Illegal immigration is not the cause of the problem but a mere symptom.
Legal immigration is the problem. Here is what it looks like in general:
Here is what it looked like for us:
June 2009
Our first attorney charged $50 to refer us to a colleague of hers.
July-October 2009
According to the USCIS visa bulletin there were no green cards available in our category
August 22 2009
Phoebe Katharina Haas was born and automatically had dual citizenship
November 2009
Green cards got available for our category
December 2009
our attorney submitted our packages
April 2010
USCIS lost our application packages
December 2010
our attorney resubmitted our packages
May 2011
Senator Orin Hatch pursued a congressional inquiry about our case
June 5 2011
Benjamin Maximilian Haas was born and automatically had dual citizenship
July 2011
USCIS lost our application packages again
December 2011
USCIS found parts of both lost packages,
an immigration officer came for a workplace visit
and the green card application got approved
January 2012
Had to redo our physicals because they expire after one year
and USCIS invited us to fingerprinting appointments in their local field office
March
Employment Authorization came in the mail with wrong birthdays and names
May 2012
USCIS requested additional evidence
June 2012
Green Cards came in the mail
Total time: 3 years
Total cost: $9,039.56
USCIS fees: $5,565
attorney fees: $2,934.56
medical exams: $540
US citizens born into our family: 2
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