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NYIC News Reports Working Papers Fact Sheets NYIC Update, Spring 2009 Click here for full newsletter!   NYIC Sways Senator Gillibrand to Back Immigrants' Rights New Yorkers Rally for Immigration, Health, Labor Reforms Albany Advocacy Day Helps Win Fairer Budget for All City Advocacy Day Galvanizes Immigrant NY'ers for Budget Battle Immigrants & African Americans Turning Power Into Action NYIC Update, Summer 2008 Click here for full newsletter!   City Establishes Landmark Language Access Policy Promoting a Positive Vision, NYIC Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Style Community Leaders Fight School Budget Cuts Immigrant Advocacy Days: A Record Show of Force for Good! NYIC Strengthens Its Presence Outside New York City Hospitals Speaking Our Language Around the NYIC: Spring & Summer NYIC Immigration News, May 2008 Click here for full newsletter!   Halfway There on Promises for Better School Funding City Council Confronts Housing Code Violations Communities Resist Local Anti-Immigrant Measures Immigrants Fight the SAVE Act Bill Offers Relief for Restaurant Workers New York Hospitals Improving Communication With Patients NYIC Immigration News, February 26, 2007 Volume X, Issue #1   Gearing Up for 2007 Immigration Reform Debate USCIS Proposes Mammoth Application Fee Hike Governor Proposes Record Education Increase, But More ELL Aid and Funding Accountability Needed Mayor’s New Education Plan Raises Concerns Newcomers Have Few Choices of Small High Schools New Health Care Rights in the New Year Newborns of Immigrant Mothers Remain Automatically Eligible for Medicaid in New York State Report Urges Better Wage-and-Hour Enforcement, Prompts State Labor Department Response Update on Driver’s License Reform Advocacy NYIC Immigration News, October 19, 2006 Volume IX, Issue #3   Congress Passes Border Fence Bill, Choosing Symbol Over Substance Suffolk County Worker Verification Bill Becomes Law Language Barriers in Schools Still Widespread, Report Finds Tenants Can Protect Their Right to Winter Heating NYIC Immigration News, September 14, 2006 Volume IX, Issue #2   Latest Developments in Continuing Fight for Just and Humane Immigration Reform Driver’s License Bill Moves Forward in State Assembly, While Court Deals Setback State Issues New Regulations to Tackle Hospital Communication Barriers New Law Protects Patients From Abusive Hospital Billing Practices New Documentation Requirement Does Not Affect Immigrant Applicants for Medicaid City Policy Bolsters Translation and Interpretation Services for Immigrant Parents 2007 State & City Budget Highlights for Immigrants NYIC Immigration News, January 17, 2006 Volume IX, Issue #1   House Passes Draconian Enforcement Bill That Criminalizes Millions of Immigrants Bipartisan DREAM Act Reintroduced in Senate Bittersweet Victory for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Report Finds Major Problems in Database Used by Local Police to Enforce Immigration Law City Council Passes School Language Access Bill; Mayor Threatens Veto Exit Poll Findings Reveal Immigrants Consistently Turn Out to Vote NYIC Immigration News, October 25, 2005 Volume VIII, Issue #9   Immigrant Groups Blast Bush Immigration Proposal Stingy Katrina Immigration Bill Offers Little Relief Proposed Rule May Ensure Better Communication Between Hospitals and Immigrant Patients New Law Protects Grocery Workers’ Health Care Bill Barring Worker Lock-Ins Becomes Law Update on Housing and School Language Access Bills NYIC Immigration News, August 16, 2005 Volume VIII, Issue #8   Senators Cornyn and Kyl Introduce Draconian Enforcement and Unrealistic Guestworker Bill Congress Votes to Make Patriot Act Permanent City Council Expected to Pass