According to the United States "World Journal", Chinese American Congresswoman Judy Chu recently announced that she has submitted a proposal (H.R. 15) along with four other federal lawmakers, seeking broad support for its passage in Congress. Judy Chu stated that this proposal aims to create a new immigration legal framework to clear the backlog of immigration cases, reunite immigrant families as quickly as possible, and provide pathways for undocumented immigrants to obtain legal status.
In June of this year, when the U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive immigration reform bill, there seemed to be hope, but there has been no progress since then. "The current immigration laws are too broken, and we can no longer wait; therefore, we are introducing a new proposal." Judy Chu called on bipartisan lawmakers to support this proposal to make immigration reform a reality. This new proposal is based on the comprehensive immigration reform bill passed in the U.S. Senate in June of this year.
The proposal submitted by Judy Chu and other lawmakers last week includes measures to strengthen border security; address the long-term separation of immigrant families; provide pathways to legal status for undocumented immigrants to prevent their deportation or exploitation in the workplace; and allow undocumented students to obtain legal status. Once this new proposal becomes law, families of green card holders or work visa holders in the U.S. will be able to reunite immediately, benefiting many Asian immigrants.
