Advocates Criticize Proposed Hike in Immigration Fees
Immigration advocates likened a Bush administration proposal to hike immigration and naturalization fees to a "second wall'' that could make it harder for many new arrivals to earn U.S citizenship.
Immigrants applying for citizenship or temporary work permits could pay almost twice as much as they do now under a proposal floated Wednesday by the administration, which says the increase would speed up processing. LESLEY CLARK and ALFONSO CHARDY for the San Jose Mercury News.