This Week in Immigration
Friday, 03. 5. 2010 – Category: Immigration Reform, Recent Activity
DHS BUDGET. The Obama Administration submitted its proposed FY2011 budget in February, and Congress has begun to hold hearings with DHS Secretary Napolitano regarding this matter. Mixed in among the questions were alleged cuts in immigration enforcement funds and securing ports of entry for cargo. These hearings happened amid a new report showing that more [...]
New Report Outlines Impact of Budget Deficit on APIs
Saturday, 02. 27. 2010 – Category: Recent Activity, Strengthening the Safety Net
As California struggles with an unprecedented budget deficit, severe spending reductions threaten to collapse the state’s service systems for low-income seniors, children and families. Like many underserved communities, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) have suffered as a result of the termination of health services, reductions to basic living assistance and cutbacks to California’s education [...]
This Week in Immigration
Saturday, 02. 27. 2010 – Category: Immigration Reform, Recent Activity
Legislative Update
APALC has released a new report detailing the needs for interpreters in LA County and assessing the existing capacity to meet that need.
President Obama has laid out his new plan on health care. It does not have the public option, [...]
This Week in Immigration
Friday, 02. 5. 2010 – Category: Immigration Reform, Recent Activity
There has been mixed reaction to President Obama’s mention of comprehensive immigration reform in the State of the Union. Some believe that he is strongly supportive of reform, while others argue that he has given up. But we cannot give up on immigration reform for 2010. Too many APIs have been affected by the broken [...]
Immigration Reform Promise Kept
Tuesday, 12. 15. 2009 – Category: Immigration Reform, Recent Activity
CIR-A.S.A.P. Outlines a Progressive Vision and Workable Solution
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) took the first real step toward fixing our broken immigration system. Months in the making, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 addresses the concerns of the Asian American and other immigrant communities, reunites families, restores [...]
AAPIs talk Immigration Reform
Thursday, 11. 19. 2009 – Category: Immigration Reform, Recent Activity
LONG BEACH – Last night, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders gathered to hear an update from Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) regarding his plans to introduce comprehensive immigration reform legislation in December. Across the nation in fifteen states and the District of Columbia AAPIs gathered together in house parties to listen in.
In Long Beach, the Pacific [...]
HJN Policy Update: Understanding the Five-Year Waiting Period
Tuesday, 11. 17. 2009 – Category: Access to Quality Health Care, Recent Activity
As the debates continue regarding the rights of immigrants, we want to make sure that the members of the Health Justice Network are aware of the many different elements that are being discussed. One issue under much scrutiny, especially in its implications for the Asian and Pacific Islander communities, is the five-year waiting period.
What is [...]