Thread: Settlement opens door for hundreds of LEGAL immigrants

Settlement opens door for hundreds of legal immigrants to become U.S. citizens [Updated]

November 9, 2009 | 12:00 pm

Hundreds of legal immigrants in Southern California who have been waiting years for citizenship will have their cases resolved as a result of a settlement with the federal government, attorneys announced today.

The immigrants were stuck in lengthy delays as they waited for the FBI to complete their security name checks and for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to approve their citizenship applications.

The settlement, approved Friday in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, sets a six-month deadline for the government to decide on hundreds of citizenship applications from Los Angeles, Santa Ana and San Bernardino.

The settlement also ends indefinite delays in processing naturalization applications, according to the plaintiffs.


“The naturalization process has been a bureaucratic nightmare for so many permanent residents who did everything right to become citizens of this country,â€

It’s about time,â€

[quote="ELE"]It’s about time,â€

Settlement opens door for hundreds of legal immigrants to become U.S. citizens

This title is a bit misleading, are they illegals waiting to become citizens and/or are they people that have filled out the paper work, had jobs and paid taxes and followed the laws of our country?


However, thanks for pointing it out JD2, my mistake, I misunderstood. We have so many cases of illegals getting these breaks that I just reacted.

The first sentence of the article says

Hundreds of legal immigrants in Southern California who have been waiting years for citizenship will have their cases resolved as a result of a settlement with the federal government, attorneys announced today.

The headline says

"Settlement opens door for hundreds of LEGAL immigrants"

It took years to vet a few hundred legal immigrants so how the heck would they vet 20 million illegals if an amnesty is given?