INS: Management Problems and Program Issues (Testimony, 10/05/94,
GAO/T-GGD-95-11).

This testimony discusses the management and program problems that
confronted the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization
Service (INS) when she took office in November 1993. For instance, the
backlog of aliens requesting asylum is large and growing. The demand for
naturalization and other benefits is such that INS cannot meet its own
processing time goal in some districts. In fiscal year 1993, almost 500
people were processed for entry into the United States. The
identification and removal of criminal and illegal aliens remains an
enormous problem. The flow of aliens across the Southwest border
continues. Crisis situations that INS must respond to, such as the
recent influx of Haitians and Cubans, add to its workload. Many of these
problems persist; however, INS seems to be aware of them and appears to
be making progress addressing them.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-GGD-95-11
     TITLE:  INS: Management Problems and Program Issues
      DATE:  10/05/94
   SUBJECT:  Immigration or emigration
             Illegal aliens
             Management information systems
             Immigration and naturalization law
             Internal controls
             Decentralization
             Public administration
             Law enforcement
             Strategic planning
             Agency missions
IDENTIFIER:  Crime Control Fund
             
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