Proposed immigration rule change would shorten wait time for some

Posted at 3:36 PM on January 6, 2012 by Minnesota Public Radio (2 Comments)
Filed under: Government

By Sasha Aslanian, Minnesota Public Radio

St. Paul, Minn. - The federal government is proposing a rule change that would shorten family separations for people trying to fix their immigration status.

Under the change, immigrants would still need to leave the U.S., but if their absence imposes an extreme hardship on a U.S. citizen spouse or parent, they could apply for a waiver to shorten the process to days or weeks, said Alejandro Majorakas, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services director.

Currently, people who are in the country illegally and married to U.S. citizens must return to their home country to apply for a waiver to re-enter. Families can be separated for six months or more, according to the U.S.C.I.S.

"The goal is to reduce the time of separation and alleviate the extreme hardship to a United States citizen as the law currently intends," Majorakas.

The head of Minnesota's Immigrant Law Center welcomed the change, calling it good news that should help many people.

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Comments (2)

Which Presidential candidate will stop the illegal alien invasion into this sovereign nation? OR DO THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT VOTES AND CHEAP LABOR?

THANKS TO MOSTLY LIBERALS AND DEMOCRATS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HAVE BEEN SUCKING ON THE WELFARE NIPPLE FOR DECADES.

Now the Sacramento Liberals are going to steal taxpayers dollars, to pay for people who are criminal outlaws. So is this amount of dollars for in state tuition, going to be added to California's treasury deficit of $9 Billion? Better ask L.A. County Supervisor Mike Antonovich about illegal alien payouts, as last year it costs Los Angeles alone $1.6 BILLION dollars?

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA THE COST'S OF ILLEGAL ALIEN WELFARE IN YOUR STATE??

Investigate what you can do for 22 million jobless American workers and how to contain President Obama from his discretionary means to alter immigration laws. A new amnesty according to the 'Heritage Foundation' would add another $2.6 TRILLION DOLLARS to the financial U.S. Treasury ceiling of $15 TRILLION DOLLARS and rising daily. We must arrest the abuse of the Department of Justice against states, trying to survive, under the welfare bombardment of illegal aliens. Only the TEA PARTY and not the two old, tired established parties will enforce immigration laws. Only the Tea Party will build the real two parallel fences, prosecute city officials compliant with Sanctuary Cities and additionally restrain a federal DREAM bill. Only the TEA PARTY will press for the mandatory ‘Legal Workforce Act,’ E-Verify and secondary the ‘Birthright Citizenship Bill.’ Only the TEA PARTY will cut short any further contempt by this administration for the U.S. Constitution and the undermining of the Congressional voices. Everything you need to know is located at these Non-profit, Pro-Sovereignty organizations as NumbersUSA, American Patrol and the Federation of American Immigration Reform (FAIR) websites. The legal website of Judicial Watch will open up your eyes to the corruption hidden within the confines of Washington and the state Capitol hierarchy, who are spending trillions of your dollars with impunity.

JOIN YOUR LOCAL TEA PARTY AND CONTACT THE SENATE AND HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES AND DEMAND MANDATORY E-VERIFY (H.R. 2885) AND THE BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP BILL ( H.R.140) CALL THE WASHINGTON AT 202-224-3121

KEEP YOUR VOTE SAFE! ILLEGAL ALIENS WILL VOTE IN ALL ELECTIONS.

Posted by Dave Francis (Brittanicus) | January 6, 2012 8:22 PM

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Hello! Just want to say thank you for this interesting article! =) Peace, Joy.

Posted by ecotteKet | January 25, 2012 3:47 AM

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