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Elections 2008
South Asian Community Needs and Policy Issues Presented to Presidential Transition Members
Immigration Priorities for the South Asian Community
Civil Rights Transition PaperThis month, South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) has been focused on presenting information about policy needs and concerns facing South Asian communities to members of the Presidential Transition Team. In particular, SAALT has provided information to members of the Immigration Policy Working Group; the Civil Rights and Justice Agency Review Team (regarding post 9/11 civil rights issues); and to senior Asian Americans with the Transition Team during a meeting with national Asian American and Pacific Islander community leaders.
SAALT consulted with members of the National Coalition of South Asian Organizations [LINK NCSO] in presenting information to the transition team and relied upon the NCSO’s National Action Agenda, a policy platform that articulates 9 policy priorities and provides policy recommendations.
SAALT in '08Amplifying the South Asian voice in the elections and beyond
- Community Resources (see below)
- Educational webinar on South Asian involvement in the 2008 Elections
- Policy briefings to presidential campaigns
- Election Monitoring
Understand and share information about the elections process: Check out the following factsheets. We encourage you to share them in your voter education efforts locally and with friends and family members:
Elections '08: Know Your Rights on Election Day answers six questions about protecting your right to vote on Election Day and where to turn if your rights are violated
Elections ’08: A Roadmap is a simple, easy-to-follow guide to the elections process and it can help you answer age-old questions like “what is a caucus?” or “what do superdelegates do?”
Translated into: Hindi, Punjabi, Bangla, Urdu, and Tamil
Policy Brief: Civil Rights and Immigrant Rights focuses on two policy issues being discussed this election year
You can get more information about SAALT’s work around the elections here or by contacting us at saalt@saalt.org, or (301) 270-1855. Also check out the SAALT Spot, our new blog, (www.saalt.org/blogs) for news, updates and commentary about the elections and more!

