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Build the wall, and leave a door
Thank goodness for the recent Congressional action averting an extended federal government shutdown. It looks like enough moderate Republican and Democratic lawmakers may have finally reached a critical mass . . . more
Silvia Finkelstein, director of immigrant affairs for the Nassau County D.A., said that her office has noticed a drop-off in immigrants reporting crimes over the past year. “Given the current climate, there is a lot of fear in the immigrant communities to come forward or participate in any way in the criminal justice system,” Finkelstein said.
D.A.: fear rising among immigrant witnesses to crimes
Silvia Finkelstein, director of immigrant affairs for the Nassau County district attorney, has a problem. Speaking to a gathering of about 40 people at the Barry and Florence Friedberg JCC in … more
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Carrié Solages spoke about his request for an inspector general on immigration policy at a news conference on Jan. 12.
Carrié Solages calls for inspector general on immigration policy
Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages (D-Elmont) wrote a letter on Jan. 12 asking New York senators and congressmen representing Long Island to create an inspector general position on immigration policy. more
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Hoping for the best in what looks like a big year
As the new year begins, it’s a good time to take stock of the tumultuous year in Washington that’s just ended, and to express the hope of a more congenial 2018. more
Detective Lt., Richard Lebrun, of the Nassau County Police Department, said that police were abiding by local, state and federal law with their immigration policies, in response to a lawsuit filed last week by immigration rights activists.
County police sued by immigration rights activists
The Hempstead-based Central American Refugee Center is suing the Nassau County Police Department over its policies dealing with immigrants, claiming that police are violating state law. more
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Reaching for a consensus on tax reform, and more
President Trump may have made waves again with his decision to work with Democrats on a bipartisan agreement to raise the federal debt limit and provide hurricane relief for Texas, but in so doing, he may have . . . more
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient Stephanie Quispe spoke about her future with Marguerite Keller of the Hispanic Brotherhood of Rockville Centre.
Uncertain future for an Oceanside ‘Dreamer’
Stephanie Quispe, an Ocean side High School alumna and a participant in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, is on a mission to graduate from Hunter College’s … more
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It’s time for America to heal, and unite
Just half a year into the Trump administration, our nation, and its representatives in Congress, are at a crossroad. The divisiveness poisoning our politics has become so ugly and dangerous . . . more
Donnie and Wendy Giron, youth pastors at the Freeport Bible Center, recently opened their own faith-inspired restaurant on Merrick Road in Freeport, called Café Bethel.
An eatery with a higher purpose
On the gas-fired stove, an aluminum pot full of tomato sauce, fragrant with herbs and spices, simmered, while beside it an oversized kettle of red beans cooked in boiling water last Friday afternoon. … more
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Paying too much attention to the first 100 days
For decades now, at the beginning of every presidency, the media and even the president himself have become obsessed with . . . more
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