Immigration office staffs up per Obama order

Now hiring: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency.

The agency began advertising for 1,000 new employees shortly after President Obama announced executive actions to defer deportations for some migrants who are in the U.S. illegally.

Someone has to process all those new cases.

The New York Times reports that the expansion of the USCIS agency will cost "nearly $8 million a year in lease payments and more than $40 million for annual salaries."

From the Times:

"The announcement of the new 'operational center' among the chain restaurants and high-rises of Crystal City, a Northern Virginia neighborhood used for overflow from the federal agencies in Washington, offers a glimpse into how swiftly a president's words can produce bigger government.

"It also demonstrates the bureaucracy's ability to swing into action, even during an extended power struggle between the president and Congress."