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The Lee and Rahayuningsih families are facing deportation despite being low priority cases. Both families have children who qualify for Deferred Action and have loved ones with severe health issues. Urge ICE to grant prosecutorial discretion and prevent separating more families!
This June, the Obama Administration granted undocumented youth with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which offers relief from deportation for up to two years. The Lee and Rahayuningsih Family have children who are eligible for deferred action and are considered low priority cases. These families should not be separated from young people who have just been granted relief.
Alex Lee and his family arrived in the US over fifteen years ago to flee persecution in Brazil. Alex was diagnosed with brain cancer last year causing blindness and limited mobility. Although he is eligible for deferred action to stay, he is unable to live independently.
“My son is unable to live on his own. We have no other family here or in Brazil. What use is his right to stay, if his caretakers are deported? ” says his mother Boi See Lee Choi.
Putri Dyannie’s family faces the same circumstances after arriving with her parents from Indonesia at age eleven. Putri remembers little about Indonesia and her parents are her only family. She was granted deferred action and will transfer to a four-year university next year. Her father is also being treated for cancer.
“My parents are my foundation. They are not less deserving than me. They work tirelessly to put me through college and without them. It pains me to think that they won’t be here to see me cross the stage on graduation day or witness me grow.”
The Lees and Rahayuningsihs have established their lives in the United States for over a decade. The family members could be separated indefinitely if ICE does not take action.
These deportations can be stopped. Sign the petition to tell ICE that these families matter and that they can do the right thing by granting prosecutorial discretion for families of youth with deferred action.
Call John Morton, Director of ICE - 202.732.3000 and
ICE’s Office of the Public Advocate - 1.888.351.4024
Sample Script
“I am calling you to grant prosecutorial discretion for the Lee Family (lead A# 099-340-565) and Rahayuningsih Family (lead A#099-779-854).
Both the Lee and Rahayuningsih Families have been in the United States for over a decade. Their children were raised here and qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Both families have a loved one with a severe health issue and cannot be separated. These are low priority cases and should be dismissed. Don’t separate families and grant prosecutorial discretion.”
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YEAH YELLOW PERIL!!
Just kidding. I’m a little sick of these anti-China “Where’s my job, dude?” ads and rhetoric that always find themselves in major elections.
nomoretexasgovernorsforpresident:
Hey Asian Americans For Obama,
I’m writing from New York, where we’re starting to send teams of Asian-American volunteers and their friends to Philadelphia. (Next trip is below!)
One thing we need is some translators to help translate a one pager about the President’s accomplishments. It is created by the local volunteers in Philly and not an official OFA document (so it doesn’t need to be perfect, or vetted). It’s sorely needed! The languages we most need are:
Chinese (traditional)
Vietnamese
Hindi
Thai
optional: Khmer (Cambodian) and Korean. We have secured Japanese, fyi, though that is not a big language in Philly.
Could you please email me back if you have any contacts with some people who might be willing to help?
We already have great translated materials for the new Voter ID law in PA, if anyone needs those.
Thank you!
Naomi
President Obama has deep ties to the AAPI community, and he knows our country is strongest when everyone has a seat at the table and a shot at the American dream.
We’re proud to stand with him and for the issues we care about—because when it comes to our future, we’re all in it together.
(Source: demnewswire)
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In the spirit of the President’s commitment to engaging the American public, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders is proud to announce that we will be hosting a weekly web chat/conference call with the community every Wednesday from 3-4pm EST. This is your opportunity to interact with officials from across the Administration, ask questions, and share your concerns and ideas on how our government can effectively work with you. In addition, you will receive information on how to better access federal programs and services.
To kick off the series, please join a conference call/web chat on Obama Administration Efforts to Alleviate Student Debt on Wednesday, February 1 at 3 PM EST.Hear from officials from the White House, Department of Education, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to learn about federal income-based repayment programs, college cost comparisons, federal student financial aid, and other programs.
