Using this link that you posted previously, I was able to comment and send copies to my senators and representative. It outlines the issue and gives help. Her letter has links near the bottom of the page to everywhere you need to go to send the comment. The government site was up and running.
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/ (The online *Federal Register* comment system here <https://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=USCIS-2019-0010-0001> is where she directs you to go.) Debbie On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 8:26 PM Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> 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 <gfsche...@gmail.com> 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_HQd7aS5ZBc4AN%3D4nokmqBkaR4ybYi6eks1KPaw82A2BQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_HQd7aS5ZBc4AN%3D4nokmqBkaR4ybYi6eks1KPaw82A2BQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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