Armenian Youth Federation
The following is call to action and statement written by the Armenian Youth Federation – Western United States:
On January 27, 2017 President Donald Trump issued an executive order to temporarily ban citizens of seven predominantly Muslim nations from entering the United States. The Armenian Youth Federation – Western United States is driven to action due to its profound concern over the Administration’s order to pose new, extreme obstacles in the path of refugees and asylum seekers. We strongly condemn this order and call all to action against any effort to wrongly qualify refugees solely based on their faith or country of origin. As descendants of Armenian immigrants who were fortunate enough to have been admitted into this country — many from the very Middle Eastern nations targeted by this ban — we believe that everyone should have the right to the same opportunities.
We are always ready to meet the needs of communities facing injustice during these critical times, and as the sweeping effects of the executive order became clearer, this past week saw both individual and collaborative actions taken by our organization.
The AYF’s local Montebello and Pasadena chapters are collaborating to host a community-wide immigration forum on Thursday, February 9 at 8 p.m. with the Armenian Revolutionary Federation “Shantâ€
