For nearly the past twenty years, poor New Yorkers who have turned to welfare have been required to work in the Work Experience Program as a condition of receiving their benefits.
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Census Fever in Angola
Angola is not less ethnically, culturally and socially diverse than any other African state. Yet there has been little information about the exact composition of the population, as the last census in the country was held in 1970 during the colonial war, thus producing dubious results. During the month of May a census fever swept through the country, as the first general population and housing census was held since colonial rule.
What's Next for A DREAMer?
Caritas Doha, a staff member at Sakhi for South Asian Women—a non-profit organization committed to eliminating violence against women—shares her story of being an undocumented immigrant in the United States in a five-part series for the organization, “Documenting Dreams.” The first two parts are reposted below.
Like most issues in my family, there was no conversation that accompanied it.