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January 13, Washington, D.C. – Representatives Justin Amash (R-MI.), John Conyers (D-MI), Thomas Massie (R-KY), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) today introduced legislation that would strip the dual nationality provisions contained in […]...
“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” –Abraham Lincoln. December 23, 2015, Washington, D.C. – In 2005, a Silicon Valley […]...
December 23, 2015, San Francisco, CA – First generation Iranian American, Ahsha Safai is running for the office of the Supervisor of District 11, the most diverse district in San Francisco. […]...
December 23, 2015, Washington, DC – A coalition of Iranian American organizations issued the following joint-statement regarding legislation recently passed into law concerning the Visa Waiver Program: As Iranian American civil […]...
PAAIA is starting an Instagram Campaign to share the stories of Iranians and Iranian Americans as part of our bridge-building pillar. We hope to create a cross-cultural understanding of the […]...
December 16, 2015, Washington, D.C. – Last night Congressional leaders announced that an agreement has been reached on the omnibus appropriations bill, which will include the Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act […]...
December 14, 2015, Washington, D.C. – Today, PAAIA sent a letter to President Barack Obama, expressing concerns over the Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 158). The letter […]...
December 15, 2015, Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), issued a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Minority Leader Harry...
December 11, 2015, Washington,D.C. – Today, thirty-three members of Congress issued a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) asking them to […]...
What is HR 158? The Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act is a White House backed, bipartisan effort to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include terrorism risk as a […]...