After 28 years, Latina advocacy group Sepa Mujer finds permanent home in Patchogue
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U.S. Population Increase Was Second Slowest Ever
The numbers came in a release of census data that marks the official beginning of once-a-decade congressional redistricting battles.
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A man wearing a facemask walks past a sign encouraging people to complete the 2020 U.S. Census, in Los Angeles, California, August 10, 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON (AP) The nation’s political center of gravity shifted further to the Republican-led South and West on Monday, with Texas, Florida and other Sun Belt states gaining congressional seats while chillier climes like New York and Ohio lost them.
‘Long overdue’ support for undocumented workers, advocates say Members of Sepa Mujer at a rally to gain support for the Excluded Workers Fund. (Courtesy photo)
For undocumented workers on the East End, March typically signals an important shift. It is a time when seasonal work across a number of industries agriculture, landscaping, restaurants, tourism, housekeeping picks up, and families are able to get back on their feet financially, after their income often dwindles significantly during winter. For those workers, the coronavirus pandemic could not have arrived at a worse time.
Sister Mary Beth Moore of Centro Corazon de Maria, an immigrant advocacy group in Hampton Bays, witnessed the fallout at this time last year.