Cultura y las artes por una integracion para alcanzar la unidad
jueves, 10 de noviembre de 2011
miércoles, 9 de noviembre de 2011
CORAZON A CORAZON INVITA
Les está invitando para el domingo 13 de noviembre - 2011 para un exquisito desayuno típicamente Colombiano en el Restaurante Pollos Mario de Hempstead en Long Island.
El precio por adulto será de $15.00 y el precio por niño será de $7.50
Esperamos que nos acompañen como siempre.
Este evento como ustedes bien lo saben es para recaudar fondos en beneficio de los niños enfermos del corazón.
Sinceramente,
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82-11 37 Avenue Suite #LL10
Jackson Heights New York 11372
IKARUS GALLERY CULTURAL PROGRAM: ESTAN CORDIALMENTE INVITADOS
IKARUS GALLERY CULTURAL PROGRAM: ESTAN CORDIALMENTE INVITADOS: IKARUS ESTARA PRESENTE CIRCULO DE LA HISPANIDAD 605 PENINSULA BOULEVARD HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM http://www.facebook.com/#!/...
IKARUS GALLERY CULTURAL PROGRAM: ESTAN CORDIALMENTE INVITADOS A VISITAR NUESTRA EXH...
IKARUS GALLERY CULTURAL PROGRAM: ESTAN CORDIALMENTE INVITADOS A VISITAR NUESTRA EXH...: http://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.10150370177873101.361689.187354178100&type=1
FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: Y YA TE VAS PAPITO… SALU PUES.
FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: Y YA TE VAS PAPITO… SALU PUES.: UN ANTI-INMIGRANTE MENOS http://noticias.aollatino.com/2011/11/09/steve-bellone-suffolk/ Demócrata Bellone gana en Suffolk, condado marca...
martes, 8 de noviembre de 2011
NEWS NOTES- KEELER: THE RISE AND FALL OF STEVE LEVY
Keeler: The rise and fall of Steve Levy
Originally published: November 7, 2011 4:20 PM
Updated: November 7, 2011 11:47 PM
By BOB KEELER
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy (Sept. 14, 2011)
Steve Levy is not on today's ballot. That evokes mixed emotions, from relief -- a long sigh and a feeling that it's time for the years of constant combat to end -- to sadness.
In 2007, Levy was not only on the ballot, but on five party lines, including both the Democrats and the Republicans. So he won re-election as Suffolk County executive with 96.09 percent of the vote. The joke was that he was anxious to learn the identity of the wayward 4 percent.
But it wasn't just a joke. Levy loved his soaring approval ratings, the product of his image as the skinflint-in-chief, ever vigilant over the public purse, and the valiant leader, ready to fight fearlessly against the scourge of higher taxation.
The operative word is fight.
Levy felt that his scrappy style was necessary, and that voters appreciated it. But that eagerness for combat -- the Police Benevolent Association was a favorite target, but the enemies list is long -- exhausted nearly everyone around him: his adversaries across the street in the legislature, his staff, and his former staff.
Now, he's off the ballot and on his way out the door. That is the culmination of a breathtaking cascade of events. Last year, he switched from Democrat to Republican, to run for governor, but didn't win the nomination. This year, with his fundraising practices under investigation, he reached an agreement with Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota not only not to run for re-election, but also to give to Spota his $4-million-plus campaign fund -- to give back to contributors.
Now, at 52, after more than a quarter-century in public office in Hauppauge and Albany, he'll be out of a job. From now until Jan. 1, attention will shift from him to his successor. And Levy, a lawyer with zero zest for practicing law, will find it tough to get another public sector job from either major party.
Leaving the Democratic Party burned a big bridge there. Faced with the rumors of Levy's plan to switch parties, the county chairman, Rich Schaffer, recalls saying to him: "Make sure you're the guy who tells me you're doing it. I don't want to hear it from a reporter." But Schaffer did find out about the switch from a reporter, Newsday's Rick Brand -- in the middle of the night.
As for Republicans, many had disliked Levy so much as a Democrat that it was tough to break the habit. The county chairman, John Jay LaValle, backed him. But then LaValle decided he had to turn over to Spota $100,000 in campaign funds that Levy had given the GOP. In announcing it, LaValle said that " . . . it was unfair of Mr. Levy to give such a contribution, knowing it would necessarily taint the party."
So what does Levy do now? One option he has discussed is a think tank. But he has created so many bipartisan animosities that he might generate more revenue by becoming the main attraction at a dunk tank.
His former political leader believes Levy's addiction to political combat has seriously damaged his prospects. "I don't see him having a bright future; I don't," Schaffer said. "And I do feel bad, because he's good on a bunch of different levels. But this personality defect is what has been his downfall."
The other great stain on Levy's tenure was his over-the-top immigration rhetoric. He said it was directed only at illegal immigrants, but its impact went beyond them. His language and his legislative efforts did zilch to address a complex problem of national scope, but his ill-considered words added heat to an inflamed situation.
Still, the mix of emotions, beyond schadenfreude, does include sadness. Levy flew high in politics, overreached and fell painfully. Now he has to find a future in the only arena he really knows, but he's a man without a party. It is, by any reasonable definition of the word, sad.
Bob Keeler is a member of the Newsday editorial board.
Originally published: November 7, 2011 4:20 PM
Updated: November 7, 2011 11:47 PM
By BOB KEELER
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy (Sept. 14, 2011)
Steve Levy is not on today's ballot. That evokes mixed emotions, from relief -- a long sigh and a feeling that it's time for the years of constant combat to end -- to sadness.
