This Week in Immigration
Friday, 03. 26. 2010 – Category: Immigration Reform, Recent Activity
IMMIGRATION REFORM. On Sunday, over 200,000 people gathered at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to call for immigration reform, where AAPI, Latino, African American, faith, labor, law enforcement, businesspeople, as well as supportive elected officials all turned out to demand reform this year. At the rally, President Obama reaffirmed his commitment to immigration reform. [...]
APALC DELIVERS OVER 1500 POSTCARDS TO CONGRESS
Tuesday, 03. 23. 2010 – Category: Immigration Reform, Recent Activity
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, on the heels of an unprecedented show of grassroot support for comprehensive immigration reform, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center joined ten other Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) advocacy organizations to deliver over 1,500 postcards to members of the U.S. Senate on behalf of AAPIs from across the country demanding comprehensive [...]
APALC will Join Thousands to Demand Immigration Reform
Friday, 03. 19. 2010 – Category: Immigration Reform, Recent Activity
LOS ANGELES – Yesterday, President Obama released a statement applauding the call for bi-partisan reform of our immigration system by Senators Schumer (D-NY) and Graham (R-SC) in a Washington Post opinion piece. While the Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California (APALC) is encouraged by these initial steps taken by President Obama and Senators [...]
This Sunday: March for America
Friday, 03. 19. 2010 – Category: Immigration Reform, Recent Activity
March for America, the Reform Immigration FOR America campaign’s rally to demand immigration reform, comes to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. March 21 at 2 p. m. We are at a critical [...]
This Week in Immigration
Thursday, 03. 11. 2010 – Category: Immigration Reform, Recent Activity
IMMIGRATION REFORM President Obama met with Sens. Schumer (D-NY) and Graham (R-SC) to discuss immigration reform, which has been seen as a way to revive the push for comprehensive immigration reform. Schumer and Graham have been the lead senators on the issue. But some believe the timing has more to do with the thousands of immigration [...]
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 [...]
AAPI Advocates Call for Immigration Reform
Sunday, 08. 16. 2009 – Category: Immigration Reform, Recent Activity
On Monday August 17th, at 11AM in Unity Park in Historic Filipinotown, APALC will host a press conference to launch the National Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Week of Action. The press will hear testimony from community leaders and members about the devastating impact that the immigration system has had on API families. Advocates will discuss the [...]