Thousands of Latino Children Write Letters to the US Congress to Stop Deportations and Approve the Immigration Reform

On these Holidays, as most children prepare to write their letters to Santa, thousands of children in the United States have joined a campaign to stop the deportation of immigrants and create raise awareness in the federal government to prevent hundreds of families from being separated.

The "A Wish for the Holidays" campaign, organized by NGO "We Belong Together", has gotten children from around the country to take pen and paper to ask US Congressmen to take action and stop the deportation of illegal immigrants a few days away from Christmas.

According to "We Belong Together", the campaign highlights that children from around the country wanted to send a message to Congress before the 2013 legislative year ends on December 13.

"Don't give up on immigration reform: approve a law that will keep families together and give immigrant children the opportunities they deserve", is the clear message that thousands of children have sent Congressmen.

According to Univisión, at least 5.5 million children in the US live with the fear that one or both of their parents will be deported. As if that wasn't enough, the country is close to breaking a deportation record in January 2014 when 2 million undocumented immigrants will be sent back to their home countries.

The same source quotes a press release from the NGO which calls for Congressmen to take into account the consequences of the deportations of undocumented families living and working in the United States.

"...there are millions of families separated as a result of the delay in the family visa system. This situation puts our communities at risk. It's not fair. Children know families must be united. A Wish for the Holidays is their opportunity to express this opinion", said the NGO, quoted by Univisión.

During November and until December 9th, the NGO has collected thousands of letters that will be personally delivered to Congress by a delegation of children.

You can see a gallery of the children's letters here.