For family separated by immigration laws, bonding time is via laptop A father watching his child grow up through choppy digital bytes provided by a computer — is an increasingly common reality for thousands of families separated by U.S. immigration laws, prompting the creation of several online support groups.
Between the growing number of deportations since 2007 — 400,000 expected during the current fiscal year that ends in October alone — and the years-long wait for legal immigration applications to be processed, a sense of unity for many families rides on Internet access or long-distance telephone calls.
For families separated by borders, the use of Web conversations, Facebook photos or late-night phone calls to stay in touch starts as a temporary arrangement while they wait for immigration court dates or changes in the law that might affect their cases, said Nancy Kuznetsov, Midwest president for http://www.americanfamiliesunited.org/ , a lobbying group that focuses on separation cases. fully story
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