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NEW FEATURE: HEARD ON THE STREET Periodically, we receive news tips as well as inside comments and analysis from government agency officials and others. We often write of the frustrations of immigrants and their attorneys in their dealings with the government. Often, however, government officials are just as frustrated with the process and have a unique insight into what the problems and solutions are. From time to time, we'll try and pass on some of these comments and ideas to our readers. Recently, we've reported on the total collapse in processing times at the INS service centers. In December, we received e-mail from a senior manager at one of the four regional service centers. He pointed out the frustrating reality that his service center is receiving in $4 million in filing fees each month, but the service center only has an ANNUAL budget of $1.6 million. Service center workloads are increasing, but their budgets are being cut. Of course, this seems completely contrary to Commissioner Meissner's promise that increasing INS filing fees will be the panacea to the serious backlog problems at INS. With fee revenues jumping dramatically, the budgets for the service centers ought to rise as well. Disclaimer: This newsletter is provided as a public service and not intended to establish an attorney client relationship. Any reliance on information contained herein is taken at your own risk. |
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