Meeran Mahmud , a staff attorney at the Asian Pacific American Legal Center , has an older sister in Pakistan who is waiting to be reunited with her family in the U.S . More than 1.3 million Asians are undocumented in the country ; many arrived here as immigrants . The Asian population in the U.S. grew by more than 40 % between 2000 and 2010 . The Gang of Eight in the Senate is negotiating a sweeping immigration reform bill .
More than 1.3 million Asians are undocumented in the country ; many arrived here as immigrants . The Asian population in the U.S. grew by more than 40 % between 2000 and 2010 . The Gang of Eight in the Senate is negotiating a sweeping immigration reform bill .