Health Care and Worker Bills Benefiting Immigrants NYIC Immigration News, July 8, 2005 Volume VIII, Issue #7   Final City Budget Includes Significant Funding Increase for Immigrant Services State Raises Passing Score for Regents Exam With No Plan to Stem Immigrant Student Dropout Crisis Bill Would Increase Fines for Locking-In Workers Street Vendor Bill Would Eliminate Immigration Status Barrier to Vendor Licensing DOJ Ordered to Release Memo on State and Local Authority to Enforce Civil Immigration Law City Councilmembers Consider Resolution to Express Grave Concerns About REAL ID Impact NYIC Immigration News, May 27, 2005 Volume VIII, Issue #6   Landmark Bipartisan Immigration Bill Introduced After Bitter Fight, REAL ID Act Becomes Law Anti-Immigrant House Members Go at It Again Court Orders DMV to Stop Requiring Immigration Status, But Immigrants’ Licenses Still in Limbo Medicare Issues Final Rules on Section 1011 Reimbursement for Immigrant Care NYIC Immigration News, May 3, 2005 Volume VIII, Issue #5   President Bush Backs Anti-Immigrant REAL ID Act, Virtually Ensuring Its Passage Uncertain Future for Naturalization Exam Redesign Civil Rights Complaints Filed Against Four Hospitals for Failure to Address Communication Barriers City Proposes $130 Million Affordable Housing Fund Mayor Urged to Match City Council’s $10 Million Proposal for Expanding ESL and Immigrant Services State Budget Restores Most Human Services Cuts But Sidesteps New York City School Funding Order NYIC Immigration News, March 30, 2005 Volume VIII, Issue #4   REAL ID Attached to Appropriations Bill; Senate Opposition Will Be Crucial Groups Continue Push for Expansion of ESL and Immigrant Services Funding in City Budget State Legislature Struggling to Pass First On-Time Budget in 20 Years; Governor May Veto Legislation to Reduce Language Barriers in Hospitals Reintroduced in State Legislature New Report Estimates Size and Characteristics of Undocumented Population Key Fund: Unlocking the Door for Detained Immigrants NYIC Immigration News, February 25, 2005 Volume VIII, Issue #3   Court Orders DMV to Stop Denying License Renewals Based on Immigration Status; DMV Files Appeal to Avoid Complying With Court Order House Passes REAL ID Act; Strong Opposition Expected in Senate AgJOBS Reintroduced in House and Senate Senate Confirms Bush Nominee for DHS Secretary Hate Crime and Religious Discrimination Bills Introduced in New York City Council 2004 Exit Poll Findings Suggest Immigrants a Major Force in Elections Seeking Complaints Against Employment Agencies NYIC Immigration News, February 8, 2005 Volume VIII, Issue #2   REAL ID Act and Similar Driver’s License Bill Introduced in Congress Senate Confirms New Attorney General; Confirmation of New DHS Secretary Expected Governor Proposes Deep Cuts in 2005-06 Budget Immigrant Opportunities Initiative Excluded From Mayor’s Preliminary Budget Again President Bush Proposes Budget Cuts That Would Severely Impact Immigrant Communities City Planning Releases Report on City’s Foreign-Born NYIC Immigration News, January 19, 2005 Volume VIII, Issue #1   Representative Sensenbrenner Revives Effort to Pass Anti-Immigrant Bill Controversial Post-9/11 Record of DHS Secretary Nominee Raises Serious Concern Suffolk County Executive Loses Bid To Deputize Local Authorities TPS Extended for Nationals of El Salvador Labor Department Publishes Final Regulations to Streamline Labor-Certification Process NYC Comptroller Finds Widespread Barriers to Hospital Care for Spanish Speakers NYIC Immigration News, December 21, 2004 Volume VII, Issue #14   State Legislature Overrides Governor Pataki’s Veto, Raises Minimum Wage to $7.15 by 2007 9/11 Intelligence Reform Bill, With Some Anti-Immigrant Provisions, Becomes