Mexican families trying to reunite legally in the United States are facing waits that can stretch a quarter of a century, according to a new analysis of the family-based immigration system.
The study of the Migration Policy Institute finds that approved family petitions do not necessarily mean families are close to reunification. For Mexican applicants in the F3 category, which applies to married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens, the government is still processing cases filed more than 25 years ago. In the F4 category, for siblings of U.S. citizens, Mexico's backlog is also among the deepest in the world.
