Advocacy Day 2008

100 NAFSAns Advocate for International Education
On March 11 and 12, 100 NAFSA members representing 30 states advocated for study abroad and international student and scholar issues during Advocacy Day, an annual event held in Washington, DC, to garner congressional support for international education.

During their Hill meetings, NAFSAns talked about the importance of international education and made specific requests, or "asks," for their senators and representatives to support and fully fund the Simon Study Abroad Act, to cosponsor the ACTION Act, and to maintain the H1-B cap exemption for higher education in future immigration reform legislation.

Learn more about the successes of Advocacy Day 2008

Issue Briefs for Advocacy Day Participants

House Meetings

• Simon Study Abroad Act, H.R.1469 (43kb )
• Restore Competitiveness for International Students, Scholars (48kb )

Senate Meetings

• Simon Study Abroad Act, H.R.1469 (44kb )
• ACTION Act of 2008, S.2653 (45kb )

Both Chambers

• Maintain Higher Education’s Exemption from the H-1B Cap (44kb )