Try and Try Again : Immigrants Face Red Tape Nightmare

While the U.S. government has taken a it's broke but we won't fix it attitude towards the immigration situation in the United States, the fact remains that the system is set on screwing immigrants even when they try to do right.

Immigration bureaucracy plagued by delays. It will take an average of 18 months to process petitions from legal immigrants applying for citizenship between now and 2010, compared to seven months or fewer in 2007.

Pro Inmigrant hits the nail on the head when they write:

There's a recurring refrain among some immigration critics questioning why new immigrants don't work harder and faster to become U.S. citizens. The truth is that many of them are doing everything they can, but our government manages to erect obstacles in their path.

Source : ProInmigrant
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