Immigrants sue U.S. over citizenship delays

[raum]

Deepak, that kid who just shot up the mall and killed 4 people was a legal alien who had just become eligible for citizenship. He came from war-torn Bosnia as a kid... How long a statute of limitations should we have?

QUOTEA family friend, who didn't want to be identified, told us Talovic's upbringing may have played a role. He was a Muslim-Bosnian, born in war-torn Bosnia. Talovic has lived in Utah for the past several years. He dropped out of high school in 2004.

The family friend said Talovic had a tough time interacting with people and dealing with traumatic episodes. That may be why neighbors who lived near the Talovics for years don't know the first thing about him.

John Buddensick, Neighbor: "Me or my family, or pretty much anybody on my side of the street never came in contact with Sulejmen or any of his friends or anything like that. So to hear that this happened is somewhat shocking because you really didn't know who he was."

Whether there were indicators or not, police say Talovic planned on killing as many people as possible at Trolley Square. Talovic carried with him a .38 caliber pistol, a shotgun, a backpack full of ammunition and a bandoleer of shotgun shells into the mall.

The Deseret Morning News is reporting Talovic was a legal alien, which means he could legally purchase those weapons. He was also 18 years old, a legal adult.

[Deepak]

There are always going to be people who slip through the cracks that are a danger to society , that cannot be helped. There will always be some percentage of unwanted people in the country.

I agree that limiting time may not be possible but rather a condition should be set to allow for a much quicker process if possible. And it shouldnt be that like 30% of the applicants have to wait more then 2 years to get a yes or no to citizenship.

Stating a set time period may in some cases as you said raum could result in the country being put in a situation of grave danger and thus it would generally be a great idea to have conditions set out in the process to help speed up the process and slow it down where needed.