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Kenyans in US illegally peg hopes on reforms
US President Barack Obama delivers his address on immigration reform at Del Sol High School on January 29. Kenyans in the US are likely to increase investments locally if the plan to regularise the status of illegal immigrants becomes law. AFP
Thousands of Kenyans living in the US illegally are pinning their hopes of a more direct engagement in the economy on drastic immigration reforms being discussed in Washington.
The Kenyans went to the US largely on student visas but opted to pursue other opportunities without regularising their immigration status. They have for years failed to travel to Kenya for both social and business purposes because of fears that they would be unable to regain entry to the US.
