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Ecuador has emerged as an epicenter for coronavirus, creating ‘double anguish’ for Ecuadorian immigrants in New York as they watch the virus ravage both their homes, El Diario reports.

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 7 minRead time

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Apr 2020

Uncategorized

Despite Assurances, Undocumented Immigrants With COVID-19 Avoid Hospitals

Some undocumented immigrants are afraid to seek care, either because of fears about their status or medical debt, El Diario reports.

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 4 minRead time

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Mar 2020

Uncategorized

Group Urges Allowing Unlicensed Immigrants with Healthcare Experience to Work in Hospitals

Hispanic Association of Health Professionals is calling for lawmakers to create temporary, flexible licenses so thousands of immigrant health professionals can be included in the COVID-19 emergency effort.

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 7 minRead time

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Mar 2020

Economy Uncategorized

City’s Day Laborers Worry More About Collapsing Economy Than Coronavirus

The spread of coronavirus could mean additional agony for hundreds of day laborers, mostly Latin American immigrants, who stand on the corner of 69th Street and Roosevelt Avenue and other…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 7 minRead time

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Mar 2020

Uncategorized

COVID-19’s Hidden Airport Crisis: Uninsured Immigrant Workers

Union members are calling on lawmakers to pass a bill that would provide airport workers with supplemental pay to buy health insurance.

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 4 minRead time

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Mar 2020

Justice

City Council Seeks To Stop ICE Abuse in New York Hospitals

A City Council hearing discussed alleged abuses committed by immigration officers against detained people who are hospitalized in the city.

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 6 minRead time

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Mar 2020

CLARIFY

Neighbor Group ‘Patrols’ Sunset Park to Protect Immigrants from ICE

Local activists started Sunset Park Emergency ICE Watch, a volunteer group that looks to protect the neighborhood’s immigrant communities.

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 5 minRead time

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Feb 2020

Government

New York Dominicans Protest D.R. Electoral Fiasco, Worry About Next Election

Dominicans in New York are frustrated by the political situation in their native country, where a recent election had to be rescheduled after a technology snafu. “You get disappointed to…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 7 minRead time

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Jan 2020

Uncategorized

City Health Program Expands to BK and Staten Island, Where Most Uninsured are Latinos

During its first phase in The Bronx, NYC Care reached its goal of 10,000 enrollments two months before its deadline. The city expects to offer coverage across the five boroughs…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 5 minRead time

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Nov 2019

Economy

Fewer Mexican Immigrants Coming to New York, Studies Say

A number of recent studies stating that Mexican migration to the U.S. is showing clear signs of deceleration, a trend that’s being detected in immigrant-rich New York neighborhoods like Sunset…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 7 minRead time

Fernando Martínez for El Diario

New York’s Ecuadorans Face ‘Double Crisis’ From COVID-19 Both Here and Back Home

Despite Assurances, Undocumented Immigrants With COVID-19 Avoid Hospitals

Group Urges Allowing Unlicensed Immigrants with Healthcare Experience to Work in Hospitals

City’s Day Laborers Worry More About Collapsing Economy Than Coronavirus

COVID-19’s Hidden Airport Crisis: Uninsured Immigrant Workers

City Council Seeks To Stop ICE Abuse in New York Hospitals

Neighbor Group ‘Patrols’ Sunset Park to Protect Immigrants from ICE

New York Dominicans Protest D.R. Electoral Fiasco, Worry About Next Election

City Health Program Expands to BK and Staten Island, Where Most Uninsured are Latinos

Fewer Mexican Immigrants Coming to New York, Studies Say

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