When Filipino World War II veteran Pedro Alpay received his US citizenship in 1992, he immediately filed for his seven children in the Philippines to join him. He was wrong. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
Insightful piece on an under-reported aspect of a convoluted U.S. immigrations policy: sometimes decades-long waits for families of U.S. citizens to receive visas. The reporter includes important details on visa waits and categories, all part of the confusing immigration backlog, which has increased in this country particularly since 9/11. I would like to know more: are there any known reasons why this backlog exists (besides bureaucracy and understaffing)? Are the presidential candidates fully aware of this situation?
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