Thread: Immigration agency launches new Web site

Immigration agency launches new Web site

By SUZANNE GAMBOA, The Associated Press
12:21 p.m. September 22, 2009

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration launched a new Web site on Tuesday that officials hope will make citizenship and other immigration services more accessible.

The new Citizenship and Immigration Services Web site was unveiled Tuesday at an event with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, as well as White House and Homeland Security staff.

Napolitano said USCIS' Web site gets 230,000 visits a day, therefore it's important that it be easy to use and provides "the kind of information that people seek."

The site was revised in 90 days using in-house resources, officials said. CIS officials could not immediately provide a total cost for the revisions. Parts of the service, including its Spanish-language sections, were still under construction.

Citizenship and Immigration Services is responsible for processing millions of applications for citizenship, immigration to the U.S. and legal residency as well as claims for asylum and refugee status.

One of the highlights of the new site is a tool allowing users to get e-mail updates or text alerts about the status of their cases, as well as to check them online with their case number.

Alejandro Mayorkas, the Citizenship and Immigration Services director, planned to travel to Los Angeles, as well as New Mexico and Nevada this week to "capture the issues of importance" on making his agency more responsive to the public.

Last week, Mayorkas announced the creation of an office to focus on gathering feedback from the community.

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/ ... dex=170282

I think this is it:

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

Does it include maps of where to cross the U.S. border?

Alejandro Mayorkas, the Citizenship and Immigration Services director, planned to travel to Los Angeles, as well as New Mexico and Nevada this week to "capture the issues of importance" on making his agency more responsive to the public.

Looks like Preparation for Round 3 of the DHS Dialogue. Of course he chose certain spots. Why doesn't he go to North Dakota, Alaska or Maine; they're border states, too?

Other great web sites are as follows:

www.gov'traitors.com

www.illegalsget our taxdollars.net

www.Hurttheamericanpeople.gov

www.giveourcountrytoillegals.org

I just made this up but you get the idea. Anyone have some good one's to share?

Florida is also nice at the end of hurricane season, and they continue to be a hotbed of illegals who pick the farms and chop the sugar cane. Plus it is a great crossroad for drug trafficking and human smuggling.

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

I think this is it:
http://tinyurl.com/mbrsng

JohnDoe2, I shortened your url so the page would fit our screen....

Visit the new sites at www.uscis.gov and http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis-es

Why is it that people who speak any language other than Spanish can use the English site but Spanish speakers must have their own private site?