Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus

Obama and Homeland Security Moving Nation in Right Direction on Immigration

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Rep Mike Honda, White House, Immigration, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, House Judiciary Committee, President Barack Obama, DREAM Act, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

The Obama administration recently announced that immigration enforcement programs will no longer target DREAM Act-eligible youth and other low-priority immigration offenders.

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Preventing Predatory Lending by For-Profit Colleges

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: House Appropriations Committee, Leadership Conference Education Fund, Wade Henderson, For-Profit Colleges, Wall Street, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Education, House Budget Committee, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Rep Mike Honda, Subprime Mortgages, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Equity, Gainful Employment, Business News
Rep. Mike Honda

Today, many for-profit colleges have picked up where the subprime lenders left off. They are using the same promise of the American dream as bait to trap vulnerable students into underperforming schools and saddling them with a lifetime of debt.

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Killing Us Softly: What Americans Don't Know & Why It Will Kill Them

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Howard Koh, US Department of Health and Human Services, Hepatitis C, Rep Mike Honda, Asian Americans, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Asian Pacific Islanders, World Health Organization, Hepatitis B, World Hepatitis Day, Healthy Living News
Rep. Mike Honda

For too long, viral hepatitis, an epidemic that doesn't necessarily make headlines, has steadily and silently affected the lives of millions of Americans.

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Immigration Memo to President: Outline Legislative Vision for Congress

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: Congressional Lgbt Equality Caucus, Rep Mike Honda, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Immigration, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Reuniting Families Act, Lgbt, President Barack Obama, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

Immigration reform would yield $1.5 trillion to the US GDP over a ten-year period. Every day we wait, our economy loses hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax revenue and consumer spending.

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Our House of Reps Resolution in Response to Japan Earthquake

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep Mike Honda, Usaid, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Japan Earthquake, Barack Obama, Japan US Relations, Japan Tsunami, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Japan Earthquake 2011, Japan Tsunami 2011, Japan Nuclear Meltdown, H. Res 172, World News
Rep. Mike Honda

On March 15, 2011, as a Japanese-American Member of Congress and Chairman Emeritus of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, I introduced the following House resolution.

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Rep. King's 2011 House Un-American Activities Committee Targets Muslim Americans

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamophobia, Homeland Security Committee, Japanese Internment Camps, Muslim Americans, Rep Peter King, World War II, Muslims, Lee Baca, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Peter King Muslim Hearings, Muslim Hearings, Peter King Muslims, Muslim American Hearings, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

My father proudly served in the Military Intelligence Service. Yet when I was a child, we were confined at an internment camp simply because of our Japanese ancestry. Decades later, something similarly sinister is returning to our country.

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Immigration Memo to Republicans: Don't Mess With the Constitution

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve King, Rep Mike Honda, Immigration Reform, Rand Paul, David Vitter, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Asian Americans, Constitution, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, 14th Amendment, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

The serious and necessary debate on comprehensive immigration reform has been clouded by a debate over birthright citizenship. Some Republican legislators want to redefine how we understand the 14th Amendment.

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Cents and Sensibility: The Economic Case Behind Immigration Reform

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep Mike Honda, House Appropriations Committee, Immigration, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, House Budget Committee, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

Immigration brings formidable fiscal implications. Keeping immigrants here or sending them home can save or cost taxpayers dearly.

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Asian American Caucus in Congress Gets New Chair

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep Mike Honda, Capac, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Rep Judy Chu, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

Today, over 16.2 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders from 45 distinct ethnic groups make up one of the fastest growing and most diverse populations in the United States.

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Stopping the Republican Repeal in the House

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Repeal, Republican, Rep Mike Honda, Healthcare Reform, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Affordable Care Act, Healthcare, Health Insurance, Health Care Repeal, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

I urge my colleagues to stand against this reckless repeal of critical health care reform and vote against the Patients' Rights Repeal Act.

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What Would Dr. King Do? Remembering Arizona on MLK Day

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Martin Luther King Jr, Rep Mike Honda, Gabrielle Giffords, Nonviolence, Arizona, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

Admiring Dr. King's life is not enough; we must live his legacy as well. Let us honor his life by working together to continue to build an America where every child can safely and securely enjoy the privileges of equal opportunity and freedom.

