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Tailor Grzegorz Jon showed off some of his handiwork.

Tailoring the American dream in Glen Cove

This is part two in a series Grzegorz “Gregory” Jon remembers how he felt when his mother brought home new clothes for him. Growing up in communist Poland in the 1970s, he experienced … more

By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 9/6/18

Notable Freeport immigrants from around the world

The Freeport Historical Society celebrated Immigrant Heritage Month in June by featuring some of the people from Freeport’s history who were born outside the United … more

By the Friday Night Crew (Cynthia Krieg, Regina Feeney and Denise Rushton) | 7/26/18

Local immigrants: the things they carry

Let me tell you about Olyy. But first let us peek behind the headlines and remember that some 1 million immigrants a year come to the U.S., seeking a better life. Add to that tens of thousands of undocumented people who stream across our southern border every year . . . more

7/21/18

Alex Murdakhayev, the owner of Johnny’s Barber Shop, worked to satisfy a new customer, Griffen Farrell.

Johnny’s Barber Shop: a long way from Russia

Hair stylist Alex Murdakhayev always had but one dream — to be the owner of a hair salon. But that was an impossibility in the Soviet Union, because prior to 1991, all businesses were … more

By Laura Lane | 7/20/18

Arthur Deagon was a Canadian actor and singer who lived in Freeport.

Faces of Freeport’s immigrant past

The Freeport Historical Society celebrated Immigrant Heritage Month in June by featuring some of the people from Freeport’s history who were born outside the United … more

By The Friday Night Crew (Cynthia Krieg, Regina Feeney and Denise Rushton) | 7/12/18

Letter to the Lynbrook/East Rockaway Editor: Foster system needs families

A letter to the editor from Re. Bob Walderman of the Lynbrook Baptist Church more

7/11/18

American security gets mixed signals

Immigration issues continue to be front and center in Washington, and for good reason. The Supreme Court decision affirming the ban on travel to the U.S. from a number of troubled foreign countries . . . more

7/6/18

Crowds gathered across Long Island last Saturday to denounce the separation and detention of migrant families. Protesters mobilized in Rockville Centre, above, Westbury, Huntington and East Meadow.

Rallies across L.I. denounce Trump’s immigration policy

“No hate! No fear!” chants rang out in front of Rockville Centre’s Long Island Rail Road station last Saturday morning as the crowd began growing. “Immigrants are welcome … more

By Brian Stieglitz | 7/5/18

Protesters marched on Front Street in Rockville Centre, last Saturday calling for humane immigration reform in response to the separation of families at the border of the United States and Mexico.

Protesters in Rockville Centre denounce separation of immigrant families

“No hate! No fear!” chants rang out in front of Rockville Centre’s Long Island Rail Road station last Saturday morning as the crowd began growing. “Immigrants are welcome here!” more

By Ben Strack | 7/5/18

On immigration, use hearts and heads!

The seemingly endless national dispute over immigration may be coming to a head. Images of children separated from their families at the U.S.’s southern border should be enough . . . more

6/28/18

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