James Ziglar Confirmed as INS Commissioner
 Posted Aug 10, 2001
The U.S. Senate has confirmed James T. Ziglar as the new Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). In a news release issued on August 1, 2001, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) expressed optimism about working with Mr. Ziglar to bring about improvements at INS. Ziglar made several pro-immigration statements at his confirmation hearing, declaring that immigrants "refresh and, in fact, embody the American spirit."

Ziglar's goals as INS Commissioner, as described at his hearing, are that INS :

  • treat everyone with dignity and respect;

  • process applications efficiently;

  • change its internal culture to reenergize the agency; and

  • be restructured in a rational manner.

AILA offered its "encouragement and assistance" to Commissioner Ziglar in support of those worthy goals.


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