Could You Wait 163 Years to be Reunited With Your Family?

A 163-year pathway to citizenship contingent upon a broken family immigration system is not a real pathway.

By Jorge Rivas Mar 26, 2013

Have you ever heard someone argue that all immigrants should just "get in line" and apply to come to the United States legally? [During his immigration reform speech in Las Vegas earlier this year](https://colorlines.com/archives/2013/01/obama_immigration_speech_wordcloud_undocumented_vs_illegal.html), President Obama said "[undocumented immigrants have to go] to the back of the line, behind all the folks who are trying to come here legally. That’s only fair, right?" But is it fair? Check out the infographic below from the [Asian Law Caucus.](http://www.asianlawcaucus.org)