Is comprehensive immigration reform finally about to become a reality? A bi-partisan group of eight Senators has brought the U.S. one step closer with the introduction of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and...
New York City’s 10,000 street vendors play an important and vibrant role in the city's cultural and gastronomic landscape, selling food, artwork and other merchandise. Yet they are often made invisible in the...
A widow whose husband’s killer becomes a customer in her restaurant, a man who discovers he can dial his old house in Vietnam simply by picking up the phone, and a father raising his young daughter alone in a California...
As Congress returns to session this week, a broad coalition of immigration and labor groups will be descending on the Capitol to rally for comprehensive immigration reform. With a bill expected to drop as early as the...
On the 60th anniversary of the armistice of the Korean War—widely referred to as the “Forgotten War,” even as it threatens to reignite on the Korean peninsula today—a new documentary
A new report from Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM) and the Urban Justice Center reveals that South Asian workers in New York City are consistently underpaid, overworked and harassed at the workplace. To hear about the...
Last month, President Obama made an announcement that could change the lives of immigrant activists across the nation known as DREAMers. These are the undocumented immigrant youth who have been campaigning for the...
Last week the Supreme Court struck down three of the four provisions in Arizona's controversial immigration law SB 1070. While many see the decision as a victory for both the immigrant rights movement and Obama,...
For workers who regularly send money to family members abroad, the experience can be both harrowing and infuriating. Western Union and MoneyGram, which account for a combined 22% of the market, charge hefty fees and...
