Immigration

Lawmakers eye public works reform, elevator safety and farmworkers’ rights.
Infrastructure
A year later, NYC’s construction safety law is being ignored
Bogus training certificates are putting workers in danger, critics say.
By JEFF COLTIN
Policy
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Immigration
What it means to be a ‘Dreamer’
Assembly candidate Catalina Cruz has said she would be New York’s first ‘Dreamer’ in office.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
Policy
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An "Abolish ICE" sign during a march in New York City in June.
Opinion
Abolish ICE – and replace it with something better
The federal government should follow NYC’s lead on immigration.
By BITTA MOSTOFI
Opinion
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New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams questions NYCHA chair Shola Olatoye.
New York City
Williams conviction won’t start a revolution
Immigrant rights experts say the movement has already begun.
By JEFF COLTIN
News & Politics
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People cross the street in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx.
Commentary
New York City is alive and well
The July cover of Harper’s mistakes the southern half of Manhattan for all of New York City.
By BEN ADLER
Opinion
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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders takes questions from reporters.
Commentary
Why New Yorkers should refuse to serve Trump and his minions
The president’s words have been shown to increase bigotry, not merely channel it.
By JOSHUA HOLLAND
Opinion
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on CNN announcing that New York state and more than a dozen other states are suing the federal government over the separation of families at the border.
New York State
Cuomo’s whirlwind tour of cable news
The New York governor is spending a lot of time on national channels discussing national issues.
By GRACE SEGERS
News & Politics
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Activists and New York City leaders protest Donald Trump's immigration ban in January.
News & Politics
New York reacts to Supreme Court upholding Trump’s Muslim travel ban
NYC may be an immigrant city, but NY Republicans want to keep Muslims out.
By GRACE SEGERS
News & Politics
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A woman and children enter the Cayuga Centers in New York City, where hundreds of migrant children separated from their parents by federal officials are being housed.
New York State
No one knows how many immigrant children taken from parents are in New York
Trump’s executive order doesn’t send the kids already taken back to their families.
By KAY DERVISHI
News & Politics
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An empty New York State Senate
This Week’s Headlines
Separated children, end of session and changes to marijuana policy
Rounding up the week’s political news.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
News & Politics
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