Immigration 2

(Arafa Vohra, advocate for community empowerment of South Asian Americans Leading Together)
- 2.5 million South Asians in the U.S.
- H1B visa holders, family-based immigrants. Temporary workers, undocumented
- Long wait to be reunited with famiies
- 11 year wait for a green card
- South Asians face greater delays in green card or citizenship processing post 9-11
- Puts community members in limbo
- USCIS & FBI have put policies in place to process applications, but need to be vigilant on enforcement