{"id":33201,"date":"2026-05-08T09:28:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=33201"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:42:14","slug":"dia-de-accion-asiatico-estadounidense-springfield-defensa-de-inmigracion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2026\/05\/08\/asian-american-action-day-springfield-immigration-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ante recortes de financiamiento federal, una coalici\u00f3n asi\u00e1tica lucha por proteger los servicios para inmigrantes en Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69fe1347acba6\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-2-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In late April last year, 54-year-old Sarah Yeo walked into the Illinois State Capitol building for the first time. A naturalized citizen from South Korea, Yeo joined hundreds of other Asian American organizers, volunteers and advocates for the annual Asian American Action (AAA) Day \u2014 an opportunity for people of all ages and civic backgrounds to go to Springfield and speak out on issues that are important to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Yeo, talking to legislators at AAA Day was a new experience. While adapting to life in a new country as an immigrant, she said she never really thought about civic engagement. After going to AAA Day, that changed \u2014 she went from being an \u201coutsider\u201d in the U.S. to becoming a \u201creal citizen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt&#8217;s become more special and meaningful knowing that the other many different group of the Asian community bring ourselves together [to] become one voice, to bring power, to enhance well-being in our community,\u201d Yeo said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69fe1347add5a\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: ##FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,##FFFFFF 0%,##FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69fe1347ae3ba\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h3 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates twice a week. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For many community members and first-generation immigrants like Yeo, AAA Day is an opportunity to empower not just the community but also themselves. It\u2019s pushed many to feel more civically engaged and confident in advocacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, community members who took part in AAA Day on May 6 \u2014 organized by the Pan Asian Voter Empowerment (PAVE) Coalition \u2014 say they are urging lawmakers to protect funding for services supporting immigrants and low-income community members that are threatened by federal policies and cuts to Illinois\u2019 state budget. They\u2019re pushing for legislation and a state budget that bolsters healthcare programs for immigrants, increases funding for immigrant legal aid and social services and enacts progressive revenue taxes to fill state budget gaps.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69fe1347afeda\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1920\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.07_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_SpringfieldGrid.jpg\" alt=\"A collage of photos shows Sarah Yeo and fellow advocates participating in Asian American Action Day at the state capitol in Springfield.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.07_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_SpringfieldGrid.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.07_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_SpringfieldGrid-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.07_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_SpringfieldGrid-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.07_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_SpringfieldGrid-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.07_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_SpringfieldGrid-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.07_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_SpringfieldGrid-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.07_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_SpringfieldGrid-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.07_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_SpringfieldGrid-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.07_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_SpringfieldGrid-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.07_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_SpringfieldGrid-830x830.jpg 830w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.07_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_SpringfieldGrid-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.07_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_SpringfieldGrid-1280x1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Sarah Yeo joined fellow advocates in Springfield during Asian American Action Day on May 6, 2026.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Photos by Sarah Yeo and HANA Center<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69fe1347b0c36\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PAVE coalition includes 19 Asian American organizations throughout the Chicagoland area, such as the HANA Center, Indo American Center, Vietnamese Association of Illinois and the Chinese American Service League.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to continue pushing for these bold revenue increases and these bold solutions because that&#8217;s what Illinois needs and what our communities need,\u201d said Anooshka Gupta, organizing manager at Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In prior years, Gupta said, AAA Day has been an opportunity for community members to push for landmark legislation supporting Asian American communities in Illinois. The PAVE Coalition has successfully advocated for a law making Illinois the first state in the country to require public schools to serve halal and kosher meals when requested<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and another requiring public schools to teach Asian American history, she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The theme for this year\u2019s AAA Day was\u00a0 \u201cProtect Our Futures.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe&#8217;re at this pivotal moment,\u201d Gupta said. \u201cWe need real, bold action to protect our futures and make sure that we can all stay in Illinois and continue to live and thrive in Illinois.