The Pro Bono Committee of the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) in collaboration with the Asian American Legal Defense presents a free workshop on: Legal Nuts and Bolts of Becoming a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit
This workshop is for community leaders to learn more about applying for tax-ex...
Opportunities Remain to Promote the Educational and Social Deveopment of Asian American Youth and their Peers
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), CAA| Chinese for Affirmative Action, and amici groups serving Asian American youth and families across the country expressed sa...
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Starting on July 30, 2007, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will increase its filing fees for applications, petitions, benefits, and services. Applying for citizenship now costs a total of $400; however, the total fee will become $675 by the end of July. This new t...
Findings Illuminate Asian American Voting Patterns, Priorities for 2008 Elections, Senate Vote in Battleground States, and Need for Expanded Language Access
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) will release detailed findings from its nonpartisan exit poll of more than 4,700 ...
Attorneys and State Representatives to Discuss Unscrupulous Immigration Practices Defrauding Korean Americans and Other Immigrant Communities
New York - The Korean Community Law Project, a joint project of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and YKASECEmpowering the Korean ...
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Tosh Anderson or JoAnn Lum
(212) 518-1274 (m) or (212) 625-0288 (m)
WHAT:
Lower Manhattan residents and Ground Zero clean-up workers who are sick because of the toxic post-9/11 air will be available to speak with press before and after Mondays Congressional hearing w...
Findings Illuminate Filipino American Voting Patterns, Party Enrollment, Voter Priorities for 2008 Elections, and Voting Barriers
New York, NY—Today the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) released detailed findings from its multilingual exit poll of hundreds of Filipino Americ...
New York Construction Workers United and AALDEF Launch Campaign to Stop Wage Violations in Trades Jobs
For more information, contact:
Tushar J. Sheth, AALDEF Staff Attorney
212.966.5932 x220
tsheth@aaldef.org
Javaid Tariq, NYCWU Director
212-683-3084 c 646-251-5112
tjtwa1@yahoo.com
New York, NY—F...
Bills seek to improve the administration of elections to ensure accuracy, security, inclusiveness and integrity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Renée Steinhagen, Coordinator, NJ Citizens Coalition on HAVA Implementation, 973-735-0523
Sandra Matsen, League of Women Voters of New Jersey, 908-236-684...
Since Non-Immigrant Persons are authorized to reside in the U.S. for a limited period of time for limited purposes, such as students or tourists, non-immigrant persons cannot receive most federal public benefits that are based on their need and income level. Similarly, Undocumented Persons can recei...
As a Green Card Holder, “Legal Permanent Resident”, you may be able to receive many public benefits from New York State and the Federal Government. In some cases, you are entitled to receive these benefits under some circumstances without residency or work requirements. For other public benefits, th...
Public Benefits and Public Charge:
After welfare became workfare during the overhaul of immigration laws in 1996, many immigrant families were confused or afraid of seeking public benefits. Some immigrants and their families believed that receiving public benefits would affect their immigration sta...
Findings Illuminate Asian American Vote for Senate, Voter Priorities for the 2008 Elections, and Party Enrollment Patterns
Arlington, VA—Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) released detailed findings from its multilingual exit poll of hundreds of Asian American voter...
Findings Illuminate Asian American Vote for Senate, Voter Priorities for the 2008 Elections, and Party Enrollment Patterns
Rockville, MD—Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) released detailed findings from its multilingual exit poll of hundreds of Asian American voter...
May 22, 2007, San Francisco Chronicle
The powerful interest groups whose backing is critical to an overhaul of U.S. immigration policy are fracturing over the new bipartisan “grand bargain” in the Senate, setting up a brawl over changes that could tear the fragile deal apart.
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Leading immigrant ...
May 18, 2007, CNN-IBN
New York: The largest-ever survey of Asian-American voters shows that an overwhelming majority of Indian-Americans support the Democrats at election time.
Though it was assumed that Indians in America mostly vote for the Democratic Party, the survey covering 11,000 Asian-Amer...
May 22, 2007, Dan Rather Reports
TIMES SQUARE, CROSSROADS OF THE WORLD, IN A CITY, NEW YORK THAT EXEMPLIFIES THE HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION IN THIS COUNTRY AND IT’S PRESENT. AND NOW IN WASHINGTON LAWMAKERS ARE AT WORK DEBATING IMMIGRATIONS FUTURE. ON THE TABLE IS A NEW COMPROMISED BILL THAT WOULD OFFER...
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Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund and Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center in cooperation with APIAVote Asian American LEAD Asian American Studies Prog. at the Univ. of Maryland Asian Americans/Pacific Is. in Philanthropy – Metro DC/Baltimore Chap. Asian Pac. Amer...
New York, NY—Nineteen Chinese immigrant waiters, bussers, and dim sum sellers filed a federal suit against the Chinatown restaurant, The Nice Restaurant, earlier this afternoon. The plaintiffs are seeking to recover damages for labor violations including minimum wage, overtime pay, and ownership of ...
28 Workers File in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of N.Y.
New York, NY—Citing illegal tips practices and other labor law violations, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and the law firm of Alterman & Boop LLP have filed a suit on behalf of 28 workers against ...