WHAT: Conference call/ Web chat on Initiatives to Alleviate Student Debt
WHO: Chris Lu, Assistant to the President, White House Cabinet Secretary, and Co-chair of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Zakiya Smith, White House Domestic Policy Council
Phil Martin, Department of Education
Rohit Chopra, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
WHEN: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 3PM EST
HOW: Email WhiteHouseAAPI@ed.gov with “RSVP for 2/1 Call” in the heading by Jan. 31 at 12PM EST. Call-in details will be emailed to registrants.
This call is hosted in partnership with the White House Initiatives on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Educational Excellence for Hispanics, and Tribal Colleges and Universities.
Additional topics include but are not limited to the following:
February 1, 2012 Financial Literacy: Alleviating Student Debt
February 8, 2012 Immigrant Rights: How Federal Policies Impact the AAPI Immigrant and Refugee Community
February 15, 2012 Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Listening Session: Tell Us Your Priorities
February 22, 2012 Small Business Administration Educational Series: Government Contracting
February 29, 2012 Youth Engagement: Internships
March 7, 2012 Financial Literacy: Making Home Affordable
March 14, 2012 Language Access: Updates, Tools, and Resources for the Community
March 21, 2012 Women’s Issues: Labor & Health
March 28, 2012 Small Business Administration Educational Series: Access to Capital
April 4, 2012 Civil Rights: Harassment and Discrimination
April 11, 2012 Civil Rights: Voting Rights for the AAPI community and LEP individuals
April 18, 2012 Financial Literacy: Social Security benefits
April 25, 2012 Health: Affordable Care Act
May 16, 2012 Education: Higher Education
May 23, 2012 Health: AAPIs and Diabetes
Information on how to join each week’s web chat will be provided in the Initiative’s Weekly Highlights. To join our distribution list and receive the Weekly Highlights, please email whitehouseaapi@ed.gov.
Are there additional topics you would like to see? Post on the White House AAPI Facebook page or tweet us at @WhiteHouseAAPI with topic suggestions or issues you would like to discuss!
I’m exhausted, but it was a very fruitful day.
Good things are to come, and I hope to continue the discussion we began today. Don’t let the fire die out! We are the future!
For a recap on what happened today, you can check out my Twitter!
I think it’s disturbing that Obama is only meeting with the Asian Pacific Islander caucus now, several months after he began working on his re-election campaign rather than in the first few years when there could have been a stronger difference made on behalf of minorities. Frankly, the GOP has not done a very good job at reaching out to Asian Americans either. Despite the fact that APIA’s are the fastest growing minority in the United States, our voice is still relatively ignored in the immigration reform.
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I think it’s disturbing that Obama is only meeting with the Asian Pacific Islander caucus now, several months after he began working on his re-election campaign rather than in the first few years when there could have been a stronger difference made on behalf of minorities. Frankly, the GOP has not done a very good job at reaching out to Asian Americans either. Despite the fact that APIA’s are the fastest growing minority in the United States, our voice is still relatively ignored in the immigration reform.
24 notes (via aslantedview)
January 2011 Just whom did she want to practice them with? The Chinese president himself, according to a White House official who recounted the story on Thursday after a formal state dinner the previous night. “The president pointed out last night at the state dinner that his daughter, Sasha, is a very young girl but her class is studying Chinese,” Ben Rhodes, a White House deputy national security adviser, told a video conference with Chinese bloggers. “She’s under 10 years old and they’re studying Chinese, and she wanted to have the chance to practice her Chinese with President Hu.” Sasha attended Hu’s welcoming ceremony on the White House lawn on Wednesday morning with friends and could be seen waving a Chinese flag excitedly as her father and Hu walked around the grounds. The two presidents paused to visit when they reached the nine-year-old and her friends behind the rope line. “Not every (child) has the opportunity to try out their first phrases of Chinese with the president of China, but she had that chance,” Rhodes said. He said the anecdote illustrated Americans’ desire to get to know China better with more people studying the country and doing business there.
WASHINGTON –US President Barack Obama’s nine-year-old daughter, Sasha, wanted to test her developing Chinese skills this week while Chinese President Hu Jintao was in town.
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