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People Power Award - Edgar Aranda-Yanoc

Hamkae Center presented the People Power Award to Edgar Aranda-Yanoc. ” Our People Power Award is presented to a community leader who advances justice for #AsianAmericans in #Virginia by working on the ground w/ communities, taking action to address problems, & centering the PEOPLE in their work. 1 of this year’s recipients is Edgar Aranda-Yanoc Since the beginning, Edgar has been- and…

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11th Virginia Immigrant Advocates Summit

11th Virginia Immigrant Advocates Summit (Virtual)

REGISTRATION OPEN

We are excited to announce that the registration for the 11th Virginia Immigrant Advocates Summit is now open. This year’s event will be a two-day virtual summit that will allow attendees to participate safely while also engaging with speakers on topics important for immigrant communities in Virginia.

2020 has been a…

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The Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations (VACOLAO) Celebrates the July 1st Implementation of the Virginia Dream Act that will Expand In-state Tuition to Undocumented Immigrant Students Residing in Virginia

Richmond, VA. July 1, 2020 – The Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations (VACOLAO) celebrates the July 1st implementation of the Virginia Dream Act that will expand in-state tuition accessibility to include undocumented immigrant students residing in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This means that as of today, all Virginia students regardless of their status who meet Virginia residency…

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Walk For Driver's License For All (Caminata Para las licencias de conducir para todos) EVENTO BILINGUE

Walk For Driver’s License For All (Caminata Para las licencias de conducir para todos) EVENTO BILINGUE

Walk for Driver’s License For All

WHAT: Join us for a walk to call on the Virginia legislature to pass legislation that would provide access to driver’s licenses for immigrants living in Virginia. The passage of such legislation would improve the lives of more than 200,000 immigrants in our state, make Virginia roads safer and support a stronger Virginia economy. Drive Virginia Forward and…

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RALLY TO END MASSIVE ICE RAIDS THAT SEPARATE FAMILIES AND TERRORIZE CHILDREN

WHAT: This past week, hundreds of hard-working immigrants in Mississippi, many with no criminal history, were arrested by ICE in the largest work-site raid in US history. Their detention left many children without one or both of their parents and many left terrified having to rely on neighbors or strangers for food…

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RALLY TO PROTECT IMMIGRANT CHILDREN - STOP THE ABUSES AND DEATHS!

RALLY TO PROTECT IMMIGRANT CHILDREN – STOP THE ABUSES AND DEATHS!

WHAT: Are you outraged at the recent reports of abuses and deaths of immigrant children detained in President Trump’s camps and looking for a way to fight back? Come join us at our Rally to Protect Immigrant Children where we will demand that this administration provide safe and sanitary housing and care for all immigrants detained by DHS, respect the Flores Decree and stop the devastating…

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Federal Immigrant Advocacy Day

We went to Capitol Hill to meet with members of the Virginia Senate and House caucuses to discuss the crisis in the border where our immigrant kids are being treated as animals in cages and the current ICE raids announced by this administration against our immigrant community,

We also discussed the Dream and Promise Act that on June 4th, the House passed. This bill will move to the Senate…

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Virginia Federal Advocacy Day on the Hill

WHAT: VACIR, LAJC and VACOLAO invite you to join us at our advocacy day where we will bring Virginia constituents to Capitol Hill to meet with members of the Virginia Senate and House caucuses to discuss issues important to immigrant communities in our state.

On June 4th, the House passed the Dream and Promise Act which will now move to the Senate where it faces an uphill battle. We will meet…

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Reunión con el Gobernador de Virginia Ralph Northam

Virginia Latino Leaders Council met with Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia to discuss issues important to Latinos residing in the Commonwealth.

