Rep. Michael Honda said, “The Reuniting Families Act should be at the heart of comprehensive immigration reform. Our system has not been updated in 20 years, separating spouses, children, siblings and their parents, who have played by the rules, for years, often decades. Our legislation is in line with both American family values and with our short-term need to grow our economy and save taxpayer money. With this bill, we are providing legal mechanisms to streamline the current immigration logjam, preventing waste of precious government resources and rewarding those who play by the rules. We are providing the American economy with new funds, in terms of remittances, which will now remain in the US with reunited families instead of being sent home, that’s an extra $46 billion from Latin American in one year alone. And we are comprehensive – making sure that all families, including same-sex partners, are reunited.”
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