Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance (API PA)

@apipennsylvania.bsky.social

The first ever statewide civil rights organization and political home for Asian Pacific Islanders in Pennsylvania, led by and for our communities.

ICE workplace enforcement is increasing. A new @inquirer.com piece looks at what Philadelphia employers need to know about I-9 audits, workplace enforcement, and responding if ICE agents arrive. Our communities deserve to be informed and prepared. Read more: www.inquirer.com/business/sma...

ICE workplace enforcement is increasing. Here’s what Philadelphia employers should do | Expert Opinion

Local immigration attorneys shared advice with Gene Marks about how to prepare for increased ICE enforcement at businesses.

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6 years and 60+ failed lawsuits later, Trump is revisiting false claims because he is desperate. He knows that the Republican Party will lose the midterms. By trying to rewrite 2020, he’s trying to discredit 2026 before votes are cast and ballots are counted.

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump used a primetime address Thursday to resurrect debunked claims about the 2020 election, allege sweeping foreign interference and pressure Congress to pass the anti-voting SAVE America Act. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

BREAKING: Mayor Parker’s celebrating a $100M increase in revenue from business taxes. But what she isn’t mentioning is that these funds aren’t coming from taxes on Amazon, Uber, and other wealthy corporations, they’re coming out of the pockets of small business owners. billypenn.com/2026/07/13/b...

Small businesses beg for relief as Philly sees $100 million windfall

Mayor Parker’s push for Uber and Amazon taxes failed, but local businesses are paying more nonetheless after BIRT changes.

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Asian Americans fought for birthright citizenship more than 150 years ago. We fought to protect it today and we won. No one man gets do decide who is an American. If you were born here, or if you chose to make your home here, we know you are a part of our community & we will keep fighting for you.

The Associated Press@apnews.com · 2mo ago

BREAKING: The Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits.

This Tax Day, gig workers and small business owners are facing an unexpected tax that is costing them thousands while wealthy corporations skip out on paying their fair share. People want their taxes to go towards things that matter, like schools & libraries, but they also want to be taxed sensibly.

Joseph N DiStefano @phillyjoed.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Philadelphia leaders boosted taxes on 75,000 small-business owners - vendors, gig workers, and liberal professionals, some of whom feel neglected, taken for granted, even betrayed, and are organizing to roll back the levy. My story: www.inquirer.com/business/bir...

After being wrongfully imprisoned for 40 years, Subu Vedam was exonerated last year only to be seized by ICE as he was about to leave prison. Today, a judge ruled to block ICE’s attempts to deport him from the only country he has ever called home. www.centredaily.com/news/local/c...

Subu Vedam has deportation order vacated. ‘An exceptional situation’

The ruling doesn’t end the State College man’s legal battle, but did fundamentally change his status.

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