Literacy Volunteers of Westchester County will receive a $9,500 grant from Verizon tomorrow night for its Hispanic Family Literacy program. The family program helps young immigrant families navigate the school system, understand good nutrition and promotes reading in the home. The ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. in the Learning Center of the Yonkers [...]

At a Sept. 17 morning meeting on Yonkers Avenue where hundreds of day laborers congregate, Yonkers police officials warned day laborers not to accept jobs with contractors who are going to Rye. Roger Jara, a day laborer leader in Yonkers, said today that police warned them not to go to Rye because police in that [...]

Nearly 10 percent of the Hispanic adults in a survey by the Pew Hispanic Center say they have been stopped by police or other authorities who asked them about their immigration status. The Pew Hispanic Center released results yesterday of its recent survey of 2,015 Hispanic adults. About eight percent of respondents who are U.S. [...]

St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, a Yonkers parish with a large Hispanic immigrant congregation, will hold its autumn benefit concert on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 3 p.m. The church’s five Spanish-language choirs will perform and tickets are $5. The concert will be held in the basement and food and beverages will be served. Call 914-963-0822.

During a tour this morning of the Yonkers Public Schools’ new Vive school at 75 Riverdale Ave. schools Superintendent Bernard Pierorazio explained that the Yonkers Pathways to Success, an adult education program based at Vive, has received support from the Mexican consulate. Pierorazio explained that the Mexican government has given the district books and other [...]

In case you missed it, here is a copy of a story that ran in our paper on Saturday.

Mt. Vernon woman convicted in immigration fraud
BY TIMOTHY O’CONNOR • THE JOURNAL NEWS • SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

NEW YORK – A Mount Vernon woman faces up to 10 years in a federal prison after pleading guilty in an [...]

The central New York chapter of the Labor and Employment Research Association will hold a panel on Sept. 18 entitled Invisible and Invaluable: Undocumented Immigrants in the U.S. Kate Griffith, assistant professor of employment and labor law at Cornell University will speak about the topic. The event will take place at 5 p.m. with a [...]

The National Council of La Raza announced today that it has revamped its “Can We Stop the Hate” web site. The site spotlights what the group considers objectionable speech in the immigration debate in the media.

Given that dozens of anti-immigrant talk show hots and organizations have descended on Capitol Hill this week, it is especially [...]

The Immigration Policy Center sent an email blast this afternoon in response to what it claims are dishonest assertions designed to stir up resentment towards immigrants who are perceived to be receiving public benefits or welfare. The group’s web site notes that federal law imposes harsh restrictions on legal immigrants’ eligibility for public benefits. The [...]

The Yonkers Public Schools’ free adult education program Pathways to Success will have three registration nights for its classes, which begin on Sept. 16. The program is not specifically targeted to immigrants, but many immigrants participate in the program because the location is in a predominantly immigrant neighborhood. Classes offered include adult basic education, GED, [...]