Agency considers customer needs, adapts

That's news! USCIS, the agency that handles citizenship and visa clearances for would-be immigrants is adding weekend hours as it tries to get out from under an 18,000 person backlog.

Don't get all "taxpayers footing the bill for immigrants" on me either - USCIS is entirely self-funded. Applicant fees support the agencies work and that's all the money they get. Fees increased last year, too.

Though USCIS has been slammed for not preparing more for the huge increase in applicants immediately before the fees rose (duh, who couldn't see that coming?), I give them some credit for reacting more like private industry than a government agency in burning the oil longer.