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Archive for November 21, 2007

USCIS ON PROCESSING TIMES AND CASE STATUS

According to the USCIS Website: “…average processing times for certain application types may become longer. In particular, naturalization applications filed after June 1, 2007 may take approximately 16 - 18 months to process.”

This means that naturalization applicants who filed after June 2007 may have to wait until at least September 2008 for their cases to be processed…guess who won’t be voting in the 2008 elections?

Happy Thanksgiving!

SAN FRANCISCO TO DOCUMENT THE UNDOCUMENTED

According to an article on mercurynews.com:  “San Francisco will begin issuing municipal identification cards to illegal immigrants next year, becoming the second city in the country to create such a program in the wake of stalled immigration reform efforts in Washington.”

Regardless of where one stands on the issue of immigration, the status quo is not working when municipalities are all over the map in their efforts to  either welcome or repel the undocumented.  We need a uniform policy.  Well-drafted, thoughtful comprehensive immigration reform is the solution and it will not be implemented until after the 2008 elections.

AGENCY BURIED IN NATURALIZATION APPLICATIONS

According to an AP article that appeared on boston.com:  “Millions of people who applied for naturalization and other immigration benefits to beat a midsummer fee increase are caught in a paperwork pileup that threatens the chance for some to become U.S. citizens in time to vote in next November’s presidential election.”

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