Tweets from CLINIC11: USCIS Director Mayorkas

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The Catholic Legal Immigration Network (@cliniclegal Washington, DC) tweets from CLINIC-11 conference, May 18, 2011. Plenary Spearker UCSIS Director Mayorkas speaks about e-access to Citizenship and Immigration services.

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Dir. Mayorkas of USCIS speaking now - TPS for Haitians wouldn't have happened without CLINIC and its affiliates #clinic11

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It is through the sustained advocacy of CLINIC that we were able to reach the cherished day of yesterday #clinic11 -Mayorkas

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Mayorkas speaking about coming to the U.S. as a refugee with his parents from Cuba #clinic11

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Mayorkas- Question foremost in my mind is one of access. How can we serve individuals who are eligible for benefits? #clinic11

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Office of Public Engagement was created for this. Not speaking to community, but engaging them #clinic11 Mayorkas

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Mayorkas- we have worked with USCCB and CLINIC to talk about fee waivers and the high price of citizenship #clinic11

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Mayorkas - We have plans to elevate our level of engagement and level of access to the disenfranchised #clinic11 mayorkas

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Mayorkas- We open a window to see what your needs are and open a door to teach us as a shared community #clinic11

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Mayorkas- We will model ourselves after refugee countries and will go mobile, reaching the people who can't reach us #clinic11

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Mayorkas- we are pushing to become electronic/web based and allowing people to file via the web #clinic11

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Mayorkas- being every mindful that we serve people that don't have access to computers and the web #clinic11

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Mayorkas- we need you to help us bridge that divide. The longer there's no e-access to USCIS the longer w/out progress #clinic11

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Mayorkas- Will not leave people disenfranchised who can't access computers, but this is a way to move forward #clinic11

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Mayorkas- what if we took the money saved from being an e-based agency and gave it to non-profits instead? #clinic11