That's according to the United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) anyway, which changed its official mission
statement late Thursday and dropped the language to describe the
country.
The federal agency that grants visas and
U.S. citizenship now refers to itself as an organization that
"administers the nation's lawful immigration system." The new mission
statement also eliminates the word "customers" to refer to visa
applicants.
In a letter to employees, L. Francis
Cissna, USCIS's director, said the changes were a "straightforward
statement (that) clearly defines the agency's role in our country's
lawful immigration system and the commitment we have to the American
people."
There was no specific explanation for why USCIS dropped the phrase.
Cissna
became the agency's director in October last year, after President
Trump's election. Trump has sought to significantly harden decades of
U.S. policy on legal and illegal immigration. He plans to admit no more
than 45,000 refugees in 2018.
Source: Yahoo News
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