In the aftermath of war and genocide in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, many SEAAs were separated in their escape to safety. Our immigration system must ensure the timely and humane reunification of families.
Key resource:
How family-based immigration benefits Southeast Asian Americans: Standing up for our families and our rights β A memo that discusses the current backlog for immigration visas and the ramifications of ending family-based sponsorship.
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Keep Our Families Whole β SEARAC Applauds Reintroduction of the Reuniting Families Act
The RFA would streamline the United Statesβ family immigration system β which has not been updated in over 20 years β to ensure the timely and humane reunification of immigrant and refugee families. The bill would eliminate bureaucratic red tape: clearing visa backlogs in the family and employment immigration systems, as well as providing an opportunity for relief for immigrants in deportation proceedings to remain with their families.
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βSheβs all I think about. I just want my companion to be with me here, not just to help as a caregiver to my elderly father, but so we can also finally save some money and start a family, which is all I ever wanted. The emotional stress, the financial hardship, the physical toll itβs taken on both of us β itβs all really hard to manage.β
Solar installer, Minnesota
“The Reuniting Families Act would make our family reunification system more humane by ensuring that our families do not have to wait decades to be together and by providing greater opportunities for relief for those currently in deportation proceedings.”
Executive Director, SEARAC
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SEARAC is hiring a strategic planning consultant! Help guide our 2027β2030 strategy and align our work with this political moment to serve and empower Southeast Asian American communities. Applications due Feb. 25. Learn more at searac.org/careers.
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All communities deserve safety, dignity, and the freedom to live without fear. The violence, chaos, and death that ICE are bringing to neighborhoods and cities across the country must end. In just weeks, ICE actions in Minnesota have led to fatal shootings and widespread fear as agents carry out raids, racial profiling, and brutality in our streets. Our loved ones are being terrorized and harmed. Congress must bring accountability to the Department of Homeland Security and put a stop to the violence. Tell your Senator to reject any bill that funds ICE at bit.ly/rejectICEfunding.
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