Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Stu Bykofsky: Immigration reform should ease legal efforts

Immigration reform should solve many problems for families, this story tells some of the problems now. Sponsoring a family member should not take 15 years to approve! - - Donna Poisl

By Stu Bykofsky, Philadelphia Daily News, Daily News Columnist

IF SUCCESSFUL Indian immigrant Vincent Emmanuel wanted to sponsor his brother to bring him to America today, he says, the process would take 15 years.

Fortunately, Vincent brought his brother Paul over in 1997. It took only 11 years. Paul is now a supervisor with the Philadelphia Parking Authority.

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services spokesman Bill Wright couldn't address the 15-year wait, saying that that was a function of the State Department, where John Echard Jr. said it was impossible to determine.
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