I'm sure you will probably have already heard, and will probably continue to hear, from individuals who do refugee work on a daily basis—refugee lawyers, people working with front-line organizations—who I'm sure can tell you very powerfully that speed is so valuable, absolutely. Everyone wants speed, and the agony all of us hear from refugee claimants in our offices as they learn that their hearing isn't going to be scheduled for 8 months or 18 months or those sorts of delays is also agonizing.
However, these timelines are unrealistic, in the sense of putting many refugees in positions where it will simply be impossible to prepare and gather documentation and have adequate consultation with lawyers to make sure they are putting their case forward in the clearest, strongest way possible. That in itself will help expedite the process, because a poorly prepared case will only cause further delays.