They have to learn English. They cannot be criminals or national security risks and they must obey our laws. The heads of family must make a trip home for a day or two sometime in the next 8 years to submit their applications for a green card at an American consulate just like other immigrants applying to come here. Then they are guaranteed the right to come right back to America right away to rejoin their families while they wait for their green card applications to be considered. Finally. they have to get in line for their green cards behind everyone else who has been waiting to come here legally. If they meet these tests. they will be welcomed into the sunshine of America. They will have no fear in coming forward and joining the American family. They will not be deported. Instead. we welcome them as our neighbors and as our friends and as future citizens of this great land. Our plan also continues to stress family reunificationa longstanding tradition under our immigration laws. Today. if you are trying to bring your relatives here legally. you might have to wait 22 years to get visas for them. As a result of this backlog. 4 million family members of American citizens and legal immigrants are on the waiting list to come here. Our plan expedites the reunion of these families and eliminates the waiting list in 8 years. In the future. our plan continues to make family reunion the highest priority. It says if you are an American citizen or a legal immigrant. you can bring your Immediate family here to join youyour wife or husband. your minor children. and your parents. Of the 1 million green cards we issue each year. twothirds will be dedicated to reuniting these families. But under our plan. more distant relatives will no longer have an automatic right to immigrate. They must first prove that they have the skills. education. and English abilities to contribute fully to our economic strength. Finally. our plan recognizes that our economy will continue to need hardworking people who are willing to come here for a few years.
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