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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">New York Times</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Study Finds Language Help for Immigrants Lacking</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State> is, of course, a city of immigrants. But for residents who speak little English and need government assistance, it is in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Manhattan</st1:place></st1:City>, the heart of the city, that they are least likely to get help applying for food stamps, subsidized medical care and other public benefits in their native language, according to a study released on Wednesday. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">In fact, the quality of the help a person gets — or whether he gets it at all — depends to a great degree on where the person lives and what language he or she speaks, the study found.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Full story:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/study-finds-language-help-for-immigrants-lacking/</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>