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October 10, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) and CAPAC Immigration Task Force Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following statements in response to the Trump Administration’s immigration principles released earlier this week:

Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:


September 27, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marks the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving-Institutions (AANAPISI) program, which was established under the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007. To commemorate this anniversary, members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:


September 19, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) sent a letter to President Donald Trump to express their disappointment in his decision to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals


September 5, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the Trump Administration’s decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:

Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:


August 31, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Asian American and Pacific Islander community leaders held a press conference outside of the White House to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that President Trump has threatened to eliminate.


August 15, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Today, the leadership of the Congressional Quad-Caucus – which is composed of chairs of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) – and Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Congressman David Cicilline sent a letter to President Don


August 14, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the violence that occurred during a rally by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement:


August 4, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sunday marks the 52nd anniversary of the enactment of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965. In commemoration of this anniversary, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:

Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:


August 3, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow marks the fifth anniversary of the Oak Creek, Wisconsin, shooting where a gunman opened fire at a Sikh gurdwara and killed six people. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:

Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:


August 2, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Donald Trump announced support for the RAISE Act, a bill introduced in the United States Senate by Senators Cotton and Perdue that would dramatically cut America’s legal immigration system by moving from a family-based immigration system to a merit-based system.