Erin is a prolific writer and has worked as a Philippine News
Correspondent for over six
years
and as a Change.org Immigrant Rights Cause blogger.
She is excited to be a part of the Hyphen magazine staff, contributing to the Politics
section. Read more work from Erin at erinjerri.com
AAPIs won some historic federal seats in 2012, but still have a long way to go towards proportional representation.
AAPIs won some historic federal seats in 2012, but still have a long way to go towards proportional representation.
Some advocates still have concerns that the government will fail to protect applicant information and put many applicants and their families at risk for deportation. Regardless of these risks, many advocates are encouraging more people to apply.
Despite this historic milestone in immigration policy, many undocumented immigrants and their lawyers have now expressed skepticism at whether they should even apply for the government’s protection from deportation.
New Hyphen Politics contributor Erin Pangilinan examines AAPI's growing political power, and the efforts of the Obama campaign to court our vote.
Obama For America (OFA) Nevada