On October 2, 2013, members of the House of Representatives introduced the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (H.R. 15). This bill largely mirrors provisions in the immigration bill passed by the Senate (S. 744) in June 2013. While the bill does not entirely address the concerns of Asian Americans, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-AAJC worked to include a number of family-based immigration provisions that if passed, would positively impact the lives of millions of Asian American families.

H R 15 Summary 10-10-13 – FINAL Advancing Justice Chicago

Dear friends and colleagues,

I’m reaching out to you and your organization to urge you to sign onto a letter opposing New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Ray Kelly’s potential nomination as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).   As Police Commissioner of a city with one of the largest immigrant and people-of-color constituencies in the country, Mr. Kelly has overseen “stop and frisk” and surveillance policies and practices that have perpetuated racial and religious profiling, violated civil rights, and eroded police-community relations. (और ज्यादा…)