
Keeping the American Dream Alive for Florida’s Immigrant & Minority-Owned Small Businesses

About ABIC Florida
ABIC Florida, also known as IMPAC Fund, is a growing and diverse set of businesses and business associations promoting bipartisan common sense immigration solutions at the federal and state levels that benefit the people and economy of Florida. We recognize immigrants’ important contributions to our communities and economies.
Our goal is to unite across diverse sectors — high-skilled and low-skilled employers, large corporations and small businesses — in a successful push for sensible immigration reform alongside elected officials and immigrant advocates.
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What We Do
ABIC Florida
Amplifies the voices of Florida’s Venezuelan TPS holders: In September IMPAC Fund released original polling demonstrating the dissatisfaction Venezuelan American Florida voters and residents have with members of Florida’s congressional delegation who fail to support legislating a path to citizenship for the state’s Venezuelan TPS holders. The poll showed potential consequences for incumbents seeking re-election in 2022. In addition to the poll, Venezuelan-American leaders, economists, and business owners held a press conference to make the case that a pathway to citizenship leads to economic growth and should be included in the reconciliation process.
Amplifies the voices of Florida Business Leaders: Also in September, IMPAC Fund coordinated the signing of a letter delivered to the Florida Members of Congress from business leaders from Florida asking them to support a path to permanence to Dreamers, TPS holders, farmworkers, and essential workers. Doing so will allow them to fully contribute to our economic prosperity as we rebuild and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Advocates for bipartisan solutions: IMPAC Fund brings together immigrants’ rights advocates from both sides of the aisle to press Congress for immigration reforms. In August, 2021, we hosted eleven prominent democratic and republican politicians and business leaders, reflecting a united front for a path to citizenship for the Florida immigrant population.
Partners with Florida universities on behalf of Dreamers: Dreamers are among Florida’s best, brightest, and hardest working college students. We partner with universities to advance a path to citizenship for Dreamers so that they can fully participate in our economy.
Led opposition to flawed e-verify system: When the Florida Senate took up the idea of forcing all Florida employers to use the intrinsically flawed, inefficient and expensive e-verify database to filter out undocumented immigrants, IMPAC Fund led the fight against it.
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Steering Committee Members

Michael B. Fernandez
Chairman, MBF Healthcare Partners

Wendi Adelson
Immigration Attorney

Cesar Alvarez
Senior Chairman, Greenberg Traurig

Tony Argiz
Chairman & CEO, MBAF

Julio Avael
Founder Avael Law Firm, LLC

Bruce Berkowitz
Chief Investment Officer, Fairholme Capital Management

Leonard Boord
Founder, Slon Capital

Al Cardenas
Senior Partner, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

Alberto Carvalho
Superintendent, Miami-Dade County Schools

Ambassador Paul Cejas
Chairman, PLC Investments

Mayor Manny Diaz
Former Mayor of Miami, Partner, Lydecker Diaz
President, Florida Democratic Party

Richard Fain
Chairman and CEO, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

John Feeley
US Ambassador, Retired

Felice Gorordo
CEO, eMerge Americas

Dr. Pedro Jose “Joe” Green
Associate Dean for Community Engagement, Professor and Chair for Department of Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Florida International University

Matthew Grosack
Partner, Holland & Knight

Pilar Guzman
CEO, Half Moon Empanadas

Augustin “Tino” Herran
CEO and President, Sedano’s

Linda Julien
Contract Compliance Manager, City of North Miami

David Lawrence
Chair, The Children’s Movement of Florida

Aida Levitan
Chairperson, U.S. Century Bank Board of Directors; President of The Levitan Group; President of ArtesMiami

Jose Mas
CEO, Mas Tec, Inc.

Lisa Mendelson
Philanthropist and Educational Activist

Alonzo Mourning
Former NBA Player, Founder, Mourning Family Foundation

Mario Murgado
Chairman & CEO Brickell Motors

Ana Navarro
CNN Political Commentator