SOBRE LA CAMPAÑA DE LA LICENCIA DE CONDUCIR: REUNIÓN CON EL GOBERNADOR DE VIRGINIA RALPH NORTHAM. El mes pasado, gracias al Presidente de @Latino Leaders, y su Director Ejecutivo Andres Tobar, fuimos invitado a una reunión con el gobernador de…

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2019 VA Latino Legislative Debriefing Forum

UPDATED: WE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCEPT RSVPs. EVENT AT CAPACITY: RSVP LIMIT REACHED FOR OUR DEBRIEFING FORUM. WE WILL BE LIVE STREAMING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.Thank you for your support!.. #VACOLAO, #VACOLAOLegislativeDebriefingForum

WHAT: VACOLAO invites you to a lunch-time discussion of our legislative agenda where we will talk about our legislative success stories and work that remains to be…

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Strategic Meeting for 2019 DREAM and PROMISE Act, and other event

STRATEGIC MEETING: 2019 DREAM AND PROMISE ACT:

WHAT: We would like to invite you to a meeting to discuss the 2019 DREAM and PROMISE Act. introduced a few weeks ago in Congress. The American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 offers a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers as well as immigrants eligible for TPS and DED. An estimated 2.5 million immigrants could be permanently protected under the bill.…

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VACOLAO and allies speak out against DHS's proposed public charge that would be published in the Federal Register tomorrow 10/10/18

VACOLAO and allies speak out against DHS’s proposed public charge that would be published in the Federal Register tomorrow 10/10/18

MEDIA ADVISORY:

VACOLAO and allies speak out against the Department of Homeland Security’s proposed public charge rule change that would jeopardize the health and well-being of immigrant families and call on the public to oppose the rule change during the public comment period. The proposed rule change will be published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, October 10th.

FOR IMMEDIATE…

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9th Virginia Immigrant Advocates Summit

9th Virginia Immigrant Advocates Summit.

We are excited to announce that the registration for the 9th Virginia Immigrant Advocates Summit is now open.

The current administration has made drastic changes to immigration policy with an intent to detain and deport as many undocumented and documented immigrants as they can, separate families, and restrict future immigration into the country…

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Taller sobre instrumentos de Equidad Racial (Racial Equity Tool Workshop)

Muchos de nuestros desafíos en la región de Washington, DC están arraigados en una larga historia de desigualdad e impactan desproporcionadamente a las comunidades de bajos ingresos y comunidades de color, incluyendo a los inmigrantes. Los de bajos ingresos y las comunidades de color continúan experimentando inequidades profundas y persistentes en la atención de su salud, ingresos, riqueza,…

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#Edgar Aranda #Edgar Aranda-Yanoc #VACOLAO

TRUMP BUSCA CAMBIAR LA REGULACION “CARGA PUBLICA” PARA RESTRINGIR EL ACCESO DE LOS INMIGRANTES A PROGRAMAS VITALES QUE PROTEGEN LA SALUD Y BIENESTAR DE SUS FAMILIAS, INCLUYENDO LOS NIÑOS CIUDADANOS; Y PONDRIA A LOS INMIGRANTES EN EL PROCESO DE EJECUCION MIGRATORIA Y DEPORTACION.

TRUMP SEEKS TO CHANGE PUBLIC CHARGE RULE THAT WOULD DRASTICALLY REDUCE ACCESS TO VITAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT PROTECT…

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TRUMP BUSCA CAMBIAR LA REGULACION “CARGA PUBLICA” PARA RESTRINGIR EL ACCESO DE LOS INMIGRANTES A PROGRAMAS VITALES QUE PROTEGEN LA SALUD Y BIENESTAR DE SUS FAMILIAS, INCLUYENDO LOS NIÑOS CIUDADANOS; Y PONDRIA A LOS INMIGRANTES EN EL PROCESO DE EJECUCION MIGRATORIA Y DEPORTACION.

TRUMP SEEKS TO CHANGE PUBLIC CHARGE RULE THAT WOULD DRASTICALLY REDUCE ACCESS TO VITAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT PROTECT THE…

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Virginia Advocacy Day on the Hill to End Family Separation and Detention

WHAT:Attorney General Jeff Sessions has implemented a draconian “zero tolerance” policy that separated children from their parents at the border. Although the administration now states it will keep families together, thousands of children have already been taken from their parents with no system in place to reunite them. Moreover, the administration seeks to overturn judicial precedent keeping…

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#Edgar Aranda #Edgar Aranda-Yanoc

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