Approval of "immediate family" visas for family of US citizens to immigrate to the US currently takes anywhere from 10 to 18 months from start to finish. The NYTimes says this is largely due to the current administration's deferential treatment of "undocumented immigrants" http://tinyurl.com/n662uzn. Surely US citizens paying thousands of dollars in visa fees should take precedence.
We say the administration should either place US petitioners at the front of the waiting list, or hire extra manpower to drastically reduce the wait time.