Family battles reality of immigration debate

This American family is learning first hand why we need immigration reform now. - - Donna Poisl

By News-Journal staff

The debate over U.S. immigration policies has become personal for a Longview family. Linda Bischoff said Americans have forgotten the engraving on the Statue of Liberty: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free …”

She also said federal laws and lack of knowledge by the public have forced people seeking refuge to enter the United States illegally.

“I used to think, ‘Why don’t they just get a visa and come here legally?’ ” Bischoff said of illegal immigrants. “Now, after going through the endless process of paperwork and extreme cost and still not being guaranteed you’ll get approval, I understand why.”
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