Cover Undocumented Immigrants
By Felipe De La Hoz New York City Council Primary category in which blog post is published
New York City Has Yet to Fund Census Outreach, Community Organizations Say
By Aliya Bhatia Politics Primary category in which blog post is published
As NY Democrats Pick Up Major Seats, Immigration Measures Get a Second Chance
Democrats have fresh opportunities to pass immigration reforms and question federal authorities.
On Long Island, Latino Voters Could Be the Democrats’ Dark Horse
Can they succeed where other get-out-the-vote efforts have failed?
Democrats Bank on Arab American Turnout in Bay Ridge
Races to unseat state Senator Marty Golden and Rep. Dan Donovan could be decided by a large turnout of Arab American voters.
Bolsonaro Won More Than 70 Percent of Brazilian Voters in NYC. Why?
How a far-right admirer of dictatorships captured votes in a progressive city
Hudson County Votes to Limit ICE Contract
After a heated hearing, the Freeholders decided to expel ICE from the county jail by 2020
What Does Chinatown Hate About the Plan to Close Rikers? Almost Everything
Concerns about transparency, health, and political neglect have residents fighting back.
The New York Primaries are Over. What Does it Mean for Immigration Policy?
Will Cuomo's leftward shift hold? Probably not
Immigrants Becoming Part of Democratic Party Infrastructure
In an election year where immigration concerns energized voters.
Jumaane Williams Campaign Marks Progress for Caribbean-Americans
Despite his defeat, the councilman's campaign marks a new chapter for one of the city's largest immigrant groups.
