When the deportation machine, also known as Secure Communities, was first introduced, the immigration enforcement branch told states and local officials that it was optional to use. So, New York , along with other states, did the right thing and opted out of integrating such program. Apparently, the feds were lying; the program is not …
Zero Dollar Commitment from State is Unacceptable! Youth Urge Speaker Silver to Pass NY Dream Act in 2012
Today, Sheldon Silver and the New York State Assembly made clear their thoughts about the future of undocumented students in New York. Although undocumented immigrants in New York pay upwards of $662 million annually in taxes, the New York State Assembly decided that undocumented students are not worth even a one dollar investment from the …
Undocumented Foreign Skin
This poem tells the story of a woman who left her life and her home country, crossed the border and became a nanny somewhere else where she feeds children that aren’t her own. She touches their hearts but still hopes to one day return. Click PLAY and follow along Working Skin Sweatshop eyes glistening with …






