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Citizenship and Immigration Services Web site to get upgrade

By JENNIFER LOVEN AP White House Correspondent President Obama on Thursday said the executive branch is going to take as many steps as it can to make the immigr...

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June 25, 2009 7:55 pm

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By JENNIFER LOVEN

AP White House Correspondent

President Obama on Thursday said the executive branch is going to take as many steps as it can to make the immigration process easier and better enforced.

In one new move, he said the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office will unveil within 90 days a new, user-friendly Web site where applicants for citizenship and work permits and other documents can check the status via e-mail, text message or online rather than waiting for long periods on the phone or in lines.

(Read the full story on immigration reform.)