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Republican legislators last year accused Democrats of racing prospective citizens through the application process to increase Democratic votes in that fall's congressional elections. The Republicans alleged that the INS was not properly checking fingerprints or prior criminal records of the applicants.

Author: By Marc J.ambinder, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Laws Complicate Foreign Students' Lives | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

The INS states that "an unprecedented backlog" of citizen requests in 1996, numbering about 1.2 million, did not allow the agency to scrutinize applicants as closely as the agency would have liked.

Author: By Marc J.ambinder, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Laws Complicate Foreign Students' Lives | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

In early August, a federal panel, empowered with a mandate for INS reform, instead recommended the abolishment of the agency.

Author: By Marc J.ambinder, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Laws Complicate Foreign Students' Lives | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

In an interview, Rob Koon, an INS spokesperson, says the future of the agency depends largely on the will of the Clinton administration.

Author: By Marc J.ambinder, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Laws Complicate Foreign Students' Lives | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

Still, Koon says he thinks the INS "can do the job as we are currently structured."

Author: By Marc J.ambinder, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Laws Complicate Foreign Students' Lives | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

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