The Records Preservation & Access Committee of the Federation of Genealogical
Societies, National Genealogical Society, and International Association of Jewish
Genealogical Societies has drafted a letter of protest which, with the American Society of
Genealogists signing on to the final version, will be delivered to the Regulatory
Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
Gene Z.
On Dec 30, 2019, at 2:26 PM, 'John R. Carpenter'
jrcrin001(a)gmail.com <mailto:jrcrin001@gmail.com> [CarpenterCousins]
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Rick,
It is not clear. Supposedly the fees are to cover the time and effort to access. But the
article disagrees.
It appears as if most of these records should have been transferred already to the
National Archives, but they (USC&IS) have no plans to do so.
Reading between the lines, it appears a turf war. They do not want to let go of their
records and will make it difficult for people to access. This by creating a new sharing
system and charging people to set it up.
See the related link at:
https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/
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https://www..recordsnotrevenue.com/>
I hope this helps.
John R. Carpenter
La Mesa, CA USA
Carpenter Cousins Project - Our main support page!
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From: Rick Carpenter <>nohurricane(a)gmail.com <mailto:nohurricane@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [CarpenterCousins] U.S. Citizenship And Immigration Services Proposes Sharp
Fee Hikes For Records – some up 500%.
What will be funded with the increased fees?
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> On Dec 30, 2019, at 3:15 PM, 'John R. Carpenter' jrcrin001(a)gmail.com
<mailto:jrcrin001@gmail.com> [CarpenterCousins] <CarpenterCousins(a)yahoogroups.com
<mailto:CarpenterCousins@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
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>
> Hello Carpenter Cousins,
>
> Alana Carpenter sent this to me and I believe this is worth passing on.
>
> I think most people will want to see this story from NPR. Costs to use are going up.
> U.S. Citizenship And Immigration Services Proposes Sharp Fee Hikes For Records – some
up 500%. See story at:
>
>
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/12/29/791524913/tracing-yo...
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https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/12/29/791524913/tracing-yo...
> John R. Carpenter
> La Mesa, CA USA
> Carpenter Cousins Project - Our main support page!
>
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