What are the issues facing the Pakistani American community?
It’s different for me because I’ve grown up in Pakistan but here, pre-9/11, people didn’t think Pakistani issues mattered in their day to day lives as much as they do in the post-9/11 world. So for one, foreign policy is a very relevant issue for Pakistani Americans. Secondly, as I get to meet more people and build a better understanding, I’m realizing that there are a lot of domestic issues that confront our community and we need to organize ourselves and resolve these issues by leveraging the political system here. In my opinion, these issues include healthcare, immigration, education (English as a Second Language), and economic issues as well. That is where caucuses and organizations like the PALC come in.
