Ghafari Chairman and Founder Yousif B. Ghafari was honored by the American Immigration Council at its annual American Heritage Awards benefit, which took place in San Diego on June 17.

The American Heritage Award is presented to individual immigrants for their outstanding accomplishments and positive contributions to the United States. Mr. Ghafari was recognized alongside Somy Ali, President of the No More Tears Project, and Louis Caldera, Vice President of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation and former Secretary of the Army. Past American Heritage Award honorees include former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff John Shalikashvili, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Daniel Tsui and musician Carlos Santana.

Established in 1987, the American Immigration Council is a not-for-profit organization that seeks to educate citizens about the contributions of immigrants, stand up for sensible and humane immigration policies, and work to achieve justice and fairness for immigrants under the law.

Yousif Ghafari's Awards Ceremony Speech