Law; Republican House Leadership Vows to Pursue Driver’s License and Asylum Restrictions in 2005 Suffolk County Executive Levy Seeks to Expand Immigration Enforcement in County CFE Court-Appointed Panel Recommends Multi-Billion Dollar Increase in Education Funds for NYC Healthy Homes Act Introduced in City Council NYIC Immigration News, November 23, 2004 Volume VII, Issue #13   Arizona Voters Approve Anti-Immigrant Prop. 200 White House Counsel to Become Attorney General Suffolk County Executive Proposes Turning Police Into Immigration Agents House Faction Blocks Vote on 9/11 Intelligence Reform Bill, Insisting on Anti-Immigrant Provisions TPS Extended for Nicaraguans and Hondurans NYIC Immigration News, October 21, 2004 Volume VII, Issue #12   House and Senate Pass Intelligence Reform Bills; Conferees to Decide on Anti-Immigrant Provisions No Movement on DREAM Act in Senate Anti-Immigrant Ballot Initiative in Arizona Could Impact Politics of Immigration Across the Nation Election Day is Less Than Two Weeks Away! Medicare Agency Backs Down From Requiring Hospitals to Ask About Immigration Status Aggressive Housing-Code-Enforcement Legislation to Be Introduced in City Council NYIC Immigration News, October 3, 2004 Volume VII, Issue #11   ALERT! Congressional Radicals Insert Draconian Anti-Immigrant Provisions in 9/11 Commission Bills ALERT! DREAM Act Riding on DOJ Funding Bill ICE Planning Immigration Sweeps as Election Nears Progress Made in Breaking Down Language Barriers Between Immigrant Parents and City Schools Groups Push for Steady Human-Services Funding New York State Budget Still Unresolved Voter Registration Deadline Fast Approaching New Yorkers Fast for Immigrant Rights Immigrant Voices Heard During the RNC NYIC Immigration News, August 27, 2004 Volume VII, Issue #10   Medicare Funding Plan Could Force Emergency Rooms to Record Patients’ Immigration Status State Assembly Holds Hearing on DMV Driver’s License Policy; Immigrants Rally in Protest Governor Pataki Vetoes Minimum-Wage Increase; Override Hinges on Vote in Senate Governor Vetoes ESL Funding in 2004 Budget On Immigration, 9/11 Commission Report Calls for Identification and Information-Sharing Measures City Appoints New Immigrant Affairs Commissioner NYIC Immigration News, July 28, 2004 Volume VII, Issue #9   State Legislature Passes Minimum-Wage Increase New City Law Gives Immigrants Recourse Against Unscrupulous or Fraudulent Service Providers At Hearing Led by Bishop DiMarzio, Immigrants Tell of Rights Abuses and Mistreatment Since 9/11 AgJOBS Farmworker Bill Thwarted by White House and Senate Leader Treasury Department Regulations Permitting Banks to Accept Matricula Consular Under Attack! NYIC Immigration News, June 25, 2004 Volume VII, Issue #8   City Budget Includes $2.8 Million for Immigrant Opportunities Initiative, Falls Short of Anticipated $5 Million Funding Level Civil Liberties Restoration Act Introduced NYS Division of Parole Collaborates With ICE to Round Up Parolees for Deportation Tancredo Amendment to Punish NYC for Immigrant Confidentiality Policy Defeated in Congress State Budget and Legislative Wrap-Up NYIC Immigration News, June 15, 2004 Volume VII, Issue #7   Speaker Miller Says, “Give Immigrants a Chance!” Backs $5 Million Immigrant Program Funding for Section 8 Vouchers Under Attack Albany Proposes New School Funding Formulas Report Finds Parent Coordinators Lack Resources to Bridge Language Gap With Immigrant Parents State Legislation Moves Forward to Ensure Language Assistance in Hospitals Donations for Haitian and Dominican Flood Victims NYIC Immigration News, May 20, 2004 Volume VII, Issue #6   “Immigrant Votes Making the Difference” in 2004 The SOLVE Act: Congress Introduces Sweeping Immigration Reform Legislation “New American Freedom Summer” Seeks Young Activists to Continue Legacy of Civil Rights Struggle Emergency-Room Deportation Bill Defeated Inclusionary Zoning Creates New Opportunities for Affordable Housing NYIC Immigration News, May 3, 2004 Volume VII, Issue #5   Mayor’s Executive Budget Fails to Include ESL, Civics, Immigrant Legal Services Funding Bills Regulating Immigration Assistance Service Providers Pending in NYC and in Albany ICE Issues New Detention Guidelines to Address September 11th Detainee Abuses ICE Expands Detention of People Ordered Removed Application Fee Increase Effective April 30, 2004 CSS/LULAC Settlement Agreements to Permit Late Applications Under 1986 Amnesty Students Travel to D.C. to Support DREAM Act NYIC Immigration News, March 30, 2004 Volume VII, Issue #4   DMV Verifying SSNs, Suspending Driver’s Licenses Report Shows Most Minimum Wage Workers Are Immigrants, Highlights Need for Wage Increase NYIC 2004 Voting & Organizing Campaign: “Immigrant Votes Making the Difference” Help America Vote Act Update NYIC Immigration News, February 26, 2004 Volume VII, Issue #3   Language Barriers Found to Block School Involvement for Immigrant Parents Senate & Assembly Introduce Minimum Wage Bills New Immigrant Opportunities Initiative Would Fund Critical ESL Classes and Legal Services Taxi Workers Fighting for Livable Wage NYIC Immigration News, February 10, 2004 Volume VII, Issue #2   Senators Daschle and Hagel Introduce New Bipartisan Legalization Bill USCIS Proposes Application Fee Hike While Cutting Appropriations From Congress Governor Pataki Releases State Budget Proposal Mayor Bloomberg Releases 2005 Preliminary Budget City Council Passes Civil Liberties Resolution NYIC Immigration News, January 20, 2004 Volume VII, Issue #1   President Bush Proposes New Temporary Worker Program NYIC Sues Feds Over Illegal Use of Crime Database Fingerprinting and Photographing of Visitors Begin Under US-VISIT Program Intro. 38-A, Language Access Bill, Becomes Law September 11th Fund Employment Assistance Program Enrollment Deadline is January 31, 2004 NYIC Immigration News, December 10, 2003 Volume VI, Issue #12   DHS Suspends Arab and Muslim Re-Registration Agreement Reached on City Language Access Bill Senate Workforce Bill Expands Programs for Limited English Proficient Campaign to Raise Minimum Wage and Strengthen Labor Law Enforcement Begins New Medicare Law Excludes Benefit Restorations for Immigrant Children and Pregnant Women NYIC Immigration News, November 6, 2003 Volume VI, Issue #11   Mayor Voices Opposition to Intro. 38A; Illegal Discrimination Continues Against Persons w/ Limited English Nightmare of Re-Registration for Arab and Muslim Immigrants Approaches Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Watered-Down Version of DREAM Act Legislation Would Provide Tax Credit to Small Homeowners Maintaining Affordable Housing Stock NYIC Immigration News, October 20, 2003 Volume VI, Issue #10   Mayor Issues Landmark New Confidentiality Policy Protecting Immigration Status Information Farmworker Legalization Bill Introduced, First Step Toward Comprehensive Immigration Reform DREAM Act Update After the Freedom Ride – Immigrant Workers Rights Campaign to Be Launched Project Liberty Phasing Out NYIC Immigration News, September 3, 2003 Volume VI, Issue #9   Protest Immigration Backlogs on National Citizenship Day, 9/17 Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride and Freedom Marches Set to Launch New Version of DREAM Act Introduced 77% of Voters Support Treasury Department Rule Permitting Banks to Accept Consular IDs New Guestworker/Legalization Bill Introduced by Arizona Republicans NYIC Immigration News, July 28, 2003 Volume VI, Issue #8   Treasury Department Rule Enabling Banks