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69fe1347b1b38\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1281\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.06_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_BusSendOff_CF_02.jpg\" alt=\"Indo American Center volunteers Melanie Ramos (left) and Sonam Mohindra (right) look at their cell phones to review policy talking points after boarding the bus to Springfield on May 6, 2026.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.06_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_BusSendOff_CF_02.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.06_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_BusSendOff_CF_02-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.06_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_BusSendOff_CF_02-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.06_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_BusSendOff_CF_02-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.06_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_BusSendOff_CF_02-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.06_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_BusSendOff_CF_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.06_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_BusSendOff_CF_02-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.06_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_BusSendOff_CF_02-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.06_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_BusSendOff_CF_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.06_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_BusSendOff_CF_02-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.06_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_BusSendOff_CF_02-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026.05.06_AsianAmericanAdvocacy_BusSendOff_CF_02-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Indo American Center volunteers Melanie Ramos (left) and Sonam Mohindra (right) review policy talking points after boarding the bus to Springfield on May 6, 2026.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Camilla Forte\/Borderless Magazine\/Catchlight Local\/Report for America<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69fe1347b26f7\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h2 id=\"protecting-immigrant-healthcare-amid-federal-funding-cuts\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protecting immigrant healthcare amid federal funding cuts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gov. JB Pritzker cut or reduced funding for a number of state programs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> last year, including two that offer healthcare for immigrants \u2014 Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors (HBIS) and Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults (HBIA) \u2014 as Illinois faced federal policy changes and a budget deficit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HBIA covered healthcare costs for over 32,000 people ages 42 to 64 as of February 2025 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2025\/07\/22\/illinois-immigrant-healthcare-cuts-july-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before it ended in July last year,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> according to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> HBIS, which serves people 65 years of age or older, continues to cover roughly 8,900 older adults. It is currently closed to new enrollees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shortly after the changes to HBIA and HBIS took effect, President Donald Trump\u2019s signature tax breaks and spending cuts legislation was signed into law, slashing funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid and other social services in Illinois and nationwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69fe1347b30fc\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid flex_gap_desktop_10px \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage\">Read More of Our Coverage<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-27947\" class=\"post-27947 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-environmentandhealth tag-hbiaupdate\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2025\/07\/22\/illinois-immigrant-healthcare-cuts-july-2025\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025.07.20_HBIA-Cuts_BerthaGarciaSilva_Featured-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2025\/07\/22\/illinois-immigrant-healthcare-cuts-july-2025\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u2018We Need Help\u2019: Local Organizations Step Up as Undocumented Immigrants Lose State Health Coverage<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/tara-mobasher\/\" title=\"View all posts by Tara Mobasher, Lucy Baptiste\">Tara Mobasher, Lucy Baptiste<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2025\/07\/22\/illinois-immigrant-healthcare-cuts-july-2025\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">julio 22, 2025<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christian Taylor, director of advocacy and government affairs at Advancing Justice Chicago, said those cuts in federal funds put pressure on Illinois\u2019 budget this year, forcing Pritzker to \u201ctighten the belt\u201d on state programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, Taylor said the PAVE Coalition is pushing for Illinois to restore funding for HBIA or to find other ways to increase access to healthcare for immigrants. 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padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She said the changes left many without insurance, preventing them from seeing a doctor or taking prescribed medications.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey were cut off,\u201d Begum said. \u201cSo now they are suffering a lot.