LatinaLista — Out of all the school supplies a child needs to be ready for the school year, the backpack is one of the most essential. Unfortunately, it can also be the most costly, not counting calculators or uniforms. Many nonprofits around the country are giving away backpacks to students whose families can’t afford them. [...]
Guest Voz: NJ Mayor says it makes sense to grant citizenship to undocumented immigrants
By Michael Wildes Michael Wildes serves as mayor of Englewood, New Jersey. In addition, he is an immigration lawyer and a former federal prosecutor. As partner of the NYC-based immigration law firm Wildes & Weinberg, established by his father, Wildes has become internationally renowned for having represented the United States government in immigration proceedings. Wildes [...]
NJ Governor’s immigration panel makes some “problematic” recommendations
LatinaLista — According to the Eagleton Institute of Politics, twenty percent of New Jersey’s population is comprised of immigrants. Those numbers make it the third highest state in the nation home to foreign-born residents. So, when it was announced today that New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Immigration Policy had released [...]
