U.S. Visa Rule Will Burden Families, Lawyers Say

U.S. Visa Rule Will Burden Families, Lawyers Say
By BRIAN KNOWLTON
Published: August 14, 2011

WASHINGTON — A new U.S. visa rule, taking effect Monday, appears likely to substantially lengthen the amount of time that Americans living overseas must wait before bringing along their noncitizen spouses or children if they have to move home quickly for personal or professional reasons, immigration lawyers say.

The U.S. immigration authorities say the new approach, which involves the processing of a visa document known as the I-130, allowing the entry of a citizen’s alien relative, will be more “efficient and consistent and centralizedâ€

Sure, make the legal process more difficult and more expensive but leave the southern border wide open. And they wonder why people sneak in.