Clinton, Hagel, Menendez Introduce Measure to Remove Barriers to Reunification for Immigrant Families

Imagine it was 1943…

“The United States is a country built by immigrants, but our laws are tearing legal immigrant families apart,” said Senator Clinton. “Hundreds of thousands of lawful permanent residents have been waiting for years to be reunited with their spouses and children due to visa backlogs. These are taxpaying, law-abiding residents. These are people who otherwise would be admitted into this country, but they are forced to wait because of a tragic numbers game. It is unconscionable that they are being forced to choose between their family and their newly adopted country.”