New USCIS Ombudsman - Is Anybody Else Concerned?

[nightingalejules 678]

Is anybody else worried that the new USCIS Ombudsman - the person who is tasked with assisting immigrants having difficulties with USCIS (petitions that are taking too long or have been improperly rejected) - was previously the executive director for the Foundation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), which is a non-profit whose aim seems to be to ban all immigration to the US except for spouses and minor children of US Citizens? 

 

I understand that this administration has already been seen to be very anti-immigrant, but to put someone who ran an anti-immigration non-profit in charge of helping immigrants negotiate their way through USCIS? Really?

 

[Scandi 4,176]

Not concerned at all. It's probably for the best.

[andy78 178]

No concerns here, and I don't view the Federation for American Immigration Reform to be "anti-immigration". The citizens of a any country have every right to speak against illegal immigration, and to demand fixing their country's immigration system. And, if they want, they have every right to to express views and try to change the laws in a way that would limit the number of legal immigrants flowing into their country, and prevent the abuse of the immigration system. None of that is "anti-immigration".

 

 

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

Nope. Plus USCIS works fairly independently from the 'administration' as you had refered to. I assume USCIS made it's decision completely on it's own

 

The US has always been overly generous in the sense of allowing immigration(for instance, one person comes to the US and LPR, petitions spouse, then as USC petitions parents and siblings)

 

 

[Crazy Cat 42,041]

4 hours ago, nightingalejules said:

I understand that this administration has already been seen to be very anti-immigrant....

 

 More fake news.....

Edited May 17, 2017 by missileman

[zilchfox 296]

I definitely don't see an issue.

[Mollie09 1,543]

5 hours ago, nightingalejules said:

Is anybody else worried that the new USCIS Ombudsman - the person who is tasked with assisting immigrants having difficulties with USCIS (petitions that are taking too long or have been improperly rejected) - was previously the executive director for the Foundation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), which is a non-profit whose aim seems to be to ban all immigration to the US except for spouses and minor children of US Citizens? 

 

I understand that this administration has already been seen to be very anti-immigrant, but to put someone who ran an anti-immigration non-profit in charge of helping immigrants negotiate their way through USCIS? Really?

 

 

I agree with you, I definitely see cause for concern.

And I'm concerned myself.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

No issue.  Now if it was something like ALIPAC where many want a full moratorium on immigration for 10-20 years, that might be an issue.

[nightingalejules 678]

Hmm. Interesting. Well, I certainly hope I don't need her "help." 

[Eliis 8]

13 hours ago, nightingalejules said:

Is anybody else worried that the new USCIS Ombudsman - the person who is tasked with assisting immigrants having difficulties with USCIS (petitions that are taking too long or have been improperly rejected) - was previously the executive director for the Foundation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), which is a non-profit whose aim seems to be to ban all immigration to the US except for spouses and minor children of US Citizens? 

 

I understand that this administration has already been seen to be very anti-immigrant, but to put someone who ran an anti-immigration non-profit in charge of helping immigrants negotiate their way through USCIS? Really?

 

I am. I also read today that they working on new bill that would prevent people from outside like Congress to have influence/demand answers on any case.

I guess people who has their cases closed don't bother to worry about such things. 

[Crazy Cat 42,041]

30 minutes ago, Eliis said:

I am. I also read today that they working on new bill that would prevent people from outside like Congress to have influence/demand answers on any case.

I guess people who has their cases closed don't bother to worry about such things. 

Source? Link?

[Eliis 8]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/immigration-bill-republicans_us_591b4563e4b05dd15f0bf674

[Transborderwife 4,666]

4 minutes ago, Eliis said:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/immigration-bill-republicans_us_591b4563e4b05dd15f0bf674

That's not what you think it means. They're trying to keep representatives senators etc from being allowed to have bills keeping individuals in the country and not deported.

[Eliis 8]

10 minutes ago, Transborderwife said:

That's not what you think it means. They're trying to keep representatives senators etc from being allowed to have bills keeping individuals in the country and not deported.

"Democratic aides interpreted the measure as meant to prevent members of Congress from intervening in cases"

[Transborderwife 4,666]

1 minute ago, Eliis said:

"Democratic aides interpreted the measure as meant to prevent members of Congress from intervening in cases"

 

2 minutes ago, Eliis said:

"Democratic aides interpreted the measure as meant to prevent members of Congress from intervening in cases"

Reading far too much into it.  That explains exactly what I said