In 2007, Levy was not only on the ballot, but on five party lines, including both the Democrats and the Republicans. So he won re-election as Suffolk County executive with 96.09 percent of the vote. The joke was that he was anxious to learn the identity of the wayward 4 percent.
But it wasn't just a joke. Levy loved his soaring approval ratings, the product of his image as the skinflint-in-chief, ever vigilant over the public purse, and the valiant leader, ready to fight fearlessly against the scourge of higher taxation.
The operative word is fight.
Levy felt that his scrappy style was necessary, and that voters appreciated it. But that eagerness for combat -- the Police Benevolent Association was a favorite target, but the enemies list is long -- exhausted nearly everyone around him: his adversaries across the street in the legislature, his staff, and his former staff.
Now, he's off the ballot and on his way out the door. That is the culmination of a breathtaking cascade of events. Last year, he switched from Democrat to Republican, to run for governor, but didn't win the nomination. This year, with his fundraising practices under investigation, he reached an agreement with Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota not only not to run for re-election, but also to give to Spota his $4-million-plus campaign fund -- to give back to contributors.
Now, at 52, after more than a quarter-century in public office in Hauppauge and Albany, he'll be out of a job. From now until Jan. 1, attention will shift from him to his successor. And Levy, a lawyer with zero zest for practicing law, will find it tough to get another public sector job from either major party.
Leaving the Democratic Party burned a big bridge there. Faced with the rumors of Levy's plan to switch parties, the county chairman, Rich Schaffer, recalls saying to him: "Make sure you're the guy who tells me you're doing it. I don't want to hear it from a reporter." But Schaffer did find out about the switch from a reporter, Newsday's Rick Brand -- in the middle of the night.
As for Republicans, many had disliked Levy so much as a Democrat that it was tough to break the habit. The county chairman, John Jay LaValle, backed him. But then LaValle decided he had to turn over to Spota $100,000 in campaign funds that Levy had given the GOP. In announcing it, LaValle said that " . . . it was unfair of Mr. Levy to give such a contribution, knowing it would necessarily taint the party."
So what does Levy do now? One option he has discussed is a think tank. But he has created so many bipartisan animosities that he might generate more revenue by becoming the main attraction at a dunk tank.
His former political leader believes Levy's addiction to political combat has seriously damaged his prospects. "I don't see him having a bright future; I don't," Schaffer said. "And I do feel bad, because he's good on a bunch of different levels. But this personality defect is what has been his downfall."
The other great stain on Levy's tenure was his over-the-top immigration rhetoric. He said it was directed only at illegal immigrants, but its impact went beyond them. His language and his legislative efforts did zilch to address a complex problem of national scope, but his ill-considered words added heat to an inflamed situation.
Still, the mix of emotions, beyond schadenfreude, does include sadness. Levy flew high in politics, overreached and fell painfully. Now he has to find a future in the only arena he really knows, but he's a man without a party. It is, by any reasonable definition of the word, sad.
Bob Keeler is a member of the Newsday editorial board.
lunes, 7 de noviembre de 2011
FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: EL ASOCIO Y SUS ALTERNATIVAS-
FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: EL ASOCIO Y SUS ALTERNATIVAS-: El Salvador se alía con Estados Unidos mientras Sudamérica plantea alternativas reales para una economía más humana Por Fernando de Dios ...
domingo, 6 de noviembre de 2011
FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: LA AUSENCIA PRESIDENCIAL EN EL BICENTENARIO
FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: LA AUSENCIA PRESIDENCIAL EN EL BICENTENARIO: La ausencia presidencial en el bicentenario Marvin Aguilar Don Alberto Masferrer nos decía en 1901 que los frutos de la patria habían si...
NEWSDAY NOTES- HISTORIC, AND ESSENTIAL, LI DEBATE
http://www.newsday.com/columnists/joye-brown/a-historic-and-essential-li-debate-1.3299377A
Historic, and essential, LI debate
November 5, 2011 by JOYE BROWN / joye.brown@newsday.com
Last week's Suffolk County executive debate at Central Islip High School was billed as historic. And it was.
The debate between Angie Carpenter, the county treasurer, and Steve Bellone, theBabylon town supervisor, was the first in the heart of a mostly minority community between candidates seeking the county's top elected post.
"It's hard to believe it's never happened before," said Assemb. Philip Ramos(D-Brentwood), Long Island's sole Latino representative in the State Assembly, as he stood in the lobby with residents who would go on to fill almost two-thirds of the 1,000-seat capacity auditorium.
The debate was longer than the season's other debates. And it looked different, with Carpenter and Bellone sharing the stage with debate moderators and 13 questioners, most of them local residents.
The debate went well beyond the usual political discussion of Suffolk's tight budget and high property taxes to issues -- including gangs, immigrant farmworker visas and building local businesses -- that resonate among many minorities and immigrants, the fastest growing populations on Long Island.
"Some of the issues we talked about have never been talked about publicly before," Mohammad Irfan, a Pakistani-American, said after the debate.
"As a Muslim, it was important to hear what the candidates had to say about anti-Muslim acts," Irfan said. "As an American, I want to see how well they pick up so many apples and carry them around in one basket."
Bellone and Carpenter, in separate interviews, said they jumped at the chance to debate at the high school.
"I was glad to see so many young people out there," Carpenter said. "That was important to me."
"It was an amazing turnout," Bellone said. "I hope we've started something here."
Lawrence Levy, executive dean of the Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, said Carpenter and Bellone showed character and foresight by debating in the community.
