Noting that the Indian-Americans were facing a lot of "trouble", the 32-year-old Sunayana urged them to "raise their voice and share their stories."
"I'm hoping that when the decisions have to be made, they will remember my story and why they act accordingly," she said referring to the meetings she had with US lawmakers at the Capitol last week when she attended the State of the Union Address (SOTU) of US President Donald Trump.
"Everyone here knows her story. Everyone here knows her personal triumph and her courage to persevere in the face of evil. It is because of courageous people like Sunayana that makes this country so great, so strong. She is my hero," Yoder told highly-skilled Indians who had gathered at the US Capitol for a Congressional reception seeking a fair and non- discriminatory immigration system.
During her visit to the Capitol, Sunayana met with number of US lawmakers, including Speaker of the US House of Representatives Paul Ryan and Congressman Patrick McKendry.
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Sunayana asserted that the major issue for the Indian- Americans was the pre-country limit in annual approval of the Green Card.
"It's on us, so that people listen to us and look for us," she added.
Sunayana said she was the only Indian and skilled immigrant invited as a guest to the SOTU address.
"It's a great opportunity for sure. That is why, I did not want to miss it because that was my one dream opportunity and it's a national spotlight to bring the message out," she said.
She said she was doing dual advocacy for hate crimes and for fixing the broken immigration system.
Sunayana attended a day-long workshop of skilled Indian professionals, who had gathered from across the country to create awareness at the Hill, after attending Trumps' address.
Some 250 highly-skilled Indian professionals from almost all the American States had gathered in Washington DC for the Green Card workshop.
Organised by Immigration Voice, top immigration experts, academicians and attorneys held a day-long workshop to brief them on the various aspects of Green card backlog.
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