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April 30, 2014

Washington, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) met with U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to discuss the Department’s need to provide urgent relief and keep immigrant families together. CAPAC Chairwoman Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement:  


April 16, 2014

Washington, D.C. – Today marks the one year anniversary since the Senate introduced S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013.


April 15, 2014

Washington, D.C. – Today, the New York Police Department (NYPD) announced that it disbanded the squad responsible for spying on Muslim and other minority communities.


April 14, 2014

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, two Jewish facilities were targeted by a gunman in the Kansas City suburbs of Overland Park and Leawood, Kansas. The shooting, which came on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Passover, claimed three lives and is believed to be a hate crime carried out by a former Ku Klux Klan leader.


April 8, 2014

Washington, D.C. –– Today, women leaders in the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) met with over 100 women fasting for immigration reform as part of the “Women’s Fast for Families” campaign. CAPAC Members released the following statements:


April 7, 2014

Washington, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements recognizing April as National Minority Health Month:


April 3, 2014

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Portia Y. Wu as Assistant Secretary of the Employment and Training Administration at the Department of Labor. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:


April 2, 2014

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Christopher P. Lu as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Labor. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:


April 1, 2014

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Christopher P. Lu as Deputy Secretary of Labor. Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), released the following statement:


March 26, 2014

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Democrats introduced a discharge petition to demand a vote on H.R. 15, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. The bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform legislation would reunite families, help secure our borders, protect our workers, provide an earned pathway to citizenship, and create jobs.