head of Pivotal November Election, NYIC Action Announces Endorsement of Vice President Joe Biden for President - BUT

 

We are starting with our Editor's Comment first, because one has to read this endorsement carefully. 

This endorsement follows a 2016 endorsement by NYIC Action of Hillary Clinton for President, after she had committed to launch critical immigration initiatives.

Why would NYIC Action endorse someone who could not get their critical immigration initiatives passed for the eight years he was Vice-President from 2008 through 2015? It does not make any sense.

NYIC Action also puts two different dates as to when it was founded. In this press release it states founded as a sister organization to the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) a 501(C)(3) organization. 501(C)(3)'s are forbidden from any political endorsements, that is why the 501(C)(4) title was created so that the same organization could endorse under the separate 501(C))4) title. 

So NYIC when was the 501(C)(4) created? in 2010 as listed in this press release, or in 2007 as listed on the website states?

About NYIC Action
NYIC Action (nyicaction.org) was originally formed in 2010 as a sister organization to the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), a 501(c)(3) coalition with 200 member organizations across New York State.  In order to increase the political potency of the immigrant vote, Immigrant Action endorses candidates and elected officials who stand up for immigrant communities and against anti-immigrant opponents. Immigrant Action engages in targeted advocacy on specific immigrant-related issues such as legislative scorecards, pointed advocacy flyers highlighting individual elected officials’ stances, and intensive grassroots and direct lobbying of elected officials. 

On the NYIC website the following is listed

NYIC Action was founded in 2007 as a a 501(c)(4) not for profit corporation, in order to make sure immigrants had a seat at the table of the national comprehensive immigration reform debate. We are pioneering a new immigrant power-building concept by building a large base of dues-paying individual members who will be directly plugged into potent immigrant rights advocacy campaigns. Working with our sister 501(c)(3) organization, the New York Immigration Coalition, NYIC Action will outreach to the over 200 nonprofit organizations serving immigrants in New York State.

In order to increase the political potency of the immigrant vote NYIC Action endorses candidates and elected officials who stand up for immigrant communities and against anti-immigrant opponents. NYIC Action engages in targeted advocacy on specific immigrant-related issues such as legislative scorecards, pointed advocacy flyers highlighting individual elected officials’ stances, and intensive grassroots and direct lobbying of elected officials.

NYIC Action is a founding board member of Movement of Immigrants in America (Mia), a national 501(c)(4) membership organization.

Ahead of Pivotal November Election, NYIC Action Announces Endorsement of Vice President Joe Biden for President  Biden and Harris have committed to reversing Trump’s attacks on immigrants, enacting new pro-immigrant policies

New York, NY (October 22, 2020)–Today, NYIC Action—the New York Immigration Coalition’s sister 501(c)4 organization and political arm—announced its endorsement of Vice President Joe Biden for President and Senator Kamala Harris for Vice President for the 2020 presidential election. In its endorsement, NYIC Action cited the Biden-Harris ticket’s commitment to reversing Trump's anti-immigrant policies, to enacting critical pro-immigrant policies and reform, and the need for an inclusive approach to all communities, regardless of legal status, in reviving our economy. This endorsement follows a 2016 endorsement by NYIC Action of Hillary Clinton for President, after she had committed to launch critical immigration initiatives.  Murad Awawdeh and Rovika Rajkishun, Interim Co-Executive Directors of NYIC Action, said, “Vice President Joe Biden is simply the only choice for New York’s immigrants. He’s the only candidate for President who understands and values the social, cultural and economic contributions of millions of immigrants to this nation. Rather than demonizing and attacking our immigrant communities, Biden has committed to promoting pro-immigrant policies and laws to ensure a healthier and stronger America for everyone who calls this country home. Trump and his enablers can no longer distract and divide us from making the future we want. That's why we are working tirelessly to turn out every single eligible immigrant voter across the state. Alongside our allies across the nation, we will be delivering our voices and our votes for an America and a New York where the power of the immigrant vote is growing and will be crucial in November.” NYIC Action’s previous round of endorsements, announced in October, can be found here. ### About NYIC Action NYIC Action (nyicaction.org) was originally formed in 2010 as a sister organization to the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), a 501(c)(3) coalition with 200 member organizations across New York State.  In order to increase the political potency of the immigrant vote, Immigrant Action endorses candidates and elected officials who stand up for immigrant communities and against anti-immigrant opponents. Immigrant Action engages in targeted advocacy on specific immigrant-related issues such as legislative scorecards, pointed advocacy flyers highlighting individual elected officials’ stances, and intensive grassroots and direct lobbying of elected officials.  EDITOR'S NOTE: Just when was this 503(C)(4) begin operations? in 2010 as listed in the press release, or in 2007 as listed on the NYIC website?