"Character because they went into a community where issues, like public safety, have piled up," Levy said. "Foresight because both candidates recognize that the residents they govern increasingly are immigrants and people of color."
"This is the new reality," said Michael Dawidziak, a political consultant who handles mostlyRepublican candidates. "And this debate could become historic with a capital H -- if, down the line, the community becomes an essential stop for debates in future campaigns."
The debate also successfully pulled together a collection of residents and organizations that, separately, have different goals. Among the groups: Service Employees International Union1199, Haitian Americans United for Change, the Long Island Farm Bureau, Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth, the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, NAACP, the Long Island Immigrant Alliance and the Pakistani American Association.
"Hopefully, the debate signals the beginning of something better for Long Island," said William Cunningham, who, during a wildly unsuccessful primary run against then-Assemb.Steve Levy in 2003, was jeered and taunted with obscenities when he suggested opening a hiring hall as a way to help ease tensions between residents and Latino day laborers.
"Things are better now than they were then," Cunningham said, "but with so many different people coming from so many different places, we've still got a ways to go."
Historic, and essential, LI debate
November 5, 2011 by JOYE BROWN / joye.brown@newsday.com
Last week's Suffolk County executive debate at Central Islip High School was billed as historic. And it was.
The debate between Angie Carpenter, the county treasurer, and Steve Bellone, theBabylon town supervisor, was the first in the heart of a mostly minority community between candidates seeking the county's top elected post.
"It's hard to believe it's never happened before," said Assemb. Philip Ramos(D-Brentwood), Long Island's sole Latino representative in the State Assembly, as he stood in the lobby with residents who would go on to fill almost two-thirds of the 1,000-seat capacity auditorium.
The debate was longer than the season's other debates. And it looked different, with Carpenter and Bellone sharing the stage with debate moderators and 13 questioners, most of them local residents.
The debate went well beyond the usual political discussion of Suffolk's tight budget and high property taxes to issues -- including gangs, immigrant farmworker visas and building local businesses -- that resonate among many minorities and immigrants, the fastest growing populations on Long Island.
"Some of the issues we talked about have never been talked about publicly before," Mohammad Irfan, a Pakistani-American, said after the debate.
"As a Muslim, it was important to hear what the candidates had to say about anti-Muslim acts," Irfan said. "As an American, I want to see how well they pick up so many apples and carry them around in one basket."
Bellone and Carpenter, in separate interviews, said they jumped at the chance to debate at the high school.
"I was glad to see so many young people out there," Carpenter said. "That was important to me."
"It was an amazing turnout," Bellone said. "I hope we've started something here."
Lawrence Levy, executive dean of the Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, said Carpenter and Bellone showed character and foresight by debating in the community.
"Character because they went into a community where issues, like public safety, have piled up," Levy said. "Foresight because both candidates recognize that the residents they govern increasingly are immigrants and people of color."
"This is the new reality," said Michael Dawidziak, a political consultant who handles mostlyRepublican candidates. "And this debate could become historic with a capital H -- if, down the line, the community becomes an essential stop for debates in future campaigns."
The debate also successfully pulled together a collection of residents and organizations that, separately, have different goals. Among the groups: Service Employees International Union1199, Haitian Americans United for Change, the Long Island Farm Bureau, Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth, the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, NAACP, the Long Island Immigrant Alliance and the Pakistani American Association.
"Hopefully, the debate signals the beginning of something better for Long Island," said William Cunningham, who, during a wildly unsuccessful primary run against then-Assemb.Steve Levy in 2003, was jeered and taunted with obscenities when he suggested opening a hiring hall as a way to help ease tensions between residents and Latino day laborers.
"Things are better now than they were then," Cunningham said, "but with so many different people coming from so many different places, we've still got a ways to go."
jueves, 3 de noviembre de 2011
Diaz: History for LI's communities of color
Diaz: History for LI's communities of color
By SILVANA DIAZ
Photo credit: Illustration by iStock.com
Silvana Diaz is publisher of the Long Island Spanish-language newspaper Noticia, which is co-hosting a county executive debate at 7 tonight at Central Islip High School with the Long Island Civic Engagement Table and Long Island Wins.
This evening at 7 there will be a groundbreaking political dialogue on Long Island: The candidates for Suffolk County executive will meet to talk about how to strengthen our diverse communities, fielding questions from residents representing a wide range of community groups.
Long Island is famous for many things: its beaches, its pizza and its family-friendly lifestyle. It's also famous for less savory reasons, like the historic segregation that still factors prominently into most of our lives: black neighborhoods, white neighborhoods, Latino neighborhoods, and the inequalities and tensions that come with them. The 2008 killing of Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorean immigrant, brought these tensions into stark relief.
For far too long, politicians have ignored the range of diverse voices on Long Island, but it's time for that to change. According to 2010 census data, about one of every four Suffolk County residents is Latino or African-American. It's time for communities of color to make our voices heard, and this debate represents an opportunity to do that.
The debate is being organized by the Long Island Civic Engagement Table, a new nonpartisan initiative to promote civic participation; Long Island Wins, an organization focused on immigration issues; and Noticia, the Spanish-language weekly newspaper I own and publish. In many ways, my family's story and that of Noticia are directly related to the growing diversity on Long Island.
When my family immigrated legally to the United States from Peru in 1989, my parents struggled to find their professional niche. Like many other immigrants, they faced language barriers and did not fully understand Long Island's complex system of local government.