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White House Visit to Silicon Valley Focuses on Minority Business

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Asian Americans, Rep Mike Honda, Jobs, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Commer, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Employment, Small Business America, Business News
Rep. Mike Honda

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have the highest rate of business ownership among all minorities, and their businesses account for fully half of all minority business employment in the United States.

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House Republicans Wrestling Democratic Representation From Districts and Territories

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep Mike Honda, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, John Boehner, Asian Pacific Americans, Voting Rights, Asian Americans, Voting Rules, America Territories, American Territories, Democratic Representation, New Voting Rules, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

Under new House rules, residents living in Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and Northern Marianas, will no longer have a vote on the House Floor in the Committee of the Whole.

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House DREAM Passage Puts Pressure on Senate

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep Mike Honda, Immigration Reform, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, DREAM Act, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

As Chairman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), I, along with CAPAC executive board members, issued the following statements a...

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The $3.6 Trillion Education Question

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep Mike Honda, Immigration Reform, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, DREAM Act, Education News
Rep. Mike Honda

If you knew that passing legislation to allow 2.1 million American students to pursue higher education or military service, our government could collect $3.6 trillion over the next 40 years, would you do it?

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Lame-Duck Session: A Time to DREAM

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep Mike Honda, Immigration, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, DREAM Act, Dream Act Vote, The DREAM Act, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

Without the DREAM Act, about 65,000 students a year graduate high school and then hit a roadblock. Instead of entering college or the military, they are forced to live in the shadows and work low-paying jobs.

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Recognizing Eid al-Adha and Muslim-American Contributions

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep Mike Honda, Muslims, Eid Al-Adha, Rep Keith Ellison, Eid Mubarak, Rep Andre Carson, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Religion News
Rep. Mike Honda

As award-winning scientists, doctors, engineers, athletes, artists, ambassadors, and an estimated 10,000 Armed Service men and women, Muslim Americans continue to serve the greater good of our county.

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House Turnover Must Not Overturn Immigration Hopes

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep Mike Honda, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Reuniting Families Act, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

With Republicans now in the majority in the House of Representatives, many policies will probably change radically. What must not change, however, is work on immigration reform.

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The Asian American Agenda Post-Election Day

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Mike Honda

It is becoming a common occurrence for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to make congressional history with each cycle; this year, Hansen Clarke will be sworn in as the first Bangladeshi American to serve in the Congress.

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Why Asian Americans Will Vote Democratic This November

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Mike Honda

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are a community to be reckoned with in American politics, John Feehery correctly posited in The Hill's Pu...

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Students' Dreams Too Promising to Pass Up

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep Mike Honda, Immigration, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAM Act, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

For longtime advocates of comprehensive immigration reform, we believe the DREAM Act, with its history of bipartisan and even US military support, is an important step in the right direction.

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Model Minority Myth Mucking Up Asian-American College Pursuits

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep Mike Honda, Higher Education, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, College, College News
Rep. Mike Honda

When it comes to acquiring a college degree, there is a general assumption that Asian Americans do it best. This assumption is both erroneous and dangerous.

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BP Oil Spill's Latest Victims: Asian American Fishermen and Seafood Industry Workers

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep Mike Honda, BP Oil Spill, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Rep. Anh Joseph Cao, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

This threat to livelihood has serious implications for a community already struggling economically, having arrived in America as political refugees, resettled in unsatisfactory camp conditions, and remaining largely invisible and silent.

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Justice Department Filing Judicious: Arizona Sees Day in Court

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep Mike Honda, Immigration, Arizona, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

Obama's challenge of SB1070 is preventing a patchwork of immigration-related state laws that could lead to rampant racial profiling throughout our country, but that does little to fix our broken immigration system.

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President Obama's Correct Call to Congress on Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Mike Honda

Immigration reform can lead the way to a more prosperous and united America, one that is based on respect and fairness for the richness of our diversity, as opposed to one that is divided by our worst fears.

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