The Obama administration has signed a $7.8 million lease to
house some of the 1,000 employees being hired because of the president’s
executive actions on immigration.
Five thousand people have already
applied for the jobs, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Leon
Rodriguez said in recent speech in Los Angeles according to The
New York Times, which reported on the hiring spree
on Thursday.
The new workers will help sign up people for the legal
status granted by Obama through the executive actions. The move has infuriated
congressional Republicans, who have vowed to do what they can to curb the
president when they take over the Senate next year.
Rodriguez’s agency announced the new hiring days after Obama
took action. The Times reported that the costs will add up to $8 million in
lease payments annually, along with $40 million for annual salaries.
Source:http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/228091-feds-sign-78-million-lease-to-house-new-immigration-workers
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