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b*******e
发帖数: 24532 | 1 【 以下文字转载自 EB1_RFE 俱乐部 】
发信人: bigbigbee (大蜜蜂：祈福), 信区: EB1_RFE
标 题: 美国劳工部82%,国土安全部14%的员工furlough
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Oct 1 09:38:52 2013, 美东)
就是上面两个对我们的申请有一点影响，但是从目前看，国土安全，移民局还是相对稳
定的。
bout half of the Defense Department's civilian employees would be furloughed
in case of a shutdown. Photograph: Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images
The increasingly likely shutdown of the US government could have far-reachin
g effects throughout the US. If Congress fails to reach an agreement to aver
t a shutdown by midnight ET Monday, some services – mail delivery, Social S
ecurity and Medicare benefits – would not be affected. Others, like nationa
l parks and routine safety inspections of food, would be curtailed as the ma
jority of federal employees tasked with their operation would be furloughed.
A look at how a shutdown could affect other services across the federal gove
rnment:
Federal workers:
About 800,000 federal employees could see their paychecks jeopardised. Alrea
dy hit hard by several unpaid furlough days caused by sequestration this yea
r some workers have begun lobbying to receive back pay in the event of a shu
tdown. While Congress agreed to retroactively pay them during previous shutd
owns, the fractured nature of this Congress makes such a step unlikely.
US military
The military's 1.4 million active-duty personnel would stay on duty, but the
ir paychecks would be delayed. The US House proposal to delay Obamacare for
a year – passed early Sunday morning but almost certain will be killed in t
he Senate – included a provision to ensure troops' paychecks continue.
About half of the Defense Department's civilian employees would be furloughe
d.
Science
Nasa will furlough almost all of its employees, though it will continue to k
eep workers at Mission Control in Houston and elsewhere to support the Inter
national Space Station, where two Americans and four others are deployed. Th
e National Weather Service would keep forecasting weather and issuing warnin
gs and the National Hurricane Center would continue to track storms.
Travel
Federal air traffic controllers would remain on the job and airport screener
s would keep funneling passengers through security checkpoints, though some
airports have warned of delays at security. Federal inspectors would continu
e enforcing safety rules.
The State Department would continue processing foreign applications for visa
s and US applications for passports, since fees are collected to finance tho
se services. Embassies and consulates overseas would continue to provide ser
vices to American citizens.
Courts
Federal courts would continue operating normally for about 10 business days
after the start of a shutdown, roughly until the middle of October. If the s
hutdown continues, the judiciary would have to begin furloughs of employees
whose work is not considered essential. But cases would continue to be heard
.
The US supreme court is scheduled to begin its new term on October 7. In pre
vious government shutdowns, it continued to operate as normal.
Mail
Deliveries would continue as usual because the US Postal Service receives no
tax dollars for day-to-day operations. It relies on income from stamps and
other postal fees to keep running.
District of Columbia
The city, which does not have autonomy over its own budget, briefly flirted
with the idea of using the potential shutdown to make a stand when mayor Vin
ce Gray moved to designate all city employees "essential," thereby avoiding
the cuts in services like libraries that were expected. Some District politi
cians were willing to go so far as to get arrested over the show of defiance
, but on Friday the city's lawyers approved using a $144m contingency fund t
o make up the difference if the federal government funds dry up.
Homeland security
The majority of the Department of Homeland Security's employees are expected
to stay on the job, including uniformed agents and officers at the country'
s borders and ports of entry, members of the Coast Guard, Transportation Sec
urity Administration officers, Secret Service personnel and other law enforc
ement agents and officers. US Citizenship and Immigration Services employees
would continue to process green card applications.
Veterans services
Most services offered through the Department of Veterans Affairs will contin
ue because lawmakers approve money one year in advance for the VA's health p
rograms. Veterans would still be able to visit hospitals for inpatient care,
get mental health counseling at vet centers or get prescriptions filled at
VA health clinics. Operators would still staff the crisis hotline and claims
workers would still process payments to cover disability and pension benefi
ts.
But those veterans appealing the denial of disability benefits to the Board
of Veterans Appeals will have to wait longer for a decision because the boar
d would not issue any decisions during a shutdown. | b*******e
发帖数: 24532 | 2 也不排除一些移民官为了自己的job而放水，否则自己没有工作可干了啊，呵呵
furloughed
reachin
aver
【在 b*******e 的大作中提到】
: 【 以下文字转载自 EB1_RFE 俱乐部 】
: 发信人: bigbigbee (大蜜蜂：祈福), 信区: EB1_RFE
: 标 题: 美国劳工部82%,国土安全部14%的员工furlough
: 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Oct 1 09:38:52 2013, 美东)
: 就是上面两个对我们的申请有一点影响，但是从目前看，国土安全，移民局还是相对稳
: 定的。
: bout half of the Defense Department's civilian employees would be furloughed
: in case of a shutdown. Photograph: Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images
: The increasingly likely shutdown of the US government could have far-reachin
: g effects throughout the US. If Congress fails to reach an agreement to aver
| l*****s
发帖数: 240 | 3 哦？有这等好事？不过想想也是，是大家的申请费特别是PP的申请费养活了他们啊，为
了回报大众，放水吧
【在 b*******e 的大作中提到】
: 也不排除一些移民官为了自己的job而放水，否则自己没有工作可干了啊，呵呵
:
: furloughed
: reachin
: aver
| p*****a
发帖数: 3634 | 4 how about FBI? they need to do name check. | y****z
发帖数: 445 | | l******2
发帖数: 2502 | | M*******Z
发帖数: 510 | | h**********2
发帖数: 68 | 8 同问，USCIS 不关门，但是 FBI 的 name check 和 background check 还会继续吗？
【在 p*****a 的大作中提到】
: how about FBI? they need to do name check.
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| b*******e
发帖数: 24532 | 9 不排除可能啊：）
那些留下来的IO手脚再不麻利点，可能就成为清洗的对象啊。
【在 l*****s 的大作中提到】
: 哦？有这等好事？不过想想也是，是大家的申请费特别是PP的申请费养活了他们啊，为
: 了回报大众，放水吧
| b*******e
发帖数: 24532 | 10 FBI 和 CIA受影响程度都不应该大，涉及国家安全。
【在 p*****a 的大作中提到】
: how about FBI? they need to do name check.
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