WASHINGTON-- The India Abroad Center for Political Awareness (IACPA) signed onto a letter circulated by leading civil rights organizations that urges members of Congress to oppose H.R. 2528, the Immigration Reorganization and Improvement Act (IRIA).
"Although I believe that the intentions of the bill are good, this is the wrong way to go about it", said Prem Shunmugavelu, Washington Associate of IACPA. "The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) needs to be improved so that it is more people-friendly and efficient, but this bill would create further headaches and increase the already high back-log in processing green card applications. It would do nothing to improve customer service in the INS, something a reform that we would support should do," Shunmugavelu added.
IRIA would establish two sections within the Department of Justice, the Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement. Unfortunately, no funding is provided for coordination and accountability between these two organizations.
