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In the News Research: Anti-immigrant laws depress working conditions

Beedenbender bill will hurt workers Read more »

In the News Immigrants and Social Security

The New York Times has a great editorial on how immigrants are helping to save Social Security. Perhaps we will one day heara discussion of whether the native born help or hurt the U.S. economy.... Read more »

In the News Suffolk Bill Will Lead to Massive Discrimination

The new Suffolk law would lead to discrimination against thousands of native born Latinos and Asians as well as against legal immigrants. Read more »

Research & Statistics Life Is Getting Harder for Latinos

Stepped-up anti-immigrant rhetoric is making life more difficult for US Latinos, according to a poll released yesterday by the Pew Hispanic Center. A solid two-thirds of Latinos polled say their lives have been impacted personally - and negatively - by... Read more »

Research & Statistics Chattering Pundits, American Voters Worried About Different Things

New polling data from Newsweek indicates that immigration continues to be seen by many Americans as a less than critical issue in the presidential elections. Read more »

Research & Statistics New Tool for Congressional Accountability

If you check out the bottom right corner of the Long Island Wins front page, you'll notice a new widget from TheMiddleClass.org, a new project from the non-partisan Drum Major Institute to help all of us keep track of what... Read more »

Research & Statistics Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Words Might Help You Hurt Me

Lat week, the Anti-Defamation League put out a report on mainstream anti-immigrant groups' increasing utilization of strategy and rhetoric borrowed from less-mainstream hate groups, dehumanizing Hispanics and demonizing immigrants. From the ADL website, announcing the study: "Under the guise of... Read more »

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