{"id":15914,"date":"2017-02-14T19:16:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T19:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=15914"},"modified":"2017-02-14T20:26:07","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T20:26:07","slug":"indian-americans-among-outstanding-american-by-choice-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/indian-americans-among-outstanding-american-by-choice-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Honors Seven Indian Americans with \u201cOutstanding American by Choice\u201d Award"},"content":{"rendered":"
The \u201cOutstanding American by Choice\u201d award to seven Indian Americans came like a new ray of hope penetrating dark clouds of despair and disdain in the current tempestuous political milieu of America.<\/strong> Though the Indian American community is a minority constituting only 1% of the US\u2019 total population, they undeniably make significant contributions to the socio-economic progress of USA. The recent recognition of seven Indian Americans has brought some peace of mind amid uproars created by the RAISE Act<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to limit green cards, the executive orders on immigration, H1B visa<\/a><\/span><\/strong> reform bills, and administrative processing<\/a><\/span><\/strong> of work-related immigrant visas in the Trump administration.<\/p>\n The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) honored 7 Indian American citizens of the US with the \u201cOutstanding American by Choice\u201d award in recognition of their responsible citizenship, professional achievements, civic participation, and commitment to the Constitution of America. Out of the seven, six were born in India.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n