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Since the end of 2015, we have been asking those conducting research related to immigration and foreigners to endorse the "APFS 100-Day Action Resolution to Nurture Children's Dreams."
We received endorsements from 22 researchers, and on January 12th, we sent a resolution to the Ministry of Justice along with the names and affiliations of the researchers who endorsed it.
Thank you to all the researchers who have given their support.
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Resolution for the APFS 100-Day Action to Nurture Children's Dreams
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1. Grant residency to children promptly so that they can fulfill their dreams in Japan.
The children were born and raised in Japan. After the family was caught overstaying their visas, some have been on provisional release for over eight years. They are in a situation where they don't know if they will be able to stay in Japan or if they will be suddenly forced to go to their parents' home country, and they feel great anxiety about the future.
Children have diverse dreams, such as becoming a certified care worker, an animation production assistant, learning a foreign language, working internationally, a soccer player, a caregiver, a baseball player, or a hairdresser, but they all have dreams for the future that they want to fulfill in Japan.
If special permission to stay in Japan is granted, it will be possible to earn money for tuition and forge one's own path. However, without a valid residence status, it will be impossible to envision a future.
The Ministry of Justice and the Immigration Bureau should not hinder children from realizing their future dreams. They should promptly grant residency to children so that they can fulfill their dreams in Japan.
2. Do not separate parents and children.
Some children have been told by the Ministry of Justice—the Immigration Bureau—that they would be granted residency status on their own, provided their parents or younger siblings return to their home country. However, this is completely unacceptable.
During the "100-Day Action," the children learned that Article 9 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child states that "States Parties shall ensure that a child shall not be separated from his or her parents against their will." APFS has repeatedly requested that the intent of the Convention on the Rights of the Child be respected, but that intent has yet to be respected. This time, we demand that the Ministry of Justice and the Immigration Bureau respect the intent of the Convention.
Relatives and neighbors cannot replace parents. Children absolutely need parents who encourage and raise them. Parents worry about their children and have raised them this far. Children want to repay such kindness to their parents in Japan.
The Ministry of Justice and the Immigration Bureau should grant residency to both parents and children, rather than separating them, so that children can live together in Japan.
The above is resolved.