, ▁either ▁by ▁order ▁or ▁under ▁certain ▁circumstances . ▁It ▁also ▁dec ides ▁who ▁can ▁apply ▁for ▁permanent ▁vis as ▁for ▁family ▁and ▁relatives . ▁Adv oc ates ▁of ▁increased ▁ad mission ▁of ▁family ▁members ▁character ize ▁the ▁current ▁system ▁as ▁" bro ken ," ▁for ▁prevent ing ▁family ▁reun ification . ▁They ▁argue ▁that ▁family ▁reun ification ▁will ▁reduce ▁waiting ▁lines ▁and ▁conflicts ▁over ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁vis as ▁of ▁children ▁and ▁sp ouses . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 5 , 1 0 0 ▁children ▁with ▁a ▁det ained ▁or ▁deport ed ▁parent ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁child ▁w elf are ▁system ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Adv oc ates ▁for ▁reducing ▁imm igration ▁have , ▁however , ▁argued ▁that ▁making ▁family ▁reun ification ▁migration ▁easier ▁would ▁tend ▁to ▁er ode ▁important ▁dist in ctions ▁between ▁citizens ▁and ▁non - cit iz ens , ▁and ▁lead ▁to ▁higher ▁overall ▁imm igration ▁levels . ▁ ▁Arizona ▁S B ▁ 1 0 7 0 ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁services ▁provided ▁to ▁illegal ▁imm igr ants , ▁including ▁in car cer ation , ▁cost ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Arizona ▁an ▁estimated ▁$ 1 2 . 7 ▁billion . ▁ ▁C iting ▁Congress ' ▁failure ▁to ▁en force ▁U . S . ▁imm igration ▁laws , ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Arizona ▁confront ed ▁reform ▁and ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Republican ▁Governor ▁Jan ▁Bre wer ▁signed ▁the ▁Support ▁Our ▁Law ▁En for cement ▁and ▁Sa fe