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flag Family-based visa backlogs persist due to outdated quotas, delaying legal status for many from high-demand countries.

flag Family-based visas remain a key route to U.S. legal status, but strict 1990-era quotas cause severe backlogs, especially for siblings and unmarried adult children from high-demand countries like India, China, Mexico, and the Philippines. flag While unlimited visas are available for spouses, parents, and children of U.S. citizens, only 226,000 family-preference visas are issued annually, with dependents counted toward the cap, worsening delays. flag Some applicants, including a Mexican sibling who filed in 2001, still wait in 2025. flag Critics say the outdated system breeds confusion and inequity, urging Congress to modernize it for fairness and efficiency.

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