Immigration and Immigrant Rights
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote), AAPI Data, and AARP released the findings from their bi-annual Asian American Voter Survey, the longest-running survey of Asian American voters.
New Poll Shows Biden Leads Trump Among Asian American Voters, But Support Drops Eight Points Compared to 2020
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Survey of Asian American registered voters — a rapidly growing electorate, which played a decisive role in the 2020 election — conducted by APIAVote, AAPI Data, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, and AARP
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC and the Fred T. Korematsu Center Denounce Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Racial Profiling and Xenophobia in Visa Decisions
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) today upheld a ruling that allows for racial profiling and xenophobic stereotypes to make their way into visa decisions. Under the doctrine of consular nonreviewability in the court case of Department of State v. Muñoz, the court held that consular officials’ visa denials cannot be challenged in court.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC Praises President Biden’s New Policies for Undocumented Spouses of U.S. Citizens and DACA Recipients; Calls for Accessible Paths to Permanent Status
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Biden Administration announced a program designed to protect undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens who have resided in the U.S. for 10 or more years from deportation, allow those individuals to work legally in the U.S., and remove barriers to U.S.
PACAANHPI: Response to Belonging, Inclusion, Anti-Asian Hate, Anti- Discrimination; Data Disaggregation; Immigration and Citizenship Status; and Language Access Subcommittees’ Questions
Via electronic submission
February 28, 2024
President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
3 Things You Should Know About the Trump Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
Read this quick backgrounder about birthright citizenship and what the recent executive order is attempting to do. Birthright citizenship is the legal principle that guarantees that almost anyone born in the United States is granted U.S. citizenship regardless of the immigration status of their parents. A lot of information is floating around about the Trump administration’s attempt to end birthright citizenship, so here are all the essentials you need to know.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice: Senate Bill to Destroy Asylum in Exchange for Foreign Aid Funding is Outrageous, Immoral, and Ineffective
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Asian Americans Advancing Justice denounces the Senate bill that includes harmful changes to the U.S. immigration system. The so-called “deal” would deny immigrants and people seeking asylum the basic right to live free from danger. It also includes billions of dollars of additional funding for ICE, which would be used to detain tens of thousands of our community members, parents, siblings, and neighbors.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC to President Biden: It is Wrong to Trade Restrictions on Asylum and Migrant Rights in Exchange for Foreign Aid Funding
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recent reports indicate the Biden Administration is willing to make significant, harmful changes to asylum and immigration enforcement as Congress renews negotiations around a supplemental funding package.