Lobbying body formed for illegal Bangladeshis in USA

Bangladesh Society in New York has formed a lobbying committee titled 'Committee to Legalise Non-Documented Disaster Victims of Bangladesh in USA' for bringing the illegal Bangladeshis under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) programme.
Bangladesh Society President Nargis Ahmed and Member Joynal Abedin have made convener and member secretary of the lobbying committee respectively.
After forming the committee, the society, in a statement, said a poor country like Bangladesh will not be able to bear the load if the non-documented Bangladeshis were returned home as the recent cyclone Sidr caused an extensive damage to a huge area.
Earlier, some countries including Ethiopia, Somalia and Honduras were incorporated in the TPS programme. The newly formed committee will lobby every concerned authorities including the State Department, Foreign Secretary and President Bush for the purpose.