from Donna De La Cruz, Reform Immigration FOR America
Last month, we resolved to make 2012 the year for immigrant families -- the year we show our united strength to defend our communities from the threats of the broken, unjust American immigration system.
Today, the administration is proposing changes that would keep hundreds of thousands of families together.
Imagine this scenario: your father leaves home to apply for his US visa -- and finds himself barred from returning. Or your wife, finalizing her application to gain a visa, is stuck waiting months across the border, with no form of recourse.
Situations like these are reality for hundreds of thousands of immigrants and their families. It’s a catch-22 in the American immigration system: if you return to your country of origin to apply for a visa, you trigger a bar of 3 or even 10 years that prevents you from coming back to the US.
The administration is proposing family unity waivers that would allow spouses and children of US citizens to file for visas while remaining in the US.
Today's announcement is welcome news. This reform could prevent parents from missing a decade of their children’s lives, and spouses from facing years without the support and care of their partners. There’s nothing abstract about potentially sparing hundreds of thousands of individuals from being separated from their families for years.
Read more about what these changes mean and how you can join in our commitment to make 2012 the year for even more common-sense reform to keep families together.
With hope,
Donna De La Cruz
Reform Immigration FOR America
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