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The economic crisis has forced many immigrants in Spain to sell cheap knock-off wares on the streets. This has caused problems at Mediterranean beach resorts. Despite immigration laws, one local official has set up free trade zones for the immigrants to sell their wares without police harassment in exchange for leaving the main part of town. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Calafell, Spain. (Photo: Gerry Hadden)Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
The working-class neighborhood of Port Richmond on New York City’s Staten Island has recently been the site of attacks against immigrants, all of them Mexicans. Police say most of the suspected attackers are young black men. There’ve been ten reported incidents since April. The World’s Alex Gallafent reports.Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
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Census workers are going door to door now. Their goal is to visit the 48 million households that did not mail back their forms. One neighborbood on the census-takers’ itinerary is a New York community home to many Russian immigrants. And language barriers and a mistrust of government are keeping many of them from participating in the census. Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska has our story. (Photo: Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska) Download MP3
Martin Luther King Jr High School has a troubled history. In 2002 it made news when a student shot two fellow students, shortly afterward, MLK became one of the first in New York City to be closed due to low performance and high drop-out rates. The building now houses six smaller schools, and their boys’ soccer team, still playing under the MLK banner is a big success: it’s winning championships and the players have high graduation rates. The man behind the team’s success is Coach Jake, and he can rely on talent from all over the world.
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The last piece of the health care reform law is now on its way to President Obama. He’s expected to sign it next week. The law’s main purpose is to extend health care coverage to millions of uninsured Americans. Non-Americans who are here illegally are still out of luck. The World’s Alex Gallafent reports on what that could mean for the nation’s health care system. Download MP3 (flickr image by taberandrew)Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
The Catholic Church in the United States faces many other challenges. Attendance at some of its churches are near empty, while others are full. The growth in the Church has come largely from immigrants, who often want to worship in their own language and style. Older churchgoers don’t always like that. A documentary that airs tonight on many PBS stations documents these tensions. Download MP3
The World’s Alex Gallafent tells the story of Bohemian National Hall, a building built by and for the Czech community in New York City. Listen
