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The ICE stated that of those arrested in the New York City area, 95% of those arrested were criminal aliens. [16] Specifically, of the 41 arrested, 38 had at least one criminal conviction. [17] The New York City raids had been planned since January and focused mainly on people who immigrated from Central American countries. [18]
In 2006 New York City's Dominican population decreased for the first time since the 1980s, dropping by 1.3% from 609,885 in 2006 to 602,093 in 2007. Dominicans are the city's fifth-largest ancestry group (behind Irish, Italian, German and Puerto Rican) and, in 2009, it was estimated that they compromised 24.9% of New York City's Latino population.
The Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) promotes the well-being of immigrant communities in the City of New York. The primary goals are to enhance the economic, civic, and social integration of immigrant New Yorkers; facilitate access to justice for immigrant New Yorkers; and advocate for continued immigration reforms at all levels of government in order to eliminate inequities that ...
The number caught my attention the moment I saw it. In a recent Pew Research Center report about the situation at the US-Mexico border, 57% of Americans say the large number of migrants seeking to ...
America’s handling of the Irish Famine migrant crisis in the 1850s is a guide for immigration today, ... New York City (then just Manhattan Island) had a population of 350,000. Over the ensuing ...
The first mass immigration from the Dominican Republic to New York City began in the 1960s. [10] At around 2013, Dominicans surpassed the older and previously larger Puerto Rican population to become the largest Hispanic group in New York City, however Dominicans are still second in the overall New York metropolitan area.
According to the 2010 Census, Puerto Ricans represented 8.9% of the population of New York City (32% of the city's Hispanic community) and 5.5% of that of New York State. [5] The Puerto Rican share of New York City decreased to 6.7% by 2020 as Puerto Ricans left the city and new arrivals from the island increasingly went to other destinations.
The Democratic strategist added that the migrant crisis may not hit home specifically for voters in Nassau County in this race, saying, “As a result of the migrants being sent to New York City ...