FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2013 Asian American Groups Welcome Senate Leadership, Call on Congress to Strengthen Family Immigration Overhaul Senate bill restricts families from reuniting with critical loved ones, addresses the backlog CHICAGO—Today, a group of senators, dubbed the “Gang of Eight,” released a comprehensive immigration reform bill, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration… Read more »
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AAI joins Immigration Action Protesting the Separation of Families
On March 22nd, 2013, AAI joined its community partners and the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights to participate in a civil disobedience action and a vigil protesting the breaking up of immigrant families.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago Press Releases
See links of Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago’s 2012-2013 Press Releases below:
Asian American Community Organizations Conduct Research on Voter Behavior
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2012 Asian American Community Organizations Conduct Research on Voter Behavior Chicago, IL – The recent election was an important one for the local Asian American community because of the prominent role of Asian American candidates, new language resources for Asian American voters with limited English proficiency, and increased grassroots efforts… Read more »
AAI Election Day Poll Monitoring Report
POLL MONITORS, VOTER HOTLINE IN 8+ STATES FIND LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE FOR ASIAN AMERICAN VOTERS, BUT ALSO MISSING BILINGUAL POLL WORKERS, LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LANGUAGE ACCESS LAWS Chicago- The Asian American Institute (AAI), a member of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice dispatched 32 poll monitors to cover a total of 85 precincts across Cook… Read more »