IITs alumni group

Senator Hillary Clinton is set to take time out of her presidential campaign next month to interact with an influential alumni group of the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). Approximately 4,000 Indian Americans are expected to attend the event, which is just one sign of the growing clout of the community in US politics.In April, prominent Indian American hotelier Sant Chatwal announced that Indian Americans plan to raise at least $5 million for Clinton's presidential campaign.The Indian American community has one of the highest average incomes in the country, according to the US Census Bureau.In 2005, median household income for 'Asian Indians' in America was $73, which is 59 per cent above the national average. More than a third of Indian-American adults have an advanced degree compared to 10 per cent of the general population.