Modeled deliberately on the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the main pro-Israel lobbying group, the CANF changed American policy toward Cuba.
He had the CANF working on economic transition plans in conjunction with many American companies, and he thought the emigre community could provide vital capital and know-how.
When U.S. law required that someone take responsibility for new Cuban emigrants and guarantee that they would not end up on welfare, Jorge decided the CANF itself would do so.