Many Asian Americans have been quite active on Twitter expressing their disappointment in President Obama’s decision to delay action on immigration reform.
Obama had promised to issue an executive order sometime near the end of summer, but the White House says that order will be delayed until after the November mid-term elections to avoid the hot button issue.
Gregory Cendana is executive director of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance.
#WeCantWait because I’m tired of pollsters & their political calculations. It shouldn’t be about politics. It’s about people. #NoMoreDelays
— Gregory A. Cendana (@gregorycendana) September 7, 2014
The Minkown Center for Community Action is a Korean American grassroots advocacy organization established in 1984.
Our immigrant mothers and fathers are exploited more and more living in the shadows. #NoMoreDelays
— MinKwon Center (@MinKwonCenter) September 7, 2014
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Tim Huey is a staffer with the Asian American Advancing Justice, Asian Law Caucus.
Disappointed that the @BarackObama administration is delaying executive action on immigration. #not1more #nomoredelays
— Tim Huey (@kimoballer) September 6, 2014
Suman Raghunathan is executive director of South Asian Americans Leading Together.
Deeply disappointed by @BarackObama decision to delay #immigrationreform til after Nov. We remain vigilant, determined, unbowed. #TimeIsNow
— Suman Raghunathan (@SumanSAALT) September 6, 2014
United We Dream, the largest immigrant led youth organization in the country, is organizing a week of action to support immigration reform the week of September 22.