alejandro mayorkas posts
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USCIS pressured agents to approve immigration visas, even when fraud suspected (Alejandro Mayorkas) - 01/03/12
... Obama administration appointed Alejandro Mayorkas as director in August 2009 during an effort to pass comprehensive immigration reform, bringing with him a mantra of "get to yes."
[From the OIG's report:] "63 of 254 Immigration Services Officers (24.8%) responded that they have been pressured to approve questionable applications." "Several USCIS employees informed us that officers have been...
Big Business wants more skilled immigration; Alejandro Mayorkas does their bidding as fast as he can (USCIS, U.S. Chamber, NFAP, AILA, Jacoby, USCCB) - 08/18/11
... into more jobs.
For instance, Alejandro Mayorkas of the USCIS is working just as fast as he can to do what Big Business wants. He'd like to implement some of Big Business' suggestions, he's just restrained by our pesky political system that might want to put our immigration policy up for a vote [3]:
Alejandro Mayorkas, the director of the USCIS, pushed back on assertions that the administration...
DHS now using loopholes to allow more skilled immigration, no legislation required (Alejandro Mayorkas, USCIS) - 08/03/11
... the current laws.
From this:
Alejandro Mayorkas, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, announced a policy shift Tuesday that will help more immigrant entrepreneurs qualify for permanent residency.
...No laws are being changed. Instead, Mayorkas' agency is highlighting possible loopholes and waivers that will ease bids for green cards for foreign entrepreneurs - especially those...
DHS official: DHS not ready for amnesty for "a few years": "Clearly to us the systems could not handle it now" - 03/25/10
... too soon."
On the other hand, Alejandro Mayorkas, director of the USCIS, said they were prepared: "We will be ready for comprehensive immigration reform when it is enacted." I lean towards Deffer being the more credible source.
Recall that back in 2006, a previous head of the USCIS said that the Senate's amnesty timeline wasn't practical. Around the same time, the GAO said the DHS wasn't...
Up to 200,000 Haitians will apply for TPS, not 30,000 as they said; Mayorkas pulls out all the stops - 01/20/10
... with reporters by USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas. He was in Miami to meet with several South Florida immigrant aid organizations involved in assisting undocumented Haitian immigrants applying for TPS...
...In the spirit of ``generosity,'' said Mayorkas, the Obama administration is likely to waive the application fees for Haitian immigrants on a case-by-case basis. But he would not commit to...
"Temporary" Protected Status for Haitian illegal aliens pushed by profiteers (Haiti earthquake) - 01/14/10
... extending a helping hand to Haiti," (Alejandro Mayorkas of the USCIS) said. He confirmed those considerations include temporary protected status for Haitians.
And, Reform Immigration for America is also promoting TPS with a petition drive: reformimmigrationforamerica.org/blog/blog/
hatians-need-your-help-and-temporary-protective-status
The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society has joined with several...
Obama admin preparing USCIS for amnesty (millions of visas, comprehensive immigration reform) - 10/03/09
... immigrants a year, (USCIS head Alejandro Mayorkas) said, including the time-consuming collection of fingerprints and other biometric identity information. Under some plans for legalization, the agency might receive that many applications in a few weeks.
An example of the planning, Mr. Mayorkas said, is an effort to improve the agency’s ability to receive applications via postal mail at secure...
Alejandro Mayorkas lobbied for commutation for drug dealer (Clinton) - 05/01/09
... looks into the background of Alejandro Mayorkas - recently nominated to head the U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) - here. For an unknown reason, they aren't trying to completely sugarcoat his past, subheding the article "The former U.S. attorney played a role in a 2001 decision by President Clinton to commute a drug dealer's prison sentence":
Mayorkas also was one of several...
Alejandro Mayorkas nominated for USCIS director - 04/24/09
Cuban-born trial lawyer Alejandro Mayorkas has been nominated to head the USCIS (Citizenship and Immigration Services). Unlike other Barack Obama nominees, he doesn't appear to have a paper trail of extremist statements and actions, although there might be something out there.
From his bio at OMelveny and Myers (omm.com/alejandromayorkas):
Alejandro Mayorkas is a litigation partner with extensive...
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