Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Asian-Americans urge Obama to reform immigration

It is not only Latinos who are being hurt by our present immigration laws. Asians and many others are suffering and need immigration reform too. - - Donna Poisl

Posted By AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Asian-American members of the US Congress on Tuesday urged President Barack Obama to reform immigration by year end, saying the current system was tearing families in their community apart.

Mike Honda, chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, wrote Obama a letter saying that immigration reform "must remain an early priority in your administration."

Honda, a member of Obama's Democratic Party, said some two million Asians hoping to be reunited with families were languishing in the immigration service's backlog, account for half of such cases.
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