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State Assemblyman Charles Lavine, a Democrat from Glen Cove, reviewed a list of legislative proposals that address the termination of temporary protected status on a national scale.
Pushing back against TPS termination
Part six in an ongoing series. Read parts [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7] here. When temporary protected status for Haitians was revoked last November, TPS recipients from other countries … more
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Silvia Finkelstein, director of immigrant affairs for the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, talked about the rising fear of law enforcement among immigrants at a conference in Oceanside earlier this year.
TPS termination erodes immigrants’ trust
Elise Damas, director of the Pathway to Citizenship Long Island Program at the Central American Refugee Center in Hempstead, says she is really worried about the possible end to the Temporary Protected Status program for El Salvadorans, Hondurans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Guatemalans because it could lead to a rise in crime. more
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Mariann Mendoza, a volunteer receptionist and paralegal at the Central American Refugee Center in Hempstead, with a stack of TPS-related case files looming behind her.
TPS holders cast into the shadows?
Part one of an ongoing series. Read parts [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] here. Curtailing Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, has become a flashpoint in national politics since … more
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The perils of ‘make news’
Lots of attention these days is devoted to whether the news is real or fake. That often depends on the eyes and ears of the beholder. One person’s fake news is another person’s indisputable truth. more
Atlantic Beach resident and Holocaust survivor Bernard Suskind wrote a book, titled “We Were Fair Game,” in both English and German.
Holocaust survivor tells his story
Bernard Suskind, a 93-year-old Atlantic Beach resident, recalls the date, Nov. 10, 1938, as though it were yesterday. It was the day his life changed forever. Bernard and his father, Alfred, were taken from their hometown of Furstenau, in northern Germany, to Buchenwald, one of the Nazi concentration camps. more
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Sharon Rajapa, mother of slain Neal Rajapa, spoke to reporters after the sentencing today at Nassau County Court.
Beer sentenced to 5-15 years in jail
Judge David Sullivan today sentenced Joseph Beer to 5-15 years in jail, denying him youthful offender status for a high speed drive which killed four of his friends near the Malverne exit of the Southern State Parkway two years ago. Beer admitted to smoking marijuana prior to the crash. more
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This statue was found damaged in front of the Knights of Columbus Hall.
Virgin Mary statue decapitated at Bellmore Knights of Columbus Hall
A statue of the Virgin Mary in front of the Bellmore Knights of Columbus Hall was found decapitated on Thursday, Nassau County Police said. more
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IRS cover-up is worse than the misdeed
I recently appeared on Fox News, where the topic was supposed to be the decision by drugstore superpower CVS to no longer sell cigarettes or tobacco products to customers. However, a House Ways and Means Committee hearing quickly diverted our attention. more
In the fight against bureaucracy, the taxpayer wins
Last week, taxpayers across Long Island voted on their school districts’ proposed budgets. There are 124 school districts across Long Island, and 95 percent of their spending plans passed. more
The initiative to make the former home of Stan Stevens declared a landmark began in December 2010.
Stevens home decision delayed
The Town of Hempstead Board of Trustees has decided to take more time to examine information presented by activists and elected leaders last week in considering whether to declare the former home of … more
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