Accomplishments

 

     The Forum’s accomplishment includes but not limited to:

• IAFPE has demonstrated a passion for civic involvement and has worked tirelessly to raise the level of civic engagement in our community.

• Encouraged Forum members to participate in presidential and congressional campaigns, and arranged educational dialogue between candidates and Indian American community

• Facilitates grass-roots participation in state and local government, election campaigns

• Sponsored political summer internships for Indian American college students

• Contacted congressional leaders, federal agencies and the media to raise awareness of issues relating to H1 Visa, Immigration bills (such as HR 2202 and S1394) and other Indian American professionals

• Testified before congressional committees to preserve the Second and Fifth Preferences relating to family re-unification issues in the immigration law

• Established an effective bipartisan liaison with the Democratic and Republican National Committees and periodically participated in White house briefings