Statement of Earthjustice’s President Trip Van Noppen on the President’s Immigration Announcement Last Evening

Trip Van Noppen, President of Earthjustice, issued a statement supporting President Obama's November 20, 2014, immigration announcement, arguing that reducing the threat of deportation allows immigrants to better exercise their right to a healthy environment and participate in democratic decision-making without fear of retaliation.

• Earthjustice views the right to a clean and healthy environment as a foundational principle, which includes the ability to engage in democratic decision-making and access an impartial judiciary to ensure the enforcement of public health and environmental laws.
• Millions of individuals in the United States have been unable to protect their health and that of their children due to the risks of deportation, retaliation, and family separation.
• Earthjustice supports President Obama's steps to remove the threat of deportation for millions of immigrants, asserting that this allows them to advocate for their rights to a safe and healthy environment without intimidation. The organization further calls on Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform.

APA

Van Noppen, T. (2014). Statement of Earthjustice’s President Trip Van Noppen on the President’s Immigration Announcement Last Evening. Earthjustice. https://earthjustice.org/press/2014/statement-of-earthjustice-s-president-trip-van-noppen-on-the-president-s-immigration-announcement-last-evening

Chicago

Van Noppen, Trip. Statement of Earthjustice’s President Trip Van Noppen on the President’s Immigration Announcement Last Evening. Earthjustice, 2014. https://earthjustice.org/press/2014/statement-of-earthjustice-s-president-trip-van-noppen-on-the-president-s-immigration-announcement-last-evening.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{vannoppen2014statement, author = {Van Noppen, Trip}, title = {{Statement of Earthjustice’s President Trip Van Noppen on the President’s Immigration Announcement Last Evening}}, publisher = {Earthjustice}, year = {2014}, month = nov, url = {https://earthjustice.org/press/2014/statement-of-earthjustice-s-president-trip-van-noppen-on-the-president-s-immigration-announcement-last-evening}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }