{"id":4600,"date":"2018-06-21T21:11:40","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T21:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/?p=4600"},"modified":"2018-08-27T11:17:06","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T15:17:06","slug":"naffaa-opposes-family-separation-urges-congress-to-pass-comprehensive-immigration-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/naffaa-opposes-family-separation-urges-congress-to-pass-comprehensive-immigration-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"2018-06-21 PR – NaFFAA Opposes Family Separation, Urges Congress to Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/b>
\nJune 21, 2018<\/span>
\nContact:\u00a0<\/span>Jason Tengco, NaFFAA Executive Director<\/span>
\njason.tengco@naffaa.org<\/span><\/a>
\nTel. 202-803-1353<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

NaFFAA Opposes Family Separation,\u00a0<\/b>Urges Congress to Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform<\/b><\/p>\n

Washington, DC <\/b>\u2013 The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) opposes the separation of over 2,000 children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. On Wednesday, June 20, 2018, President Trump issued an Executive Order on immigration titled \u201cAffording Congress an Opportunity to Address Family Separation.\u201d While the President\u2019s Executive Order may be seen as a step in the right direction, NaFFAA urges the Administration to take all necessary and permanent steps to end the inhumane practice of separating parents from their children. Moreover, NaFFAA calls upon Congress and the Administration to support legislation that fairly and humanely reforms immigration in the long term, and to oppose legislation that dismantles family-based visas.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLike many of our Filipino family members, immigrants come to America to pursue opportunity, escape poverty, or reunite with their loved ones,\u201d said NaFFAA National Chairman Brendan Flores. \u201cWe urge Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform that creates a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers and protects the family-based immigration system.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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About NaFFAA<\/i><\/p>\n

The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization. Established in 1997, NaFFAA has been the standard bearer for promoting the welfare and well-being of the 4 million Filipinos and Filipino Americans throughout the United States. NaFFAA\u2019s vision is to serve as the voice of all Filipinos and Filipino Americans by uniting, engaging, and empowering diverse individuals and community organizations through leadership development, civic engagement, and national advocacy.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

www.naffaa.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2018 Contact:\u00a0Jason Tengco, NaFFAA Executive Director jason.tengco@naffaa.org Tel. 202-803-1353 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NaFFAA Opposes Family Separation,\u00a0Urges Congress to Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform Washington, DC \u2013 The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) opposes the separation of over 2,000 children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. On Wednesday, June 20, 2018, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressrelease"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4600"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4832,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4600\/revisions\/4832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}