Despite the challenges of acclimating to a new country, they held fast to their goal of achieving the American dream. Back home in Peru, they had worked in the media, and they saw a need for more Spanish-language news on Long Island. So they launched Noticia in 1991 from their one-bedroom apartment in Hempstead. In 2009, my sister and I took control of the paper, which had become a vital voice for my community on Long Island.
I had worked in local government and with not-for-profit organizations, so I'd witnessed the struggles of communities of color and the lesser resources being allocated to those communities. I knew that Noticia alone wouldn't be able to change the world, but it could help push for social justice here at home.
This evening's debate is the clearest expression of that mission thus far. At bottom, democracy is about citizens electing their representatives and holding them accountable for defending the interests of their communities. For too long in Suffolk's communities of color, there has been a vicious cycle of disengagement and low accountability: Voters remain detached because representatives neglect their needs, and representatives continue neglecting their needs because voters are inactive. The clearest evidence of this disengagement is that voter turnout among African-Americans and Latinos in Suffolk consistently pales in comparison to that of their white counterparts.
This debate represents a first step toward breaking the cycle. By putting the candidates for county executive face to face with members of Suffolk's diverse communities -- including representatives of groups like the NAACP, the Long Island Immigrant Alliance and the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce -- we will demonstrate the power of the democratic ideals of participation and truly representative government. It's time to begin a new chapter in the political life of our communities.
By SILVANA DIAZ
Silvana Diaz is publisher of the Long Island Spanish-language newspaper Noticia, which is co-hosting a county executive debate at 7 tonight at Central Islip High School with the Long Island Civic Engagement Table and Long Island Wins.
This evening at 7 there will be a groundbreaking political dialogue on Long Island: The candidates for Suffolk County executive will meet to talk about how to strengthen our diverse communities, fielding questions from residents representing a wide range of community groups.
Long Island is famous for many things: its beaches, its pizza and its family-friendly lifestyle. It's also famous for less savory reasons, like the historic segregation that still factors prominently into most of our lives: black neighborhoods, white neighborhoods, Latino neighborhoods, and the inequalities and tensions that come with them. The 2008 killing of Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorean immigrant, brought these tensions into stark relief.
For far too long, politicians have ignored the range of diverse voices on Long Island, but it's time for that to change. According to 2010 census data, about one of every four Suffolk County residents is Latino or African-American. It's time for communities of color to make our voices heard, and this debate represents an opportunity to do that.
The debate is being organized by the Long Island Civic Engagement Table, a new nonpartisan initiative to promote civic participation; Long Island Wins, an organization focused on immigration issues; and Noticia, the Spanish-language weekly newspaper I own and publish. In many ways, my family's story and that of Noticia are directly related to the growing diversity on Long Island.
When my family immigrated legally to the United States from Peru in 1989, my parents struggled to find their professional niche. Like many other immigrants, they faced language barriers and did not fully understand Long Island's complex system of local government.
Despite the challenges of acclimating to a new country, they held fast to their goal of achieving the American dream. Back home in Peru, they had worked in the media, and they saw a need for more Spanish-language news on Long Island. So they launched Noticia in 1991 from their one-bedroom apartment in Hempstead. In 2009, my sister and I took control of the paper, which had become a vital voice for my community on Long Island.
I had worked in local government and with not-for-profit organizations, so I'd witnessed the struggles of communities of color and the lesser resources being allocated to those communities. I knew that Noticia alone wouldn't be able to change the world, but it could help push for social justice here at home.
This evening's debate is the clearest expression of that mission thus far. At bottom, democracy is about citizens electing their representatives and holding them accountable for defending the interests of their communities. For too long in Suffolk's communities of color, there has been a vicious cycle of disengagement and low accountability: Voters remain detached because representatives neglect their needs, and representatives continue neglecting their needs because voters are inactive. The clearest evidence of this disengagement is that voter turnout among African-Americans and Latinos in Suffolk consistently pales in comparison to that of their white counterparts.
This debate represents a first step toward breaking the cycle. By putting the candidates for county executive face to face with members of Suffolk's diverse communities -- including representatives of groups like the NAACP, the Long Island Immigrant Alliance and the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce -- we will demonstrate the power of the democratic ideals of participation and truly representative government. It's time to begin a new chapter in the political life of our communities.
domingo, 30 de octubre de 2011
FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: SEÑOR EX CONSUL DEJE DE SEGUIR COMETIENDO BARRABAS...
FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: SEÑOR EX CONSUL DEJE DE SEGUIR COMETIENDO BARRABAS...: Oscarito, usted puede decir misa si quiere y/o escribir cualquier barrabasada si es su deseo, ese su derecho. Allá que cada quien saque sus ...
sábado, 29 de octubre de 2011
IKARUS GALLERY CULTURAL PROGRAM: THE 13TH ANNUAL HISPANIC HERITAGE FESTIVAL- BABYLO...
IKARUS GALLERY CULTURAL PROGRAM: THE 13TH ANNUAL HISPANIC HERITAGE FESTIVAL- BABYLO...: Un día especial fue este día sábado a pesar de la primera tormenta invernal. Estuvimos presentes y fuimos parte del treceavo festival anual ...
viernes, 28 de octubre de 2011
FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: $12,590.92 para damnificados de El Salvador
FORO - SALVADOREÑOS EN LONG ISLAND: $12,590.92 para damnificados de El Salvador: Voluntarios del Comité de Emergencia en Nueva York Pro Damnificados de El Salvador, cuentan las donaciones colectadas en supermercados de Lo...
jueves, 27 de octubre de 2011
Long Island Sees Upswing in Immigrants
NY REGIONOCTOBER 27, 2011
Long Island Sees Upswing in Immigrants
By JOSEPH DE AVILA
Long Island's immigrant population has more than doubled in the past three decades, with nearly one in five Long Islanders now born abroad, according to a new report released on Thursday.
