Rep Honda Calls To Fix Broken Immigration System and Reunite Families PDF Print E-mail

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep Honda, Chairman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) strongly supported the introduction of comprehensive immigration reform legislation by Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 (CIR ASAP) includes CAPAC’S top immigration priorities, including: Ensuring a robust family reunification system, earned legalization for undocumented workers and DREAM Act students, the restoration of due process and judicial review in our immigration system, humane treatment of immigration detainees, and the integration of new American communities.

Rep. Mike Honda (CA-15), chair of CAPAC, said: “I am thankful for Rep. Gutierrez’s passionate advocacy for comprehensive immigration reform. I am proud to represent the 1.5 million undocumented Asian immigrants living in the shadows and the millions of Asian and Pacific Islander family members caught in endless backlogs waiting to reunite with loved ones. Immigrants built this country and their contributions should be recognized with a fair and humane immigration system. CAPAC will continue to work closely with President Obama, congressional leadership, and the Congressional Black, Hispanic, and Progressive Caucuses to enact comprehensive immigration reform. Asian and Pacific Islander voices must be heard in this debate, and today, CAPAC members stood alongside a diverse coalition that is excited and ready to advance immigration legislation."

Major provisions of Rep. Honda’s legislation, H.R. 2709, the Reuniting Families Act, were included in the Rep. Gutierrez’s bill. These include the recapture of unused immigration visas from 1992-2008, the reclassification of spouses and children of lawful permanent residents as immediate relatives, and the increase of per country limits.

Also included in Rep. Gutierrez’s bill is the Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act, H.R. 2412, introduced by Rep. Mazie K. Hirono (HI-02), CAPAC executive board member. Rep. Hirono’s bill, which is also a part of the Reuniting Families Act, honors the contributions of World War II Filipino veterans by exempting their children from numerical limitations on immigrant visas.

 



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