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This Week's Voices That Must Be Heard
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ImmigrantR-@afsc.org
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Jan 30, 2008 14:42 PST
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This Week's Voices That Must Be Heard
By New York Community Media Alliance, a sponsored project of Fund for
the City of New York
Edition 306: 31 January 2008.
NEWS ITEMS:
Latino voters divided on abortion by Judith Torrea, El Diario / La
Prensa, 22 January 2008. Translated from Spanish by Chris Brandt.
Today [January 22], 35 years after the legalization of abortion in the
United States, 35 percent of Latinos registered to vote in New York,
California, Illinois, Florida and Texas are pro-choice, according to a
recent poll by ImpreMedia - the largest chain of Spanish-language print
media in the country, which publishes this newspaper. MORE.
Endangered immigrant women find safe harbor by Renee Feltz, The
Indypendent, 12 January 2008. English language.
An increasing number of abused immigrants are filing their own petition
for citizenship as battered spouses of U.S. citizens, a right granted to
them by the Domestic Violence Against Women Act. MORE.
New wave of Irish arriving in U.S. by April Drew, Irish Voice, 23
January 2008. English language.
Irish immigration centers across the United States are reporting an
influx of new Irish immigrants over the past few months, specifically in
the month of January. A worsening Irish economy appears to be behind
much of the new influx. MORE.
Russians and illegal immigration by Leah Moses, Russkaya Reklama, 16
January 2008. Translated from Russian by Lucy Gunderson.
There are many causes of the anti-immigration feelings that have
recently swept across America. First of all, the majority of immigrants
(both legal and illegal) are from Spanish-speaking countries. Many of
our fellow citizens believe that they are changing the face of the
country, giving it a "Latin" flavor. MORE.
Bangladeshi food vendor sues NYPD, Weekly Thikana, 18 January 2008.
Translated from Bangla by Moinuddin Naser .
For more than seven years, Mohammad Liaquat Ali, a Bangladeshi food
vendor, has been making his living selling hotdogs and other foodstuff
from a cart parked outside City Hall. But in early January, the New York
police, in collaboration with an organization called Liberty Plaza
Greenmarket, confiscated his goods. MORE.
BRIEFS:
Brazilians leave American Dream with one-way tickets to home by Claudia
Torrens, El Diario / La Prensa, 22 January 2008. Translated from Spanish
by Chris Brandt.
Little politics when New Yorkers talk to Tehranis, Iran Times, 25
January 2008. English language.
Report: More Koreans seek mental health care by Borah Jung, Korea Times
New York, 17 January 2008. Translated from Korean by Haneul Lee.
Over-the-counter medicines alarm Mexican immigrants, El Diario de
Mexico, 24 January 2008. Translated from Spanish by Marissa Billowitz.
Nonprofit helps immigrants use their foreign degree, India Post, 23
January 2008. English language.
EDITORIALS:
Who decides issues in the Black community? by Mary Alice Miller, Our
Time Press, 1 January 2008. English language.
Many Black "leaders" decry the lack of massive support when calls go out
for community action. What most Black leaders miss are these facts: the
leaders are Black men, the issues revolve around Black males, those
expected to engage in community action are Black women, and issues
related to the well-being of Black women and children are ignored. MORE.
Hospital bleeding: Health care is number one concern for poor and
middle-class Brooklynites by Michael D. Roberts, NY Carib News, 23
January 2008. English language.
Interfaith Medical Center. Brookdale Hospital. Wyckoff Hospital. St.
Mary's Hospital. Kingsbrook Jewish Hospital. What do they all have in
common? They're failing - fast. And as they rapidly continue on a path
to complete non-performance and financial chaos, the Brooklyn community
- especially the African and Caribbean-American communities - are
suffering. MORE.
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