(Cross posted again) The commenting period is closed. Thanks to those who made the effort to respond. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 9:59 AM Gordon soares <gws...@gmail.com> wrote: > If you haven’t... you need to if you either are quitting your research or > have a lot of money!!! > This is important > Gordon Soares > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 30, 2019, at 6:23 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > (Cross posted to Azores, Madeira, IslandRoutes) > > Comments are due *IN 3 HOURS, TODAY, MONDAY, DECEMBER 30*. Do it now. > Here's the revamped step by step (abridged and detailed). > > Two steps, abridged: > 1) > *YOU HAVE TO MENTION BOTH THE GENEALOGY PROGRAM AND THE DHS DOCKET NO. > USCIS-2019-0010 IN YOUR COMMENT!!!!! * > (Sorry for the bold and red, I'm trying to be sure you put this part in) > > 2) Go here: https://beta.regulations.gov/document/USCIS-2019-0010-0001 > IF YOU ARE SHORT ON TIME go to the comments and read a few a blend a > couple together. That link is here: > https://beta.regulations.gov/document/USCIS-2019-0010-0001/comment > > Two steps, a little more detail: > 1) You should go here and the information: > https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/? (yes the ? is part of the URL). Don't > have time? Basically, it says: <<On 14 November 2019, U.S. Citizenship & > Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed a sudden and unprecedented *492% > increase in fees* required to access historical records held by the USCIS > Genealogy Program. *Many of these records should already be publicly > accessible under the law.* USCIS is essentially holding them hostage, > demanding individuals pay exorbitant and unjustifiable fees to access > documents of our immigrant ancestors. All researchers should care about the > issues involved, even if your research does not include these historical > records. What can be done to one type of record can be done to others!>> > > Some of the records affected: A-Files, C-Files, Alien Registration Files, > Visa Files, Japanese Internment documentation, replacement naturalization > papers, and more. > > Here are some of their suggested writing prompts: > <image.png> > > > *YOU HAVE TO MENTION BOTH THE GENEALOGY PROGRAM AND THE DHS DOCKET NO. > USCIS-2019-0010 IN YOUR COMMENT!!!!!* > (Sorry for the bold and red, I'm trying to be sure you put this part in). > > 2) Post your comments here: > https://beta.regulations.gov/document/USCIS-2019-0010-0001 > > Please do it NOW! > Cheri Mello > > > On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 9:02 AM Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> (Cross posted to Azores, Madeira, IslandRoutes) >> >> Comments are due *TODAY, MONDAY, DECEMBER 30*. Do it now. Here's the >> revamped step by step (abridged and detailed). >> >> Two steps, abridged: >> 1) >> *YOU HAVE TO MENTION BOTH THE GENEALOGY PROGRAM AND THE DHS DOCKET NO. >> USCIS-2019-0010 IN YOUR COMMENT!!!!! * >> (Sorry for the bold and red, I'm trying to be sure you put this part in) >> >> 2) Go here: https://beta.regulations.gov/document/USCIS-2019-0010-0001 >> IF YOU ARE SHORT ON TIME go to the comments and read a few a blend a >> couple together. That link is here: >> https://beta.regulations.gov/document/USCIS-2019-0010-0001/comment >> >> Two steps, a little more detail: >> 1) You should go here and the information: >> https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/? (yes the ? is part of the URL). >> Don't have time? Basically, it says: <<On 14 November 2019, U.S. >> Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed a sudden and >> unprecedented *492% increase in fees* required to access historical >> records held by the USCIS Genealogy Program. *Many of these records >> should already be publicly accessible under the law.* USCIS is >> essentially holding them hostage, demanding individuals pay exorbitant and >> unjustifiable fees to access documents of our immigrant ancestors. All >> researchers should care about the issues involved, even if your research >> does not include these historical records. What can be done to one type of >> record can be done to others!>> >> >> Some of the records affected: A-Files, C-Files, Alien Registration Files, >> Visa Files, Japanese Internment documentation, replacement naturalization >> papers, and more. >> >> Here are some of their suggested writing prompts: >> <image.png> >> >> >> *YOU HAVE TO MENTION BOTH THE GENEALOGY PROGRAM AND THE DHS DOCKET NO. >> USCIS-2019-0010 IN YOUR COMMENT!!!!!