About a third of all immigrants on Long Island are now Hispanic, making it the biggest group of foreign-born Long Islanders, according to a report by the left-leaning Fiscal Policy Institute based on U.S. Census Bureau data. But an influx of Asians has also helped change the demographics of Nassau and Suffolk counties, two of the nation's wealthiest suburbs.
The report highlights how immigration trends in the New York City suburbs have been shifting for decades. Generations ago, immigrants came to areas such as Manhattan's Lower East Side to begin new lives before leaving for Long Island.
"Nowadays they are moving directly to the suburbs," said Lawrence Levy, executive dean at Hofstra University's National Center for Suburban Studies.
Today, Pakistanis are flocking to the town of Brookhaven; Koreans are coming to Oyster Bay and Glen Cove; and Ecuadorians are settling in Hempstead.
Hispanics from Central America have emerged as the biggest groups of new immigrants on Long Island. El Salvadorans were the largest immigrant group, increasing their ranks by 27% to nearly 56,000 between 2000 and 2009.
El Salvador's civil war in the 1980s and early 1990s, followed by social upheaval there, fueled the wave of emigration, said Patrick Young, an attorney with the Central American Refugee Center.
Now "there is almost no village on Long Island that doesn't have a small population of Salvadorans," Mr. Young said.
The Village of Hempstead remains an epicenter for many Central Americans. In the downtown area, the streetscape is lined with Salvadoran restaurants and bakeries, travel agencies specializing in flights to Central America and check-cashing vendors where immigrants can send remittances to their families back home.
Delmis Avella, who owns a clothing store downtown, came to Hempstead in 1993 from El Salvador. Her mother and sister arrived in Long Island with political asylum during the early 1980s. "I wanted to change my life," said Ms. Avella, 36 years old.
Ms. Avella says she has no intention of ever returning to El Salvador due to its gang problems. "It's too dangerous," said Ms. Avella, a mother of three.
Leslie Esperanza Rivera, 32, moved to Hempstead from Honduras a year ago to join her husband. She works in a clothing store in downtown Hempstead and sends money home to put her three children, who are still in Honduras, through school. Her husband works in a nearby pizzeria.
"It's better to come here and save money," said Ms. Rivera, who plans to stay in the U.S. for about another two years before returning to Honduras. "That's where my family is."
Jobs and family connections are the main reasons why immigrants have chosen Long Island for their home, Mr. Levy said, though the rate of immigration has slowed since the economic downturn began.
The report presents a complicated portrait of where immigrants work and how they contribute to the economy, said David Dyssegaard Kallick of the Fiscal Policy Institute.
Indians, who grew by 26% since 2000 on Long Island, and Filipinos, who surged 45%, primarily work in white-collar jobs such as engineering and teaching. Groups from Latin America—heavily represented by countries in Central America—are more likely to work in low-skilled jobs. Meanwhile, foreign-born Long Islanders own nearly a quarter of all small businesses in Nassau and Suffolk.
"There is no typical immigrant," Mr. Kallick said. "What you see is that the composite of immigration turns out to be a very robust picture of immigrant contribution with a lot of range."
While many immigrants come to Long Island for higher wages, they earn about a quarter less than U.S.-born workers. Immigrant families, however, earn only 11% less than U.S.-born families, mostly because foreign-born households tend to have more than two wage earners, the report said.
"I think the report debunks the popular stereotypes of Long Island immigrants," said Pearl Kamer, chief economist of the Long Island Association. Much of the political discussion around immigration on Long Island focuses on illegal immigration and ignores contributions made by foreign-born residents, she added.
Others criticized the report. "It doesn't...determine the costs of services that immigrants use in the economy," said Seth Forman, of the Long Island Regional Planning Council.
The report also doesn't distinguish between new immigrants and those who arrived in the country decades ago, Mr. Forman said. "I think that most people are concerned about present day immigration," he added.
Write to Joseph De Avila at joseph.deavila@wsj.com
Long Island Sees Upswing in Immigrants
By JOSEPH DE AVILA
Long Island's immigrant population has more than doubled in the past three decades, with nearly one in five Long Islanders now born abroad, according to a new report released on Thursday.
About a third of all immigrants on Long Island are now Hispanic, making it the biggest group of foreign-born Long Islanders, according to a report by the left-leaning Fiscal Policy Institute based on U.S. Census Bureau data. But an influx of Asians has also helped change the demographics of Nassau and Suffolk counties, two of the nation's wealthiest suburbs.
The report highlights how immigration trends in the New York City suburbs have been shifting for decades. Generations ago, immigrants came to areas such as Manhattan's Lower East Side to begin new lives before leaving for Long Island.
Today, Pakistanis are flocking to the town of Brookhaven; Koreans are coming to Oyster Bay and Glen Cove; and Ecuadorians are settling in Hempstead.
Hispanics from Central America have emerged as the biggest groups of new immigrants on Long Island. El Salvadorans were the largest immigrant group, increasing their ranks by 27% to nearly 56,000 between 2000 and 2009.
El Salvador's civil war in the 1980s and early 1990s, followed by social upheaval there, fueled the wave of emigration, said Patrick Young, an attorney with the Central American Refugee Center.
Now "there is almost no village on Long Island that doesn't have a small population of Salvadorans," Mr. Young said.
