Creative counting game?

From USCIS Ombudsman Report:
"As of May 2006, USCIS reported 235,802 name checks pending, with approximately 65% (153,166) of those cases pending more than 90 days and approximately 35% (82,824) pending more than one year."

But according to Emilio González -- director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published in Miami Herald:

"Before issuing a green card or swearing in a naturalized U.S. citizen, González's agency needs a green light from the FBI that the immigrant is not a terrorist or a criminal. Tens of thousands of applications are now delayed waiting for the FBI to complete the background checks.

Ninety-seven percent of applicants are cleared in less than six months, González said, but 3 percent get stuck in name-check limbo. The situation has led thousands to sue González's agency."

So which numbers are right? 97% in less than 6 month? Or 35% pending more than a year?

Tags: immigration