Conchie Fernández is the head of CF Creative, a business development, communications and marketing firm based in Miami, Florida. She…
Immigrant Voices, New York
Hopes Rise for Driver’s License Bill in NY
The subway does not reach Brentwood, Long Island. Every night, Carlos, an undocumented immigrant working in an agricultural farm, checks…
Immigrant Voices, Immigration & Migration, TPS
Two Haitian Brothers: A TPS Story
For as long as he could remember, Mickaël Déjean wanted to be a cardiothoracic surgeon. His younger brother Sebastien aspires…
Immigrant Voices, Immigration & Migration
What Trump’s proposed birthright citizenship order could do to the children of immigrants
President Trump wants to stop the U.S. from automatically granting citizenship to undocumented immigrants’ babies born in the U.S., a…
Immigrant Voices
Immigrants on Benefits Could Be Denied Green Cards
The Department of Homeland Security announced on Sept. 22 that immigrants who apply for public assistance, including food and housing programs, could…
Immigrant Voices
‘We Are Brooklyn’ Tells Immigrant Stories
The stories of 10 immigrants, told in their own words to students of Brooklyn College, make up the multimedia exhibition…
Immigrant Voices
Hotline for Immigrants Worried About ‘Public Charge’ Rule
In light of the climate of confusion created by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcing a proposed rule change for determining who will be…
Immigrant Voices
On LI, Urging Limits on Police Collaboration with ICE
Nearly 100 residents and pro-immigrant advocates filled the Town of Southampton meeting room last week to ask the town council…
Immigrant Voices
Postal Workers Claim Privatization Plans Would Harm Immigrants
Today, sending a letter to any corner of the U.S. costs [up to 50 cents] and, by law, the mail…
Immigrant Voices
Chinese Immigrants Suffering from Mental Illness at Risk
Sandwiched between a Buddhist temple and a Sichuan restaurant, 46 East Broadway is an inconspicuous seven-story building. The dark gray…