The Village of Hempstead remains an epicenter for many Central Americans. In the downtown area, the streetscape is lined with Salvadoran restaurants and bakeries, travel agencies specializing in flights to Central America and check-cashing vendors where immigrants can send remittances to their families back home.
Delmis Avella, who owns a clothing store downtown, came to Hempstead in 1993 from El Salvador. Her mother and sister arrived in Long Island with political asylum during the early 1980s. "I wanted to change my life," said Ms. Avella, 36 years old.
Ms. Avella says she has no intention of ever returning to El Salvador due to its gang problems. "It's too dangerous," said Ms. Avella, a mother of three.
Leslie Esperanza Rivera, 32, moved to Hempstead from Honduras a year ago to join her husband. She works in a clothing store in downtown Hempstead and sends money home to put her three children, who are still in Honduras, through school. Her husband works in a nearby pizzeria.
"It's better to come here and save money," said Ms. Rivera, who plans to stay in the U.S. for about another two years before returning to Honduras. "That's where my family is."
Jobs and family connections are the main reasons why immigrants have chosen Long Island for their home, Mr. Levy said, though the rate of immigration has slowed since the economic downturn began.
The report presents a complicated portrait of where immigrants work and how they contribute to the economy, said David Dyssegaard Kallick of the Fiscal Policy Institute.
Indians, who grew by 26% since 2000 on Long Island, and Filipinos, who surged 45%, primarily work in white-collar jobs such as engineering and teaching. Groups from Latin America—heavily represented by countries in Central America—are more likely to work in low-skilled jobs. Meanwhile, foreign-born Long Islanders own nearly a quarter of all small businesses in Nassau and Suffolk.
"There is no typical immigrant," Mr. Kallick said. "What you see is that the composite of immigration turns out to be a very robust picture of immigrant contribution with a lot of range."
While many immigrants come to Long Island for higher wages, they earn about a quarter less than U.S.-born workers. Immigrant families, however, earn only 11% less than U.S.-born families, mostly because foreign-born households tend to have more than two wage earners, the report said.
"I think the report debunks the popular stereotypes of Long Island immigrants," said Pearl Kamer, chief economist of the Long Island Association. Much of the political discussion around immigration on Long Island focuses on illegal immigration and ignores contributions made by foreign-born residents, she added.
Others criticized the report. "It doesn't...determine the costs of services that immigrants use in the economy," said Seth Forman, of the Long Island Regional Planning Council.
The report also doesn't distinguish between new immigrants and those who arrived in the country decades ago, Mr. Forman said. "I think that most people are concerned about present day immigration," he added.
Write to Joseph De Avila at joseph.deavila@wsj.com
NEWSDAY NOTES- notes immigrants' role in LI economy
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/study-notes-immigrants-role-in-li-economy-1.3276248Study
notes immigrants' role in LI economy
October 27, 2011 by VÍCTOR MANUEL RAMOS / victor.ramos@newsday.com
Immigrants in Nassau and Suffolk counties generated 17 percent of the total earnings of Long Islanders, roughly equal to their share of the population, a study of 2009 census figures released Thursday found.
The report by the liberal Fiscal Policy Institute in Manhattan also found most immigrant families live in owner-occupied homes and reported paying a median $8,499 in property taxes. Most are U.S. citizens. More than half were white-collar workers; nearly half of the immigrant households earned $80,000 a year or more; and 22 percent of small businesses were owned by people not born in the United States.
The group analyzed 2009 census and other demographic data to reach its conclusions that many immigrants are living the middle-class lifestyle as they bolster the Long Islandeconomy.
"Immigrants are pulling their weight in the economy," said David Dyssegaard Kallick, the institute's immigration research director. "When people think about immigrants they may not think as much about the executives and the doctors and the nurses or small-business owners."
They are a diverse bunch from places such as El Salvador, India and Italy, and numbered 493,000 in 2009, the study found.
The economic data, however, has to be weighed against the costs of a growing population and more demand for social services, said Steven Camarota, research director at the Washington-based Center for Immigration Studies, which favors immigration limits.
Camarota points to data showing that 47 percent of immigrant households in New York State access social services, such as food assistance and Medicaid, compared with 27 percent for non-immigrants.
Seth Forman, chief planner for the Long Island Regional Planning Council, said the figures are accurate but paint an incomplete picture. The study doesn't reflect immigrant impacts on "infrastructure, schools, parks, environment, health and emergency services."
Susan and Ivan López of Lopez Brothers Landscaping in Farmingville weren't surprised by the findings. The Colombian immigrants started their business six years ago and employ 15.
"We came to this country seeking progress and wanting to live better than we could in our country," said Susan López, 30, who became a U.S. citizen years ago. "It's gratifying to see that all those weekends, Christmases and holidays we have worked are making a difference."
Maryann Slutsky, of Long Island Wins, an immigrant advocacy group in Old Westbury, said the report helps dispel a "false reality" about immigrants. "They come here from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America and they come here to work hard."
notes immigrants' role in LI economy
October 27, 2011 by VÍCTOR MANUEL RAMOS / victor.ramos@newsday.com
Immigrants in Nassau and Suffolk counties generated 17 percent of the total earnings of Long Islanders, roughly equal to their share of the population, a study of 2009 census figures released Thursday found.
The report by the liberal Fiscal Policy Institute in Manhattan also found most immigrant families live in owner-occupied homes and reported paying a median $8,499 in property taxes. Most are U.S. citizens. More than half were white-collar workers; nearly half of the immigrant households earned $80,000 a year or more; and 22 percent of small businesses were owned by people not born in the United States.
