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AAPI Community leaders warn of Project 2025’s threat to marginalized groups
“This document uses every opportunity to demonize immigrant communities,” said Manjusha P. Kulkarni, executive director of AAPI Equity Alliance
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AAPI Community leaders have issued urgent warnings about the potential harm of Project 2025, a conservative policy blueprint developed by the Heritage Foundation, which they argue would have devastating effects on marginalized groups in the United States.
During a press briefing organized for ethnic media, leaders from organizations such as AAPI Equity Alliance, Reproductive Freedom for All, Equality California, and People’s Action highlighted how the 900-page manifesto could undermine immigrant rights, LGBTQIA+ protections, and reproductive freedom.
“This document uses every opportunity to demonize immigrant communities,” said Manjusha P. Kulkarni, executive director of AAPI Equity Alliance. She warned that Project 2025 would “fan the flames of racism,” pointing to recent false claims made against Haitian immigrants in Ohio, likening them to the discrimination faced by Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
Describing the project as “an existential threat” to AAPI communities, Kulkarni noted that it would grant expansive powers to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, allowing them to target immigrants in homes, schools, and places of worship without judicial warrants.
She also highlighted the blueprint’s plan to eliminate family-based immigration and scale back the H-1B Visa program, which would disproportionately affect Asian immigrants.
Sulma Arias, executive director of People’s Action, stressed the importance of educating voters on the implications of Project 2025, drawing parallels to the dehumanizing border detention camps of 2016. “What could happen is going to be 10 times worse,” Arias warned, emphasizing the broader threat to healthcare, including the privatization of Medicare and the removal of protections for individuals with preexisting conditions.
Yvonne Gutierrez, chief strategy officer for Reproductive Freedom for All, echoed these concerns, noting that the policy agenda would dismantle reproductive rights. She warned that Project 2025 could severely restrict access to abortion, contraception, and in vitro fertilization, describing the plan as “a blueprint to decimate our fundamental rights and democracy.”
Tony Hoang, executive director of Equality California, raised alarms about the project’s impact on LGBTQIA+ rights, particularly for transgender individuals. Hoang explained that Project 2025 would seek to criminalize transgender identity and reverse protections against discrimination in workplaces. “Year after year, hate crimes against LGBTQ people have increased,” he said, urging action against the project’s rollback of civil rights.
The community leaders called on reporters and editors to inform their audiences about the dangers of Project 2025. Kulkarni urged, “It is critical that they are well informed when they go to the ballot box or mail in their ballot.”
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