[FA Worldmusic] FW: Fees

[Alison Loerke]

What was the date of the article in the NYT?


On 2/7/07 6:47 AM, "robyn Boyd"
<woodenshipproductions at woodenshipproductions.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I don't know how many of you saw the article in the NY Times that mentioned
> a proposed rise in INS fees but I caught it and wrote to Jim at APAP and
> here is his answer.  We need to keep an eye on this and help in any way we
> can
> 
>  
> 
> Robyn Boyd
> 
> Robyn,
> 
>  
> 
> Yes APAP is planning on mobilizing on this issue. Let me give you where we
> are right now.
> 
>  
> 
> The CIS proposal would hike the I-129  from $190 to $320.
> 
> Director of USCIS Gonzalez said that "the fee increase is for the growing
> cost of keeping our national immigration service secure and efficient."
> 
> We have been in touch with Congress and have been informed that Senators
> Leahy and Kennedy and Congressman Conyers and Lofgren have weighed in and
> urged CIS not to implement the new fees until the Judiciary committees had
> an opportunity to review the process.
> 
> It is posted on the Federal Registry and we are going to be asking folks to
> weigh in with the negative impact this increase would pose soon so that CIS
> knows how bad this is for the community. We will also be meeting with CIS
> this month as well to push through that point.
> 
> I will email you shortly with an update and status.
> Talk with you soon
> 
> Jim 
> 
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