The Value Our Families coalition—led by Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Church World Service, and The National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC)— sponsored dozens of immigrant activists, families, and faith leaders from 12 states to lobby their Members of Congress in Washington, DC to urge them to oppose the Goodlatte bill and any other provisions that aim to stop millions of families from reuniting.
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The Senate Fails to Provide a Solution For Undocumented Youth: Trump White Nativist Bill Fails Miserably
After 163 days of living in limbo, Congress is forcing immigrant youth to wait longer still while politicians take a week-long holiday instead of staying in town to find a solution.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Says No to Compromising Our Values Senate Bill Pitts Undocumented Youth Protections Against Lives of Other Immigrant Communities
Asian Americans Advancing Justice condemns any trading on the lives of immigrants who have lived and worked in the U.S. for decades or pitting parents, family members, and other immigrant communities against the people that we seek to protect.
Some Senators Offer Hateful Bills But Congress Must Remain Focused on DACA Priority
Congress has one job right now when it comes to immigration, and that is to provide a legislative fix for a path to citizenship for 1.8 million undocumented youth known as DREAMers, including 130,000 Asian Americans.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Deeply Saddened By Senate Failure to Defend Undocumented Youth
Today, a resolution for DACA recipients slipped through our fingers when Senators got cold feet.