Supervisors to Seek Congressional Action on Investor Visas

RIVERSIDE - The Board of Supervisors is expected tomorrow to formally request that congressional hearings be held to determine why it's taking so long for a federal agency to process applications that pave the way for immigrant investors to set up businesses in the U.S. -- especially Riverside County.

Supervisors Marion Ashley and Jeff Stone will ask their board colleagues to jointly sign a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., asking him to investigate ''the conduct'' of U.S. Customs and Immigration Services.

The supervisors are also expected to direct the county'...