I think those in line should abandon their applications and apply under the new system, where they satisfy physical presence requirements. Be first in, first out.
Yes, the tools needed to expedite citizenship processing are now present in the proposed legislation. I can see, operationally, processing times reduced from the present four-year zone to under 18 months.
As well, people forget. Because of the elegant simplicity of the residence calculation, you're entitled to use, as human resources, individuals at, with all due respect, a lower-pay grade to do the math in particular applications, so we can do more files faster, for less money.