* >> (Sorry for the bold and red, I'm trying to be sure you put this part in). >> >> 2) Post your comments here: >> https://beta.regulations.gov/document/USCIS-2019-0010-0001 >> >> Please do it NOW! >> Cheri Mello, List owner, Azores-Gen, among other things >> (Cross posted to Azores, Madeira, IslandRoutes) >> >> OK, the main Records Not Revenue site still says it's down and there is a >> redirect. Now there's a workaround. Comments are due *TOMORROW, MONDAY, >> DECEMBER 30*. Not the previously posted date. So do it now. Here's the >> revamped step by step (abridged and detailed). >> >> Two steps, abridged: >> 1) >> *YOU HAVE TO MENTION BOTH THE GENEALOGY PROGRAM AND THE DHS DOCKET NO. >> USCIS-2019-0010 IN YOUR COMMENT!!!!! * >> (Sorry for the bold and red, I'm trying to be sure you put this part in) >> >> 2) Go here: https://beta.regulations.gov/document/USCIS-2019-0010-0001 >> IF YOU ARE SHORT ON TIME go to the comments and read a few a blend a >> couple together. That link is here: >> https://beta.regulations.gov/document/USCIS-2019-0010-0001/comment >> >> Two steps, a little more detail: >> 1) You should go here and the information: >> https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/? (yes the ? is part of the URL). >> Don't have time? Basically, it says: <<On 14 November 2019, U.S. >> Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed a sudden and >> unprecedented *492% increase in fees* required to access historical >> records held by the USCIS Genealogy Program. *Many of these records >> should already be publicly accessible under the law.* USCIS is >> essentially holding them hostage, demanding individuals pay exorbitant and >> unjustifiable fees to access documents of our immigrant ancestors. All >> researchers should care about the issues involved, even if your research >> does not include these historical records. What can be done to one type of >> record can be done to others!>> >> >> Some of the records affected: A-Files, C-Files, Alien Registration Files, >> Visa Files, Japanese Internment documentation, replacement naturalization >> papers, and more. >> >> Here are some of their suggested writing prompts: >> <image.png> >> >> >> *YOU HAVE TO MENTION BOTH THE GENEALOGY PROGRAM AND THE DHS DOCKET NO. >> USCIS-2019-0010 IN YOUR COMMENT!!!!!* >> (Sorry for the bold and red, I'm trying to be sure you put this part in). >> >> 2) Post your comments here: >> https://beta.regulations.gov/document/USCIS-2019-0010-0001 >> >> Please do it today! >> Cheri Mello, List owner, Azores-Gen, among other things >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 29, 2019 at 1:32 PM Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> (Cross posted to Azores, Madeira, IslandRoutes) >>> >>> OK, the main Records Not Revenue site still says it's down and there is >>> a redirect. Now there's a workaround. Comments are due *TOMORROW, >>> MONDAY, DECEMBER 30*. Not the previously posted date. So do it now. >>> Here's the revamped step by step (abridged and detailed). >>> >>> Two steps, abridged: >>> 1) >>> *YOU HAVE TO MENTION BOTH THE GENEALOGY PROGRAM AND THE DHS DOCKET NO. >>> USCIS-2019-0010 IN YOUR COMMENT!!!!! * >>> (Sorry for the bold and red, I'm trying to be sure you put this part in) >>> >>> 2) Go here: https://beta.regulations.gov/document/USCIS-2019-0010-0001 >>> IF YOU ARE SHORT ON TIME go to the comments and read a few a blend a >>> couple together. That link is here: >>> https://beta.regulations.gov/document/USCIS-2019-0010-0001/comment >>> >>> Two steps, a little more detail: >>> 1) You should go here and the information: >>> https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/? (yes the ? is part of the URL). >>> Don't have time? Basically, it says: <<On 14 November 2019, U.S. >>> Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed a sudden and >>> unprecedented *492% increase in fees* required to access historical >>> records held by the USCIS Genealogy Program. *Many of these records >>> should already be publicly accessible under the law.* USCIS is >>> essentially holding them hostage, demanding individuals pay exorbitant and >>> unjustifiable fees to access documents of our immigrant ancestors. All >>> researchers should care about the issues involved, even if your research >>> does not include these historical records. What can be done to one type of >>> record can be done to others!>> >>> >>> Some of the records affected: A-Files, C-Files, Alien Registration >>> Files, Visa Files, Japanese Internment documentation, replacement >>> naturalization papers, and more. >>> >>> Here are some of their suggested writing prompts: >>> <image.png> >>> >>> >>> *YOU HAVE TO MENTION BOTH THE GENEALOGY PROGRAM AND THE DHS DOCKET NO. >>> USCIS-2019-0010 IN YOUR COMMENT!!!!!* >>> (Sorry for the bold and red, I'm trying to be sure you put this part in). >>> >>> 2) Post your comments here: >>> https://beta.regulations.gov/document/USCIS-2019-0010-0001 >>> >>> Please do it today! >>> Cheri Mello, List owner, Azores-Gen, among other things >>> >> -- > 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_F3uBJqo%2BG_RkSjwuaxtygFNy8DUmx9CZLjDPDhq1iw-Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_F3uBJqo%2BG_RkSjwuaxtygFNy8DUmx9CZLjDPDhq1iw-Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > 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/A46CEF1F-7EEA-46F1-BA54-2FE740D0E448%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/A46CEF1F-7EEA-46F1-BA54-2FE740D0E448%40gmail.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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