Syed said he will be in New York for four days where he will meet with reporters as well as members of the Filipino and Bangladeshi communities and former CNMI guest workers.
“I will get in touch with non-government organizations and visit radio and television stations as well as newspaper offices,” he added.
He said he wants the people on the mainland to know about the plight of the guest workers in the CNMI.
“They don’t have enough information there about us,” he added.
From New York, Syed said he will proceed to the nation’s capital where he will meet with U.S. congressional staffers and other federal government officials.
He said he will also meet with media representatives, human rights groups and organizations that deal with immigration matters.
Human rights advocate Wendy Doromal, a former Rota teacher, will coordinate the events in Washington, he added.
One of his main goals is to ask President Obama to exercise his administrative authority and grant a parole-in-place to all guest workers in the CNMI.
Syed said he will also ask U.S. Congress to pass improved status legislation as recommended by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
“I am asking all the guest workers here not to be frustrated and disappointed,” he added. “Let us continue to be united and pursue our cause which is to obtain an improved immigration status,” he said.
