March 13, 2008

USCIS Director Emilio Gonzalez resigns (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services)

Emilio Gonzalez, the Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has resigned. At that link he compared immigration "reform" to the civil rights movement. He extended Temporary Protected Status. He launched welcometousa.gov.

And:

The GAO said USCIS doesn't have a handle on the size and scope of fraud, and [USCIS director Emilio Gonzalez] said he doesn't know how extensive the problem is nor could he say how many times the USCIS has pursued administrative or criminal penalties for fraud. But he said fraud is not overwhelming the agency.

And:

...he's the guy who fired USCIS contractor Sultan Farakhan for decrying the fact that he (and all USCIS employees at the time) as not allowed to check immigration applicants against terrorism databases. Oh, and Gonzalez gave monetary bonuses to employees for speeding through (and approving) immigration applications.

Posted to Immigration2008a at March 13, 2008 11:40 AM

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