THE STORIES OF LONG ISLAND’S EAST END IMMIGRANTS– IN THEIR

OWN WORDS

Untold Stories

Suffolk County

THERE HAS BEEN A 77.4% INCREASE OF IMMIGRATION IN SUFFOLK COUNTY BETWEEN 1990 AND 2000

INCREASE

Between 2000 and 2007, the undocumented immigrant population grew by 3.3 million (going from 8.5 million to 11.8 million people)

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Picture on Cover of Book Example of Edit on Interview

INSPIRATION

People, not just statistics

“I came over with my parents when I was eleven, so I don’t remember that much about Costa Rica.”

“My husband is a citizen here and he wanted us to come, so I came to be with him.”

“My sister studied for 12 years to be a doctor in Uruguay and now she can only find work as a flight attendant. I wanted something better for my two daughters.”

WHERE IS HOME?

“This is my home now.” (Luisa, age 45, came at age 18 from

Argentina)

Finally…

THANK YOU!