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Testimonies and Speeches

Text from USCIS testimonies to Congress.


July 2012

Testimony on Benefit Fraud ( PDF)
July 24, 2012, Sarah Kendal, Associate Director USCIS, Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate testified before the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement
07/26/2012


February 2012

Testimony on Safeguarding the Integrity of the Immigration Benefits Adjudication Process (90KB PDF)
February 15, 2012, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Director USCIS, testified before the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement
02/15/2012


September 2011

Director Mayorkas remarks to Chamber of Commerce (26KB PDF)
Regarding Immigration and American Competitiveness: The Challenge Ahead
09/30/2011


March 2011

Testimony on H-1B Visas: Designing a Program to Meet the Needs of the U.S. Economy and U.S. Workers (135KB PDF)
March 31, 2011, Donald Neufeld, Associate Director USCIS, testified before the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement
03/31/2011


February 2011

Testimony on E-Verify: Preserving Jobs for American Workers ( PDF)
Feb. 10, 2011, Theresa C. Bertucci, Associate Director, Enterprise Services Directorate testified in front of the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
02/11/2011


March 2010

Testimony on USCIS Budget Request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 ( PDF)
March 16, 2010, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas testified in front of the House Committee on Apropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security about the USCIS Fiscal Year 2011 Budget and other critical issues important to USCIS
03/16/2010


April 2009

"Priorities Enforcing Immigration Laws" (Acting Deputy Director, Michael Aytes) (130KB PDF)
04/02/2009


May 2008

Statement for the Record: E-Verify
For a hearing on "Employment Eligibility Verification Systems and Potential Impacts on SSA's Ability to Serve Retirees, People with Disabilities, and Workers" before the House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Social Security
05/06/2008


April 2008

USCIS' Role in the Visa Process
Michael Aytes, Acting Deputy Director, USCIS, testified before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugess, Border Security and International Law
04/30/2008


January 2008

Naturalization Delays: Causes, Consequences and Solutions (203KB PDF)
January 17, 2008 - Emilio T. Gonzalez, Director, USCIS, testifed before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, January 17, 2008
01/17/2008


April 2007

Testimony of USCIS Deputy Director Scharfen at a hearing regarding "Problems in the Current Employment Verification and Worksite Enforcement System" (142KB PDF)
04/24/2007


March 2007

Testimony of USCIS Director Gonzalez on Immigration Reform and the Temporary Worker Program (143KB PDF)
House Appropriations Committee, Homeland Security Subcommittee
03/27/2007


February 2007


December 2003

"Guarding Liberty, Securing America's Open Society," Prepared Remarks at The Summit Institute's International Forum (USCIS Director Aguirre) (Ontario, Canada) (106KB PDF)
12/05/2003



Last updated: 02/11/2011