...insurance,” said Woojung (Diana) Park, Immigrant Justice Organizer for Minkwon Center for Community Action. "At Neighbors Link, we know that New York is healthier and safer when everyone can access...
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Hundreds of Immigrant Advocates March at State Capitol Demanding Lawmakers Pass Health Coverage for All
New City and State Data Confirm Majority of Front Line Workers Are Immigrant NYers, Make Clear Need for Immediate Relief from NYS
...multilingual COVID-19 hotline, and extend cash assistance to community members cruelly left out of the federal government’s relief package. We know low-income and immigrant communities will continue to bear the...
Even Trump’s Undocumented Employees Pay More Taxes than He Does
...and demonized by Trump and his cronies. What this administration doesn’t want you to know is that immigrants are the backbone of our communities—paying taxes, raising kids, and keeping their...
Coalition, Advocates, Immigrants, Refugee Service Providers, and Elected Officials Respond to President Trump’s Extremist Immigration Agenda
...said, “President Donald Trump’s Executive Orders on immigration have deep repercussions for basic civil liberties and the rights afforded by our Constitution. He has made a clear choice to turn...
The NYIC Condemns Trump Administration’s Attack on Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Communities
...administration to scapegoat immigrants through its public charge rule and anti-immigrant rhetoric. The NYIC stands with the transgender and gender nonconforming community and unequivocally supports civil rights protections based on...
NYS Court Limits Democracy By Overturning NYC Municipal Voting Law
...of Local Law 11, New York City’s municipal voting rights bill. The judge’s panel ruled against noncitizen municipal voting in New York City, and struck down Local Law 11. Local...
Member Highlights – Adhikaar, AAANY, NMCIR
...are at the forefront of the immigrant rights movement. They work directly with communities, providing the necessary support to help them thrive. Our Member Highlights blogs include interviews with key...
Immigrant Groups Call-Out Astorino for Vetoing Immigrant Protection Act
...immigration and our basic constitutional rights. Fortunately, the County Legislature has an opportunity to be on the right side of history and reverse this veto on September 25th. Until then,...
5 Fast Facts on Birthright Citizenship
...they reside.” The concept of birthright citizenship was written in the 1866 Civil Rights Act, which said that all persons born in the United States and not subject to any...
BREAKING: Immigrant Plaintiffs Claim Victory In Census Question
...immigrant rights groups against the administration’s attempt to target immigrant communities, challenging the addition of the citizenship question by adding an intentional discrimination claim. The lawsuit argues that adding a...