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Features & analyses

Deportations are ripping families apart

Written by Sabrina Axster Deportations are a divisive issue — especially now. The Obama administration has initiated the largest numbers of deportations yet, and despite the common idea that violent criminal undocumented migrants are those most often deported, reality paints a different picture. Closer analysis reveals that deportations affect immigrants of all stripes, often with serious consequences for their families. Here, we’ll look at a few core issues surrounding deportations, including who is most often deported and why, the consequences...

Portraits & interviews

March 2016 immigration news at a glance

Written by Ludmila Leiva   In this month’s news digest, NWNY examines Donald Trump’s provocative immigration campaign and Bernie Sanders’ momentum, examining how these trends may impact immigration conversations on the path to the elections. Zooming into New York, we’ll then take a look at the road to the New York primaries and other New York immigration news.   Building walls Donald Trump has been under fire for several months, particularly following his proposal to build a “great, beautiful” wall...

Culture & events

An immigrant’s guide to making friends in New York

Written by Edil Cuepo Even for an extrovert like myself, moving to a new place initially meant having zero friends, zero confidence, and zero fun. Back home in Manila, my friends had been my security blanket since I was a child. No matter what happened in my life I always knew I had them. It was not until I moved thousands of miles away from them that I experienced having no sense of community — other than my family —...

Culture & events / Real People. Real Lives.

Exhibit recap: Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York

Written by Anna Archibald   On Thursday, March 24, more than 200 people gathered at the Centre for Social Innovation to experience New Women New Yorkers’ very first immigrant-inspired art exhibit in honor of Women’s History Month. The exhibit was a collaboration between NWNY, photographer Sasha Nialla, and a group of five graduates of NWNY’s LEAD Program, a free professional development program for young women immigrants, which combines skills training, teamwork, and leadership development. As part of the final project...