How can you miss someone you haven't seen in 31 years?

When I was 12 years old, my mother sent me to live in California with my grandparents, for a better life. Because of America's broken immigration system, we have not seen each other in person since.

Soon after, my mother applied for a green card. Decades later, it’s finally her turn.

It’s a bittersweet moment. As our family finally comes together, families all across this country are being torn apart.

But there are still people in America welcoming immigrants. This is a country of welcomers, and we have to insist on staying a country of welcomers.

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