The director of USCIS is a Cuban immigrant and is being praised for the work he is doing in the agency. Someone who understands the system is definitely needed. - - Donna Poisl
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' Alejandro Mayorkas has brought greater openness and transparency to the agency and ordered a review of all agency policies to make sure they are fair.
by Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times
On a recent afternoon, the head of the nation's legal immigration system opened himself to a cascade of complaints from more than 300 attorneys, immigrant advocates and others at a teleconference based at the Western regional headquarters of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in Laguna Niguel.
Agency director Alejandro Mayorkas listened intently, with nary a twitch of annoyance.
"I have articulated within the agency that we should not shirk from criticism," he said. "We should just work very, very hard not to deserve it."
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This country was built by immigrants, it will continue to attract and need immigrants. Some people think there are enough people here now -- people have been saying this since the 1700s and it still is not true. They are needed to make up for our aging population and low birthrate. Immigrants often are entrepreneurs, creating jobs. We must help them become Americans and not just people who live here and think of themselves as visitors. When immigrants succeed here, the whole country benefits.
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