Encourages me to write my Senators and Congressman again and this time point out Mitt Romney’s action Gordon
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 14, 2019, at 5:55 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > > (Cross posted again) > > Here's an article about U.S. Congressman, Mitt Romney, requesting an audit or > accounting of the USCIS and a lot of other information: > https://www.deseret.com/2019/12/11/21005211/romney-immigration-services-fee-hikes-family-history-research-genealogy-program-ancestry-mormon > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > >> On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 8:26 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: >> (Cross posted to Azores, Maderia, and IslandRoutes lists) >> >> The fees for the United States Naturalization records are under review and >> the new increase will cost us over $600! We have ONE WEEK to write and >> complain. Below are some articles. >> >> Dick Eastman's article: >> https://blog.eogn.com/2019/11/15/uscis-proposes-fee-increases-for-genealogy-records/ >> >> Judy Russell's article with a place to complain (with samples and writing >> prompts). You must complete this by MONDAY, DECEMBER 16. >> https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2019/11/21/records-not-revenue/ >> >> Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, blogged about this again. She says: >> <<If this rule is adopted, the cost of getting a record search done at USCIS >> — the first step that lets us know if the agency actually holds records >> about a research target — will rise from $65 to $240. And the cost of >> getting a paper record identified in that record search, such as a visa >> file, will rise from $65 to $385. So a record that, today, costs a maximum >> of $130 will cost $625 if this rule goes into effect. >> >> And that vastly higher fee will be for records that, in many cases, should >> have already been transferred to the National Archives and so available to >> us all for much lower fees.>> >> >> Full article here. >> https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2019/12/02/fight-the-fee-hikes/ >> >> Then someone (Ronnie French? Elaine Mello?) posted this. >> <<My cousin followed Judy's advice and emailed Reclaim the Records. She said: >> "I just got an email from Reclaim the Records, and they are talking to their >> lawyers about this. Apparently, a lot of these records should have been >> turned over to NARA a while ago, but they urge everyone to comment on the >> https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/? page in the hopes that they can in the >> short term stop the increase while they work on the long term to release the >> records." >> >> 1) Go to https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/? (Yes, the question mark is >> part of the URL). Read the information. >> >> 2) Open another tab with the writing prompts at: >> https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/conversation-starters/ >> (I blended a couple of them together). >> >> 3) Then submit it via their portal. This must be done by DECEMBER 16th! >> >> >> I'm going to keep sending this email to the list(s) every couple of days >> until December 16th! All U.S. researchers need to write in!! >> >> Thank you to all who will take the 5-10 minutes to write in! >> Cheri Mello, An avid, hard-core, die-hard genealogist >> >>> On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 9:30 AM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: >>> (Cross posted to Madeira and Island Routes lists) >>> >>> Dick Eastman, as well as Judy Russell (The Legal Genealogist) wrote about >>> the huge price increase for U.S. Naturalization records. The new fees are >>> ridiculous! Over $600 total!! >>> >>> Dick Eastman's article: >>> https://blog.eogn.com/2019/11/15/uscis-proposes-fee-increases-for-genealogy-records/ >>> >>> Judy Russell's article with a place to complain (with samples and writing >>> prompts). You must complete this by MONDAY, DECEMBER 16. >>> https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2019/11/21/records-not-revenue/ >>> >>> My cousin followed Judy's advice and emailed Reclaim the Records. She said: >>> <<I just got an email from Reclaim the Records, and they are talking to >>> their lawyers about this. Apparently, a lot of these records should have >>> been turned over to NARA a while ago, but they urge everyone to comment on >>> the https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/? page in the hopes that they can in >>> the short term stop the increase while they work on the long term to >>> release the records.>> >>> >>> 1) Go to https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/? (Yes, the question mark is >>> part of the URL). Read the information. >>> >>> 2) Open another tab with the writing prompts at: >>> https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/conversation-starters/ >>> (I blended a couple of them together). >>> >>> 3) Then submit it via their portal. This must be done by DECEMBER 16th! >>> >>> I'm going to keep sending this email to the list(s) every few days until >>> December 16th! >>> >>> Thank you to all who will take the 5-10 minutes to write in! >>> Cheri Mello, An avid, hard-core, die-hard genealogist > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_GY9cC6VHbygWc2GFnGMNAVPeu1cpgUZgcuAyEHN-%2BQLQ%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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