Immigration and Immigrant Rights
By LINDA DENG in Seattle | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-04-01 00:06
She is a mother of three beautiful daughters, a university psychology instructor and now a state lawmaker trying to make a difference in the community.
Karen Kwan, a Democrat who represents Taylorsville, became Utah’s first Chinese-American lawmaker in last November’s election.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC Applauds Selection of First Asian American Woman to Lead The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
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WASHINGTON, DC — Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC President and Executive Director, John C. Yang, issued the following statement to congratulate Vanita Gupta on her new role as President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and its sister organization, The Leadership Conference Education Fund:
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“I think it's becoming increasingly important for the community to not remain silent and to actually speak out about immigration issues,” says Jenny Zhao an attorney with the civil rights group Asian Americans Advancing Justice-ALC. “And I think that goes both for the need for immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship and also for the issue of immigration enforcement and deportation.”
Asian Americans Advancing Justice said then, “It is deeply troubling that the Senate confirmed Jeff Sessions despite his extreme anti-immigrant record and reports that he played a role in President Trump’s executive order to ban Muslims and Syrian refugees . . . .”
John Yang, president and executive director of Asian Americas Advancing Justice, said in a statement that the revised order "makes minor changes in an attempt to get around the existing court rulings. It continues the administration's effort to implement xenophobic policies, shut down Muslim immigration, and racially profile Muslim refugees as threats."
Maryland Delegate Clarence Lam Talks About AAPI Solidarity in Immigration
In response to inquiries that I have received and in order to avoid misrepresentation or misunderstanding of my opinion, I would like to share with you my position on sanctuary status legislation. Please feel free to share the following message with others in the Asian American community.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Increased Funding for Immigration Enforcement as Inhumane and Unnecessary Drain on Taxpayers
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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the White House requested that Congress provide an additional $3 billion for the rest of fiscal year 2017 to the Department of Homeland Security to grow its mass deportation force, increase immigrant detention beds, and begin planning the construction of a border wall.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice), an affiliation of five civil rights organizations, issues the following statement: