Posts tagged immigration policy
Same News Different Views, Bridging the Gap Between Ethnic and Mainstream Media

The federal immigration policy debate may soon reach its climactic moment, changing the lives of hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers. Meanwhile, our city’s immigrant communities face unique—and not so unique—local challenges related to schools, poverty, housing and more. If you read or listen to the mainstream English-language press, what are you missing?

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Feet in Two Worlds, Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerCenter for New York City Affairs, CNYCA, communities, education, Feet in Two Worlds, housing, immigrant rights, immigrants, immigration, immigration policy, inequality, Latinos, media, NYC, policies, politics, poverty, schoolsComment
Learn English... If You Can: The Shortage of English Classes for NYC's Immigrants

New Yorkers' demand for low-cost English classes vastly outstrips supply. There are far fewer subsidized English classes for adults offered in New York City today than 16 years ago-despite the massive increase in the immigrant population and the fact that English speakers are much more likely to earn a living wage. What are the cultural and economic implications?

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Feet in Two Worlds, Schools WatchAbigail Krameradult education, city government, communities, education, English, English classes, immigrant rights, immigrants, immigration, immigration policy, policies, public education, public policy, The New SchoolComment