Press Releases
San Francisco, CA — CAA joins immigrant rights organizations and directly impacted community members in urging the Supreme Court to uphold the continuation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program. All immigrants, regardless of their immigration status, have…
San Francisco, CA — CAA applauds today’s decisions by New York Federal Judge George B. Daniels and Washington Federal Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson to block expanded public charge rules from taking effect on October 15, 2019. The Trump Administration’s proposed…
San Francisco, CA — Today’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard is an important victory for those who believe colleges and universities must value inclusion, diversity, and equity. “Affirmative action has…
San Francisco, CA — The Trump Administration announced new “public charge” rules that will increase hardships for working-class immigrants and unfairly restrict future family-based immigration. The new rules, which go into effect in two months, have been opposed for months…
SAN FRANCISCO — Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) condemns the Trump administration’s plan to deport and detain immigrant communities, locally in the Bay Area and nationwide, and advises community members to access legal and supportive services available through CAA and…
SAN FRANCISCO — Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) condemns the ongoing threat of the Trump administration’s plan for massive raids to deport “millions” and advises community members to access legal and other resources available through CAA and its partners. “This is…
San Francisco– The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling today to block the citizenship question from the 2020 Census survey. CAA applauds the ruling as a victory for democracy and the civil rights of immigrants and Asian Americans who would have…
CAA Joins API Legislative Caucus in Countdown to 2020 Census Sacramento — Chinese for Affirmative Action joins the Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus of the California State Legislature in the one-year countdown to the 2020 Census. The decennial Census determines…
San Francisco– Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) applauds the introduction of H.R. 6, titled Dream and Promise Act, by Congressional House Representatives Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY). The proposed federal legislation would offer a path…
San Francisco, CA– Closing arguments presented today in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v Harvard signify an important juncture in the fight to preserve affirmative action in the Trump era. While still months away from a decision, probable appeals after…
San Francisco, CA– The Trump Administration published “public charge” regulation to the Federal Register today, ushering the proposed policy closer to reality. “Public charge” is a label used by the US government when determining that an immigrant could become dependent…
San Francisco, CA— The San Francisco Board of Supervisors yesterday unanimously adopted an ordinance to strengthen the implementation of non-citizen voting for the upcoming school board elections this fall. November 2018 will be the first time that non-citizen voting will…
San Francisco, CA— Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) expresses its strong agreement with today’s ruling in favor of Sherry Chen in her case against wrongful prosecution and termination. We congratulate and applaud Ms. Chen for her perseverance and courage and…