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Jersey City Council moves to qualify DREAMers for in-state tuition, financial aid
The Jersey City Council on February 27th approved a resolution proposing to allow undocumented children to qualify for in-state tuition and access to state financial aid at New Jersey’s public colleges and universities. The resolution was jointly sponsored by Councilman-At-Large Rolando R. Lavarro, Jr. and Ward C Councilwoman Nidia Lopez. Outside, DREAM Act immigrants, activists […]
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Florida 15 trafficking victims get T visas; families to follow?
The Florida 15 victims of human trafficking have been granted T visas and employment certification cards, according to their lawyer. Lawyer Felix Vinluan said the 15 men and women won the first round of their case against their former employer, Jose “Jojo” Villanueva, proprietor of San Villa Ship Management Co. In a press statement, the […]
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Immigration lawyer says shorter wait time for petitions is ‘logical, reasonable’
By Cristina DC Pastor “It’s crazy to separate husbands and wives.” That was lawyer Alan Lubiner arguing for changes he would like to see in a new immigration reform law widely speculated to pass Congress within a year. A partner at Lubiner & Schmidt in Cranford, New Jersey and the author of two popular books […]
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Why Vargas is the new John Lennon
By Rio Guerrero On the evening of February 19, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) honored Jose Antonio Vargas with a 2013 Justice in Action Award during its annual gala in New York City. Vargas is the proud face of over 11 million undocumented foreign nationals living in the U.S., and is […]
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Fixing immigration: Are we there yet?
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Television and other media brought information to the world that the many groups of foreign nationals who have become social action demonstrators in the United States will, in the near future see fruition in their efforts. That huge concern of the heterogeneous groups has now been maximized by legislators. Solidarity […]
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Nominations for American Dreamer Awards due Mar 8th
The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs is taking nominations for the third annual American Dreamer Awards as part of New York City’s 10th Annual Immigrant Heritage Week (IHW) which runs from April 17th to April 24th 2013. The distinguished awards which will be presented at the Immigrant Heritage Week kick-off event on April 17th 2013. […]
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Love is their color
By Cristina DC Pastor Once upon a time, there was a law that criminalized marriage between a Filipino and an American. The Anti-miscegenation law applied mostly – although not exclusively — to Filipino men and white women, its objective being the preservation of racial purity. That law has since been declared unconstitutional and repealed in […]
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Did you know that if you call 311 you can get service in Ilocano?
By Maria Cruz Lee Back in October, a small group of civic-minded individuals from the Filipino community gathered in Midtown to participate in a Know Your Rights and Responsibilities Forum coordinated by the New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, and hosted by The FilAm online magazine. Representatives from several city agencies were there […]
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Immigration on Obama’s must-do list: White House official
By Elton Lugay An undocumented sex worker said she would walk away from her underground trade once an immigration reform bill is approved in Congress. Prostitution, “Elvie” confided, is a stop-gap not the means to an end. Elvie is one of 11 million undocumented immigrants the Obama administration is hoping to legalize through a law […]