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Washington, D.C. — Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) voted to endorse the bicameral U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, President Biden’s bold, inclusive, and humane framework for the future of the United States immigration system. In addition to creating a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants already here, the U.S. Citizenship Act also helps keep more families together by including language from CAPAC Chair Rep.
Washington, D.C. — Today, President Joe Biden nominated Kiran Ahuja to be the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). As the head of OPM, Ahuja will play a vital role in protecting and empowering federal employees while promoting a federal workforce that looks more like America. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) issued the following statement:
Washington, D.C. — Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) sent a letter to all 100 Members of the U.S. Senate reiterating strong support for Neera Tanden’s confirmation to be President Biden’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Washington, D.C. — On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the forced removal and incarceration of over 120,000 individuals of Japanese ancestry during World War II. This day is recognized annually in the Japanese American community as the Day of Remembrance.
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Washington, D.C. — Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements to welcome the Lunar New Year, which begins on February 12, 2021 and marks the Year of the Ox:
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Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:
Washington, D.C. — Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, hate crimes, harassment, and racism against Asian Americans have increased drastically, with over 3,000 cases of anti-Asian discrimination reported through 2020. Recently, there has been a new spike in anti-Asian hate incidents targeting elderly Asian Americans, including the murder of Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year-old Thai man who was attacked while walking in San Francisco and later died from his injuries.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements applauding President Joe Biden’s nomination of Julie Su to be the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor:
Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, leaders of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) – introduced a resolution condemning the bigotry and white nationalism that fueled the January 6th siege on the US Capitol, and denouncing Republicans who encouraged the attack, organized and carried out by self-declared white supremacists.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Joe Biden announced additional executive orders to improve the country’s immigration system. The orders create a task force to reunify migrant families separated by the Trump administration, address the root causes of migration like instability and violence, strengthen our legal immigration system, and require a review of recent regulations including the public charge rule, which would have penalized immigrants who used certain public benefits that they were legally entitled to.