New York

September 1, 2020
James Biles and Alejandro Andrade

A study by the Center for In Situ Policy Research details the health, economic, and social impacts of Covid-19 among Latin American immigrants in New York.

February 19, 2019
Marlen Fernández

After years of activism led by undocumented youth, New York State has finally passed a version of the DREAM Act, which gives undocumented students access to financial aid. Yet in the broader struggle for immigrant rights, there is much work left to be done.

February 19, 2014
Levi Bridges

Guestworkers from Mexico, Jamaica, and Haiti meet seasonal demand at harvest time in New York's apple fields. Farm-owner John Teeple says that with the border so tight, we've actually trapped people so they can't go home.

December 14, 2011
A recent report on Border Patrol transportation raids in northern New York State demonstrates how "security" penetrates society in a virus-like fashion: it goes wherever it can. This has been reality in the post-9/11 era, where the Border Patrol has increasingly focused on interior enforcement, with harmful implications for human and civil rights.
Subscribe to New York