In one case. if one were to file an application with an American consular office abroad. he could expect to wait 5 years before his application was reached. and at the other extreme. a person could expect to wait 90 years before his application would be processed. There are still other problems and other factors. I remember cases arising out of my own experience in wdrking on the problem of reuniting families. A Member of this body who does not have a large metropolitan center in his State cannot quite realize how many immigration cases involving family hardship ultimately come to the attention of the Representatives and Senators. and they are tearful cases. Indeed. it would require almost the wisdom of a Solomon to undertake to solve some of the problems. I mentioned to our policy committee on Tuesday a case that always entranced me.
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