to Accept Consular ID Cards In Peril; Vote by July 31st Student Adjustment Petition Drive and Rally Anti-Immigrant Legislation Turning Police Into Immigration Agents Introduced in House Hospital Language Access Bill Passes State Assembly Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Implementation; Action Needed in the State Senate NYIC Immigration News, July 11, 2003 Volume VI, Issue #7   Firebombing of Immigrant Family’s Home Stirs Fear But Unites Long Island Community Mayor Bloomberg Announces $20 Million Reform Plan for English Language Learners Ten-Year Lawsuit Ends in Landmark Victory for New York City Schoolchildren Fight for ICHIA Continues as House and Senate Seek Compromise on Medicare Reform Legislation House Passes Weak WIA Reauthorization Bill for LEPs; Senate Version Being Developed City Budget Avoids Major Cuts This Year NYIC Immigration News, June 17, 2003 Volume VI, Issue #6   City Issues Flawed New Confidentiality Policy in Executive Order 34 New Law Provides Protections for Domestic Workers Justice Department Inspector General Issues Report on September 11 Detainees DHS Announces Plans for US-VISIT System Special Call-In Registration Numbers and Statistics Disclosed by BCIS; No Plans for More Call-Ins National Survey of SSA No-Match Letters NYIC Immigration News, May 19, 2003 Volume VI, Issue #5   Bi-Partisan Legislation Introduced to Restore Federal Medicaid Eligibility and Funding for Immigrants Supreme Court Upholds Mandatory Detention of Criminal Immigrants in Deportation Proceedings TPS Extended for Nicaraguans and Hondurans State Legislature Makes Better Choices on Budget Despite Prospect of State Aid, City Faces Significant Service Cuts and Layoffs NYIC Immigration News, April 29, 2003 Volume VI, Issue #4   Medicaid and Health Care Safety Net Under Attack from President Bush and Governor Pataki Lawsuit Against Justice Department Seeks Release of Crucial Information on State and Local Police Involvement in Immigration Law Enforcement Tougher Natz Exam One Step Closer to Reality Final Deadline for Special Call-In Registration Passes; Serious Questions Remain Unresolved Immigrant Rights Package Gains Support in City Council; Legislation Introduced in State Assembly City’s Funding of ESL and Legal Services Threatened NYIC Immigration News, March 25, 2003 Volume VI, Issue #3   FBI Granted Power to Enforce Immigration Law, Casts Dragnet on Iraqi Nationals in Wake of War “Operation Liberty Shield” Mandates Detention of Arriving Asylum Seekers From Iraq and Elsewhere Education and Health Care Programs Threatened Historic Agreements Reached With Two Brooklyn Hospitals to Provide Language Access to LEP Patients NYIC Immigration News, March 4, 2003 Volume VI, Issue #2   Update on Special Call-In Registration Domestic Security Enforcement Act of 2003 BCIS Seeks New Detention Space BCIS Fees Return to Prior Levels City Funding for ESL and Legal Services May Be Eliminated New City Coalition Calls on Mayor Bloomberg to Adopt Fair Revenue-Raising Measures and Oppose Service Cuts Outreach Needed for Certain Immigrants Newly Eligible for Food Stamps Citizenship Task Force NYIC Immigration News, February 5, 2003 Volume VI, Issue #1   Update on Special Call-In Registration INS Fees are Reduced New HHC Plus Medical Payment Program for Uninsured, Undocumented Immigrants Governor Pataki’s Budget for 2003: Billion Dollar Cuts in Education and Health Care Join the DREAM Act Task Force ISSUE AREAS   Civic & Voter Participation   Education   English Language Literacy   Health Access   Housing   Immigration Law   Civil Rights & Liberties   Language Access   Public Benefits   Workers' Issues   Driver's Licenses   Disaster Relief   City & State Budget

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