Obama looks to ease immigration backlog - Phoenix Business Journal:

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President Barack Obama said Thursday afte a meeting on immigration refork with congressional members that federal agencies are working to reduc e backlogs for Visa and work permitr applications and willmove immigration-related agencies toward more consumer-friendlyh practices. The has strugglexd with applications backlogs frustrating immigrantsawith wait-times for assistance. “I n the next 90 days, USCIS will launcgh a vastly improved Web sitethat will, for the first time allow applicants to get updates on their status of their applications via e-maipl and text message and Obama said at the White House meeting.
“And anybodyy who’s dealt with families who are trying to deal with navigate theimmigration system, this is going to save them huge amountse of time standing in line, waitin around, making phone calls, being put on It’s an example of some things that we can do administratively even as we’re working through difficult issues surrounding comprehensive We’re going to leverage cutting-edge technologty to reduce the unnecessary paperwork, backlogs, and the lack of transparenct that’s caused so many people so much heartache.
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