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"pushing-back-against-cuts-to-social-and-legal-services-for-immigrants\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pushing back against cuts to social and legal services for immigrants<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alongside the push to fund HBIA and HBIS, PAVE is also opposing Pritzker\u2019s proposed $2 million<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and $10 million<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> budget cuts to the Immigrant Services Line Item (ISLI) and the Illinois Access to Justice (ILA2J) programs, respectively. ISLI funds social services for local community organizations \u2014 such as citizenship application assistance and language access programs \u2014 while ILA2J funds legal services for immigrants, including direct legal representation and legal screenings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gupta said under the Trump administration, the need for social services and legal support for immigrants has expanded, making increased funding for programs like ISLI and ILA2J essential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Melissa Lin, a rapid response volunteer with Advancing Justice Chicago on the North Side, said funding community organizations through ISLI helps ensure that accurate information \u2014 such as Know Your Rights campaigns \u2014 reaches immigrant communities, as local organizations often have greater trust with the communities they serve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cInformation distribution has been important in keeping our immigrant community safe, especially if [it is] in a language that is not English,\u201d Lin said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim Nham, who attended this year\u2019s AAA Day with the Vietnamese Association of Illinois, said funding multilingual, local social service organizations is key for older adults like herself who may have a harder time seeking help if it\u2019s too far away.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nham came to the U.S. as a refugee from Vietnam in 1978 and said she often spends time helping friends and neighbors apply for benefits, using her Vietnamese, Chinese and English skills to help them navigate the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI want everyone should be healthy,\u201d Nham said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Illinois faces budget deficit pressures, federal policy shifts and cuts tied to Trump\u2019s large tax bill impacting the state\u2019s FY2027 budget, Taylor said PAVE and other organizations in Illinois are also advocating for legislation to tax billionaires and multi-million-dollar companies to fill funding gaps for social services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That includes pushing for legislation \u2014 that has already been introduced in the state legislature \u2014 proposing a digital advertising tax on companies making over $150M on ads,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> enacting taxes on billionaires in Illinois<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and requiring multinational corporations to include the income of foreign subsidiaries when paying Illinois state taxes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"empowering-the-asian-american-community\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Empowering the Asian American community<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gupta, one of the lead organizers of the event, said AAA Day is a critical opportunity for Asian American voices to be heard in Springfield. It allows people who don\u2019t often have the opportunity to advocate for personal issues to speak directly with legislators about what they care about, she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOne of the most important parts of this is our legislators actually being able to hear from everyday people and not our lobbyists that we see very often in Springfield,\u201d said Gupta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year was Begum\u2019s third AAA Day. Begum, who immigrated to the U.S. from India in 2021, said speaking with legislators in Springfield about political issues was unfamiliar to her. While she considers herself an introvert and initially had some fears about going to the state capital and participating in rallies and protests, she said she now finds it exciting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe people, those who were going to [Springfield] in groups \u2026 they were raising their voice, and they were presenting what they have in their mind,\u201d Begum said. \u201cI saw that this is something I must go [to] every year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gupta and Taylor said oftentimes, Asian Americans are seen as apolitical despite being a part of major social justice movements throughout history. AAA Day is an important part of pushing back against the narrative, they said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPeople don\u2019t necessarily think of us as the faces of social justice movements,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cBut Asians have been at the forefront, hand in hand, and in lockstep with every major social movement that&#8217;s happened in this country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gupta added that harmful stereotypes, such as the \u201cmodel minority\u201d myth, create assumptions that Asian Americans are \u201cfine\u201d or don\u2019t have political needs,\u00a0despite being a community directly impacted by state and federal changes to social services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is our opportunity to say these cuts or what&#8217;s happening right now does impact Asian American communities,\u201d Gupta said. \u201cOur solutions will benefit us as Asian Americans, but will also benefit communities as a whole, because they&#8217;re things that we&#8217;re all going through and ways that we&#8217;re all being impacted.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since Trump was inaugurated, Asian immigrants have been detained by ICE <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbez.org\/immigration\/2026\/02\/09\/chicago-area-asians-were-arrested-in-midway-blitz-for-a-while-they-kept-quiet-about-it\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in Illinois and nationwide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including some with legal status \u2014 such as in the arrest of a U.S. citizen of Hmong descent in Minnesota, as well as the immigration raid arresting more than 300 South Korean workers at a Hyundai factory in Georgia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yeo said the current state of immigration in the U.S. has made her feel depressed and furious.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With more voices speaking out, however, she said there is hope for change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI like to say there will be hope if we bring our hands together,\u201d Yeo said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69fe1347b91e9\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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