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Why anti-immigrant sentiment lingers in NYC, America’s immigrant capital
Even in the largest “city of immigrants” in the nation, anti-immigrant rhetoric is still rampant. Blaming the migrants being bussed to New York has been a staple of Mayor Eric Adam’s rationale on budget cuts. The anxiety behind the rhetoric has loomed large even for liberal New Yorkers. And it’s been a motivating factor for…
Immigrant children find belonging through basketball
In one corner of the packed Corona Golf Playground, young kids performed dribbling drills and crossover moves with their coaches. The 6- to 12-year-olds are members of a basketball academy catered towards Spanish-speaking immigrant children in Queens. The academy was started by Lorena Valero and her partner David Valencia last year. It helps recently arrived…
What old-school immigrants are getting wrong about new waves of immigration
The irony of President Biden’s executive action closing the U.S. border is that it might help his image among Latino voters. That’s because, as we’ve repeatedly reported, there frequently exist rifts between long-time immigrants and more recent arrivals, with the former claiming they came in the “right way.” That being said, there’s also frustration among…
A better approach on migrants
This week, Gothamist reported that NYC is readying a program to help migrants who’ve been put up in hotels in Buffalo to exit those hotels and receive an array of services, including assistance with asylum applications, employment, and finding new housing. The program isn’t off the ground yet, but should be starting soon. There’s probably…
NYC’s response to skyrocketing demand for adult English classes
Marco Proano’s long-term goal is to one day work as an interpreter for the Latino community. His shorter-term goal is to learn enough English to talk to his grandkids about games, music, and what his life was like growing up. The 68-year-old first began learning English when he lived in Ecuador, his home country. He…
Don’t liberals want to fix the immigration perception problem?
A few days ago, I was pouring soap into a machine at my local laundromat in South Harlem when the word “Kamala” made my politics-attuned ears perk up. A couple of middle-aged Black women were chatting about the upcoming election as they loaded up their laundry. They agreed that Trump was in deep trouble, and…
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