Conservatives have now completed their generational goals of overturning Abortion, Affirmative Action, and Chevron.
If y'all don't think Obergefell and gay marriage is next on the chopping block, you must read the New York Times.
Thanks Senator @KarinHousley for being a coauthor on our bill to invest in Asian Minnesotans. Please help us get it across the finish line! #mnleg#AAPIHeritageMonth
Thank you Leader @jeremyrmiller for talking with us today. We’re counting on your leadership to invest in Asian Minnesotan communities. #mnleg#AAPIHeritageMonth
Congratulations to the 24 visionary leaders selected as Bush Fellows from across the region!
Check out our website to read more about each Fellow and how they’re making change in their communities.
https://t.co/3UDqBPNHmv
#BushFellows
Check out this op-ed I wrote for @MinnPost 👇
This #AAPIHeritageMonth marks the final weeks of the #mnleg. A crucial question that faces MN lawmakers: how to respond to the impact of COVID and racist attacks on Asian MNs. The next 24 hrs will be key. 1/8
https://t.co/ScfVfBTBiF
Opinion piece by @CAALMN executive director ThaoMee Xiong: With Minnesota’s $9 billion budget surplus, now is the time for bold leadership and meaningful investments in the economic well-being of Asian Minnesotans. https://t.co/qd49SLgQIH
“There is no org in MN like CAAL that has the relationships with both the gov leaders and the community. This is why we believe CAAL is the right org to create the greatest impact for our communities and small businesses.” – John Yang, Chair of the MN Hmong Chamber of Commerce
📢 ICE ALERT 📢
ICE plans to begin arresting Cambodian community members for deportation in mid-February.
If you are Cambodian with a deportation order & were asked to check-in with ICE soon, call us at 415-952-0413.
For resources: https://t.co/Ab0Ry33nFO. Please share widely.
Today, Rep. Omar led a letter calling on the Biden Administration to end the continued implementation of visa sanctions enacted under President Trump.
These harmful sanctions have resulted in increased removals of refugees and asylum seekers from Africa and Southeast Asia.
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter unveiled a program that will provide up to $2,000 in no-interest loans to residents who need help covering the costs of applications for naturalization or other immigrant benefits. https://t.co/ZLWR8C8KjW
We stand with BAJI in the continued fight to stop the deportations set for Haiti, DRC, Cameroon & Angola.
Read @BAJItweet's @attorneynana's full statement here: https://t.co/adWPC6Wu7k
Visit https://t.co/Sam8wRzyLx to learn more on the lived experience of Black immigrants.
First, in presidential battlegrounds, 19% more AAPI voters cast a ballot in the early vote than voted in entirety in the 2016 election. The only other group to see their early vote exceed their 2016 total turnout was Latino voters, albeit by a narrower margin.
Minnesotans, if you have not turned in your absentee ballot yet: do NOT put it in the mail. Instead, return your ballot to a drop-off location. Find locations using https://t.co/44AxWlHsZm.
(Warning: this music will play in your head until you do.)
CA has turned Kao Saelee, incarcerated refugee & firefighter, over to ICE. On Thurs we’re calling on everyone with a pet to take action!
ACTION: 🐶To join this PAW-tition, write #FreeSaelee on a piece of paper & post a pic of it with your pup.
Details: https://t.co/jEjTpZbCbH