“𝑨𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝟐𝟒 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒆, 𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒖𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓.”
For 24 years, one family has worked, raised their children and followed the requirements of the immigration system while waiting for permanent legal status. But as they approach this long-awaited opportunity, stories of families being separated have left them afraid to attend the very appointment intended to move their case forward.
As you read, reflect on this question: “𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭?”