Local news roundup
-
- June
- 29
Here’s a roundup of the latest immigration-related news.
What does it feel like to be the first in your family to ever go to college? Ernie Garcia and Melissa Montgomery speak to some high school graduates from Yonkers, where students from immigrant families are among those blazing the trail.
Marcela Rojas reports on the first graduates of Brewster’s “sheltered English” program for English language learners.
She also reports on the cancellation of a controversial meeting in Brewster about illegal immigration. Southeast Councilman Paul Johnson says the town officials who organized the “political rally” did not have the required insurance coverage.
An annual Heritage Sunday Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church in Mahopac celebrated the immigrant experience.
Long Island Wins follows up on an alleged hate crime in Medford. Ted Hesson speaks to a neighbor who says that when government rhetoric divides immigrants by legal and illegal status, tensions are bound to increase.
This entry was posted
on Monday, June 29th, 2009 at 12:34 pm by Leah Rae.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
| 