The group analyzed 2009 census and other demographic data to reach its conclusions that many immigrants are living the middle-class lifestyle as they bolster the Long Islandeconomy.
"Immigrants are pulling their weight in the economy," said David Dyssegaard Kallick, the institute's immigration research director. "When people think about immigrants they may not think as much about the executives and the doctors and the nurses or small-business owners."
They are a diverse bunch from places such as El Salvador, India and Italy, and numbered 493,000 in 2009, the study found.
The economic data, however, has to be weighed against the costs of a growing population and more demand for social services, said Steven Camarota, research director at the Washington-based Center for Immigration Studies, which favors immigration limits.
Camarota points to data showing that 47 percent of immigrant households in New York State access social services, such as food assistance and Medicaid, compared with 27 percent for non-immigrants.
Seth Forman, chief planner for the Long Island Regional Planning Council, said the figures are accurate but paint an incomplete picture. The study doesn't reflect immigrant impacts on "infrastructure, schools, parks, environment, health and emergency services."
Susan and Ivan López of Lopez Brothers Landscaping in Farmingville weren't surprised by the findings. The Colombian immigrants started their business six years ago and employ 15.
"We came to this country seeking progress and wanting to live better than we could in our country," said Susan López, 30, who became a U.S. citizen years ago. "It's gratifying to see that all those weekends, Christmases and holidays we have worked are making a difference."
Maryann Slutsky, of Long Island Wins, an immigrant advocacy group in Old Westbury, said the report helps dispel a "false reality" about immigrants. "They come here from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America and they come here to work hard."
Study Finds That Immigrants Are Central to Long Island Economy
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/study-finds-that-immigrants-are-central-to-long-island-economy/
October 27, 2011, 7:01 AM
Study Finds That Immigrants Are Central to Long Island Economy
By MEREDITH HOFFMAN
Immigrants, those who are here legally and illegally, are important contributors to the economy on Long Island and are a relatively affluent group, according to a report to be released on Thursday.
The median income for a family with at least one immigrant adult was $98,000, compared with $110,000 for families headed by American-born adults, the report by the Fiscal Policy Institute said.
The report said that in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, two of the country’s 50 most affluent counties, immigrants represent about 16 percent of the population and add about 17 percent of value to the economy through their work.
The Fiscal Policy Institute — a union-supported, nonpartisan research and advocacy group — based its findings on Census Bureau data from 2009 and 2010.
Illegal immigration, especially as it contributes to the pool of day laborers, has been a flashpoint on Long Island with some towns aggressively policing gathering spots for immigrants seeking temporary jobs.
In 2008, an unarmed Ecuadorean immigrant, Marcelo Lucero, was stabbed to death by a group of teenagers in a racially motivated attack that shone a spotlight on anti-Hispanic crime on Long Island.
Advocates for immigrants said that the report helps debunk arguments made by some elected officials on Long Island that immigrants are a financial drain and instead shows that they are an integral part of the region’s economy.
“Immigrants are home owners, business owners, entrepreneurs, hard workers,” said Maryann Slutsky, director of Long Island Wins, an immigrant advocacy group.
Indeed, immigrants perform a variety of jobs, and are slightly overrepresented in jobs in the professional and health fields, though they are very overrepresented in low-income service jobs, according to the Fiscal Police Institute’s study.
Immigrants are also small business owners, with 22 percent of all Long Island small businesses owned by immigrants. Most immigrants live in homes they own — 75 percent, compared with 86 percent of United States-born residents in Long Island — and they pay roughly the same amount as native-born Americans in property taxes. The study reports that many illegal immigrants work in service, while a small number work in construction; over half pay taxes on their income, the study said.
Long Island’s immigrant population is also diverse.
Immigrants from El Salvador are the largest concentration, representing 12 percent of immigrants, followed by those from India, Italy and the Dominican Republic. Natives of Mexico make up only 3 percent of Long Island’s immigrant population.
Steve Levy, the Suffolk County executive, who has taken a hard line on illegal immigration, contended that the study was done by a “left-leaning” group that did not adequately distinguish between documented and illegal immigrants.
“No one is denying that legal immigration contributes to our culture and our economy,” Mr. Levy said in an interview. “It looks like selective data was put into this study omitting the drain on services that come about from the illegal population.”
But David Kallick, the director of the Fiscal Policy Insitute’s Immigrant Research Initiative, said that the report included “the best data there is about undocumented on Long Island.”
“I think it’s really important for Long Island to move on from such an overheated immigration discussion,” Mr. Kallick said. “The last thing we want to do is to follow the path of places like Arizona and Alabama where they seem to be going out of their way to create an off-putting climate for immigrants and that’s hurting them economically and socially.”
The Fiscal Policy Institute’s study was analyzed by Pearl Kamer, the chief economist for the Long Island Association, the regions’ largest business group.
“The findings are sufficiently detailed to show the role that immigrants play in the economy,” Ms. Kamer said, “and to guide policy makers in serving the immigrant community.”
October 27, 2011, 7:01 AM
Study Finds That Immigrants Are Central to Long Island Economy
By MEREDITH HOFFMAN
Immigrants, those who are here legally and illegally, are important contributors to the economy on Long Island and are a relatively affluent group, according to a report to be released on Thursday.
The median income for a family with at least one immigrant adult was $98,000, compared with $110,000 for families headed by American-born adults, the report by the Fiscal Policy Institute said.
The report said that in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, two of the country’s 50 most affluent counties, immigrants represent about 16 percent of the population and add about 17 percent of value to the economy through their work.
