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New wave of Soviet and Eastern European immigrants faces chilly reception
The article notes a shift as new arrivals from Russia and former Soviet states seek freedom and opportunity in the United States. Early refugees faced martyrdom narratives, while recent migrants are blamed for greed and crime, stirring tensions with established immigrant communities and highlighting cultural divides across neighborhoods like Brighton Beach and Manhattan's Lower East Side.
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New York
Soviet Union
Europe
United States
Ena Ghyka
Arlington, Va
Romania
Irene Nikitin
San Francisco
Kiev
Russia
Andrew Kawecki
Polish Daily News
Chicago
Kawecki
Poland
IRS
Lyba Mikityanskaya
Ukraine
Vladimir Vishnevskiy
Arthur Helton
Open Society Institute
Lower East Side
Manhattan
Pauline Bilus
Action
Brighton Beach