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PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE GEORGE W. BUSH CONTINUES CRITICISM OF INS
Last week Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush, speaking before the annual conference of the League of United Latin American Citizens, pledged that if elected he would work to split the INS into two separate agencies, one dedicated to border enforcement and the other to providing services to legal immigrants.  This week, speaking before the annual convention of the National Council of La Raza, another Hispanic advocacy group, Bush continued the theme.

He said that if elected he would allocate $500 million to cut the average processing time for adjustment of status applications to six months.  Under his plan, the money would be spent over five years.  La Raza immigration experts welcomed the sentiments expressed by Bush, but hesitate to endorse the proposals without further study.  As noted by one expert, Cecilia Munoz, his proposal to split the INS mirrors a bill introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), which is largely opposed by advocates on the ground that it would sacrifice service to enforcement.

Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) is the author of a bill that would provide $127 million in funding to reduce backlogs in immigration benefit applications.  Responding to Bush’s most recent proposal, she said she hoped he would endorse her bill and call for congressional Republicans to support it.
 
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