The Fiscal Policy Institute — a union-supported, nonpartisan research and advocacy group — based its findings on Census Bureau data from 2009 and 2010.
Illegal immigration, especially as it contributes to the pool of day laborers, has been a flashpoint on Long Island with some towns aggressively policing gathering spots for immigrants seeking temporary jobs.
In 2008, an unarmed Ecuadorean immigrant, Marcelo Lucero, was stabbed to death by a group of teenagers in a racially motivated attack that shone a spotlight on anti-Hispanic crime on Long Island.
Advocates for immigrants said that the report helps debunk arguments made by some elected officials on Long Island that immigrants are a financial drain and instead shows that they are an integral part of the region’s economy.
“Immigrants are home owners, business owners, entrepreneurs, hard workers,” said Maryann Slutsky, director of Long Island Wins, an immigrant advocacy group.
Indeed, immigrants perform a variety of jobs, and are slightly overrepresented in jobs in the professional and health fields, though they are very overrepresented in low-income service jobs, according to the Fiscal Police Institute’s study.
Immigrants are also small business owners, with 22 percent of all Long Island small businesses owned by immigrants. Most immigrants live in homes they own — 75 percent, compared with 86 percent of United States-born residents in Long Island — and they pay roughly the same amount as native-born Americans in property taxes. The study reports that many illegal immigrants work in service, while a small number work in construction; over half pay taxes on their income, the study said.
Long Island’s immigrant population is also diverse.
Immigrants from El Salvador are the largest concentration, representing 12 percent of immigrants, followed by those from India, Italy and the Dominican Republic. Natives of Mexico make up only 3 percent of Long Island’s immigrant population.
Steve Levy, the Suffolk County executive, who has taken a hard line on illegal immigration, contended that the study was done by a “left-leaning” group that did not adequately distinguish between documented and illegal immigrants.
“No one is denying that legal immigration contributes to our culture and our economy,” Mr. Levy said in an interview. “It looks like selective data was put into this study omitting the drain on services that come about from the illegal population.”
But David Kallick, the director of the Fiscal Policy Insitute’s Immigrant Research Initiative, said that the report included “the best data there is about undocumented on Long Island.”
“I think it’s really important for Long Island to move on from such an overheated immigration discussion,” Mr. Kallick said. “The last thing we want to do is to follow the path of places like Arizona and Alabama where they seem to be going out of their way to create an off-putting climate for immigrants and that’s hurting them economically and socially.”
The Fiscal Policy Institute’s study was analyzed by Pearl Kamer, the chief economist for the Long Island Association, the regions’ largest business group.
“The findings are sufficiently detailed to show the role that immigrants play in the economy,” Ms. Kamer said, “and to guide policy makers in serving the immigrant community.”
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Nueva York: Buscan limitar acceso a beneficios sociales; latinos se oponen
Nueva York: Buscan limitar acceso a beneficios sociales; latinos se oponen
Una propuesta que exigiría el requisito de residir en el estado de Nueva York como mínimo 90 días antes de que una persona pueda solicitar servicios sociales del sistema público, ha generado preocupación entre la comunidad latina del Condado de Suffolk, Long Island.
"Ahora es muy fácil para las personas trasladarse a Suffolk y empezar a recibir beneficios de inmediato, compitiendo con los residentes de larga data que realmente los necesitan", dijo la tesorera del condado de Suffolk Angie Carpenter y candidata del partido republicano a la posición de Ejecutivo del Condado.
Carpenter dijo que está a favor de imponer algún tipo de requisito de residencia sobre la elegibilidad de las personas para acceder a los servicios sociales. "Por mi parte, deberíamos estar buscando opciones, como lo hacen otros estados", añadió Carpenter, "algún tipo de requisito de residencia para regular esos servicios sociales, de manera que aquellos que realmente lo necesitan, que han estado aquí y han sido parte de nuestro país, puedan obtener la ayuda que necesitan y merecen".
El proyecto de ley fue presentado ante el Comité de Servicios Sociales del Senado Estatal y aún no sido debatido. Una propuesta similar fue presentada en enero de este año por el senador republicano Michael Ranzenhofer del distrito senatorial 61 del estado de Nueva York.
La medida contribuiría a agravar la situación de muchas familias de latinos en la línea de pobreza que reciben servicios sociales para poder subsistir, sugieren residentes latinos del condado de Suffolk consultados por Aol Latino/HuffPost Latino Voices sobre la propuesta de Angie Carpenter.
El Asambleísta Phil Ramos, demócrata, que representa al distrito 6 de la Asamblea de Nueva York expresó, "estamos conscientes de la crisis económica que atraviesa el estado y todo el país y la necesidad de recortar el gasto gubernamental pero también tenemos claro que no podemos balancear el presupuesto afectando a los grupos más vulnerables de nuestra comunidad".
El distrito 6 de Asamblea de Nueva York incluye los pueblos de Brentwood, Central Islip y Bay Shore del condado de Suffolk. En el área está la mayor concentración de latinos en el estado, fuera del perímetro urbano de la ciudad de Nueva York.
"Imponiendo una moratoria de hasta 90 días a personas que pueden ser víctimas de violencia doméstica sería una tragedia. Una medida de ese tipo no sólo afectaría a la víctima sino también a sus hijos", afirma Phil Ramos.
Por su parte, Martha Maffei directora ejecutiva de la organización.... ver nota completa http://noticias.aollatino.com/2011/10/25/nueva-york-acceso-beneficios-sociales-latinos/
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