BUSINESS WIRE — The Latino Policy Coalition (LPC) has requested that President Barack Obama issue an Executive Order that puts an end to the shattering of Latino families; and begins the process of reuniting American citizen children with their undocumented immigrant parents.
According to the Shattered Families Report in 2011, over 48,000 mothers and fathers of at least one U.S. citizen child were separated due to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detentions and deportations.
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<p> In response to a new report out [last week] on families separated by deportation, I have to express my profound disgust with a system that has left more than 5000 citizen children in foster care because their parents were deported. These policies are un-American and deeply troubling.</p>
Today (May 26), Senators Menendez (D-NJ), Reid (D-NV), Durbin (D-IL), Schumer (D-NY), Akaka (D-HI), Leahy (D-VT), Bennet (D-CO), and Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Military Families Act. This legislation aims to provide stability and peace of mind for men and women in the military who have close family members who are undocumented. The bill would allow parents, spouses, and children of active duty military servicemen and women to become legal permanent residents.
According to Lynn Tramonte, Deputy Director of America’s Voice Education Fund: