The clock is Ticking

[mox 298]

what? money to increase the efficiency of a part of the government? absolutely crazy. refuse at all costs!

Well it does make sense from an "evil empire" perspective. Gonzales is a Bush appointee. USCIS falls under the executive branch. If you're Bush, you want the least amount of oversight into the executive branch as possible, so you tell Gonzales to turn down the funds. Accepting funds from congress would give congress the excuse to exercise oversight into the USCIS, and a small window into what's going on in the executive branch. That's just not how this administration cares to operate.

[Satellite 1]

I was not aware of that. Proof, Satellite? Is this something that's true or just one of the "urban legends" of the VJ process?

(And by Proof?, I'm not challenging you to link the subtitle A paragraph 4 subsection 3B.2.t, I'm just asking if you've seen it for real. If you know for a fact the VJ process is funded entirely by fees. Is it real???)

Slim go to:

[Federal Register: May 30, 2007 (Volume 72 Number 103)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 29851-29874]

No direct link so you must enter it manually.

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/20...v/fr/index.html

Or you can use a secondary source:

http://www.immigration.com/newsletter1/uscisfeesch07.html

So its not an urban legend

what? money to increase the efficiency of a part of the government? absolutely crazy. refuse at all costs!

Well it does make sense from an "evil empire" perspective. Gonzales is a Bush appointee. USCIS falls under the executive branch. If you're Bush, you want the least amount of oversight into the executive branch as possible, so you tell Gonzales to turn down the funds. Accepting funds from congress would give congress the excuse to exercise oversight into the USCIS, and a small window into what's going on in the executive branch. That's just not how this administration cares to operate.

Let's not forget that the constitution as interpreted in modern times gives congress an implied power to control immigration and citizenship. The executive only implements that plan. While congress can certainly condition their funds through their enumerated powers of spending and taxing for the general welfare, they also can overhaul the entire immigration system if they wanted to do so. So the executive branch has little to go on, if Congress wants to act, something they have been reluctant to do for a while in this area, they certainly can do so without any connection to the fees. Also if there are any aliens out their wanting to bring a constitutional challenge as to the fees, say in the area of equal protection, you have an uphill battle to prove the fees are not rationally related to a legitimate government purpose, where any conceivable purpose is sufficient (Rational Basis Test).

[slim 1,530]

See, that's why I like to see Satellite's posts.

"Here's what I think, and here's a link to the truth. Believe it or not, they're the same thing."

As for govt. oversight, why is Congress so reluctant to act when the Executive office seems so willing to do so? Thoughts, ideas???

[Danno 1,228]

"If you're Bush, you want the least amount of oversight into the executive branch as possible"

-Mox

And "The Clintons"

were famous inviting "over-sight"?

Edited March 8, 2008 by Danno

[mox 298]

"If you're Bush, you want the least amount of oversight into the executive branch as possible"

-Mox

And "The Clintons"

were famous inviting "over-sight"?

Who's defending "The Clintons," and does that somehow disprove the statement?

[Danno 1,228]

Danno, I think you shouldn't waste any time adjusting. I'd file as soon as you actually get married. Sounds like everything is going well for you both. Congratulations! Is this the first time you're really getting to know each other? Surely you have some history together, but I was wondering if its her first time to the States and living with you, etc.

Yes this is her first time "over here", it's been interesting for both of us, the things I thought she would like or take note of often were ho-hum and some every day things are what she took note of.

I made the mistake of showing her a free website that plays Russian movies, now it is 12;45 at night and she is giving me the "5 minutes more" refrain for the 3rd time. I can't complain through because she really puts herself out in every way to make me comfortable and make our home nice.

Edited March 8, 2008 by Danno