Immigration "reform" would completely overwhelm USCIS
Posted Thu, Jan 4, 2007 at 8:51 am
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would administer any "guest" worker or immigration "reform" (amnesty) scheme. However:
"[USCIS] Whistle-blower let go"
"Terrorist screening missed 75% of time"
The Senate amnesty: an "Administrative and National Security Nightmare"
Whistleblower: USCIS broken, infiltrated by operatives of hostile foreign countries
USCIS director: Senate amnesty timeline is not "practical"
GAO report shows how "guest" worker schemes would fail miserably
But in recent months, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officials have determined that the troubled, $2-billion-a-year agency is unable to effectively manage its existing work, much less a flood of new applications.Related:
A report released Dec. 20 by Homeland Security Inspector General Richard L. Skinner cited a long list of setbacks and concurred with internal USCIS reviews that the bureau "lacks the processing capacity, systems integration and project management resources needed to manage a potential increase in workloads."
...Many legal immigrants already face years-long waits when they apply for green cards, often a first step toward obtaining citizenship.Another 100,000 names submitted to the FBI for background checks have been on hold for a year or more. Congressional auditors recently reported that 14 immigration offices had lost track of 111,000 files as of July...
"[USCIS] Whistle-blower let go"
"Terrorist screening missed 75% of time"
The Senate amnesty: an "Administrative and National Security Nightmare"
Whistleblower: USCIS broken, infiltrated by operatives of hostile foreign countries
USCIS director: Senate amnesty timeline is not "practical"
GAO report shows how "guest" worker schemes would fail miserably
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D Flinchum (not verified)
Thu, 01/04/2007 - 16:18
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Make that "when we CAN'T"
D Flinchum (not verified)
Thu, 01/04/2007 - 16:15
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It was great to see this in WaPo. How can we "legalize" 20 + million when we can even handle what we have to do now?