As naturalization applications piled up under President Barack Obama, surging 64 percent in his final year in office, activists held their tongues, saying they were keeping an eye on it but weren't overly concerned.
A year later, near the end of the Obama administration, that number was more than 635,000.
The Washington Times has been tracking the increase in naturalization cases for several years and during the Obama administration asked groups about the increasing backlog.
More than 850,000 naturalization applications were decided last year.
Homeland Security's inspector general found that USCIS bungled a transition to a new computer system and was approving people for citizenship before their background checks were finished.
Still, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat who joined Mr. Gutierrez in leading the letter demanding answers, said the administration should have been prepared for a surge in applications, knowing that the president's immigration policies could increase interest in naturalization.
"It's hard to believe there isn't a political motivation for the administration to prevent applicants for citizenship from actually completing their applications," she said.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/2/democrats-demand-election-season-surge-approving-n/
A year later, near the end of the Obama administration, that number was more than 635,000.
The Washington Times has been tracking the increase in naturalization cases for several years and during the Obama administration asked groups about the increasing backlog.
More than 850,000 naturalization applications were decided last year.
Homeland Security's inspector general found that USCIS bungled a transition to a new computer system and was approving people for citizenship before their background checks were finished.
Still, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat who joined Mr. Gutierrez in leading the letter demanding answers, said the administration should have been prepared for a surge in applications, knowing that the president's immigration policies could increase interest in naturalization.
"It's hard to believe there isn't a political motivation for the administration to prevent applicants for citizenship from actually completing their applications," she said.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/2/democrats-demand-election-season-surge-approving-n/
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