Asian Law Caucus Issues (original) (raw)

We need economic security, immigrant justice, and an inclusive democracy for all of our communities to thrive.

Our Issues

Economic Security

We envision a world that nurtures the economic well-being of all working people and tenants, from good jobs to safe, affordable housing.

San Francisco Chinatown residents, Community Tenants Association, and staff from the Asian Law Caucus, Legal Assistance to the Elderly, and Ropes & Gray pose together for a photo celebrating the 2022 Valstock settlement. The group stands behind scrolls of Chinese calligraphy honoring the legal team,

Housing Rights

We help San Francisco tenants enforce their legal rights and stay in their homes by defending them against eviction, discrimination, and harassment.

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Workers' Rights

We work with low-wage immigrant workers to address discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour problems, unemployment insurance benefits, workplace safety, and other critical issues.

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Immigrant Justice

We work at the intersection of the U.S. criminal legal and immigration systems to uphold our values and keep families and communities together.

Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo and community members and advocates from across the state hold a press conference to introduce the HOME Act (AB 1306)

Community Safety

We aim to diminish societal reliance on carceral systems – police, jails, prisons, ICE detention, surveillance, and supervision – in ways that strengthen low-income and immigrant API communities.

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Community members protest outside ICE offices in San Francisco in solidarity with hunger and labor strikers detained in Golden State Annex and Mesa Verde facilities. The group listens to a speaker standing in front a large poster with strikers' demands.

Immigrant Rights

We represent and advocate for low-income immigrants facing deportation due to criminal convictions - doing everything in our power to help them return home to their families and communities.

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Inclusive Democracy

We pursue the promise of democracy for all, no matter where we’re from, what language we speak, or how we pray.

Attendees at the SABA Center are seated on the floor of the mosque listening to a speaker.

National Security & Civil Rights

We defend immigrant communities’ constitutional freedoms and liberties, particularly Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian communities harmed by unjust national security policies.

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In February 2024, ALC staff held a workshop on voting rights for community members at On Lok in San Jose. In the photo background, two ALC staff members stand on either side of a slide presentation. The slide says "how can I register or re-register to vote?" In the foreground, a community member raises their hand to ask a question.

Voting Rights

We fight for the rights of Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, immigrants, and people with limited English proficiency to fully and actively participate in U.S. democracy.

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