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Article: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND CONDEMNS BUSH ADMINISTRATION PROPOSAL TO HIKE CITIZENSHIP APPLICATION FEES BY 66 PERCENT
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- January 31, 2007
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The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release:
Today, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) condemned the Bush Administration's plan to increase the cost of citizenship applications and other fees by 66 percent. MALDEF strongly urges Congress to exercise its oversight powers and find alternative ways to improve and fund the growing immigration bureaucracy.
"The Administration's proposed fee increases will only erect a barrier to the American dream of citizenship at the expense of permanent residents who already pay taxes. While Administration officials tell us that the fee hike will ...