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Melania Trump’s parents are legal permanent residents, raising questions about whether they...
MSN/ Washington Post ^ | February 21, 2018

Posted on 02/21/2018 2:49:30 PM PST by SMGFan

The parents of first lady Melania Trump have become legal permanent residents of the United States and are close to obtaining their citizenship, according to people familiar with their status, but their attorney declined to say how or when the couple gained their green cards.

Immigration experts said Viktor and Amalija Knavs very likely relied on a family reunification process that President Trump has derided as “chain migration” and proposed ending in such cases.

The Knavses, formerly of Slovenia, are living in the country on green cards, according to Michael Wildes, a New York-based immigration attorney who represents the first lady and her family.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; chainmigration; fakenews; flotusmelania; knavs; legalimmigration; liberalagenda; melaniatrump; tds; trumpfamily
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1 posted on 02/21/2018 2:49:30 PM PST by SMGFan
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Well, if we have to boot them in order to deport 20 million illegal aliens, that’s something I’m willing to do.


2 posted on 02/21/2018 2:50:47 PM PST by Toddsterpatriot (TANSTAAFL)
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To: SMGFan

And how many DACA parents actually tried to gain citizenship?


3 posted on 02/21/2018 2:52:05 PM PST by Skywise
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To: Skywise

Can we have a little common sense here. They are natives of Slovenia and are at risk as the parents of the First Lady. For their safety you get them out of Slovenia. Common sense is a very rare element in the world.


4 posted on 02/21/2018 2:55:31 PM PST by Kozy (new age haruspex; "Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.")
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To: SMGFan

They came here legally and played by the rules.

Nothing gets my day off to a great start than to see liberals get upset.


5 posted on 02/21/2018 2:55:42 PM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Forever))
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To: Toddsterpatriot

Why boot them out?


6 posted on 02/21/2018 2:56:01 PM PST by TexasGator (Z)
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To: Skywise

What does this have to do with DACA?


7 posted on 02/21/2018 2:56:37 PM PST by TexasGator (Z)
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To: Toddsterpatriot

Also, an immigrant’s parents can be admitted without admitting a whole chain.


8 posted on 02/21/2018 2:56:38 PM PST by Socon-Econ
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To: SMGFan

They could have applied on their own merit. Non story.


9 posted on 02/21/2018 2:56:42 PM PST by Not A Snowbird (A year in Arizona... and I haven't burst into flames yet.)
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First, let's look into Obummer's REAL status, and have him explain how he ended up with some old dead guys' Social Security number, plus a few more.

Only then should Melania's parents be inconvenienced.

10 posted on 02/21/2018 2:57:11 PM PST by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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To: SMGFan

The MSN and the WP, another day, another attempt to look more stupid than the day before.


11 posted on 02/21/2018 2:57:18 PM PST by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: Kozy

Why would they be safer here? Do they get Secret Service protection?


12 posted on 02/21/2018 3:00:30 PM PST by posterchild
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To: SandyInSeattle

Iirc they got their green cards about the time Barron was born. Malania and POTUS often rely on them to stay With Barron as they do not employ a Nanny. BArron learned their language and often acted as a translator when he was very young and they went about NYC ! He is extremely close to his only grandparents.


13 posted on 02/21/2018 3:01:29 PM PST by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: SandyInSeattle
They could have applied on their own merit. Non story.

Because 70 year old retired chauffeurs and factory workers get green cards every day "on their own merit"?

14 posted on 02/21/2018 3:02:36 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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Immigration experts said Viktor and Amalija Knavs very likely relied on a family reunification process that President Trump has derided as “chain migration” …
Unnamed “immigration experts” say it is “very likely”. IOW, more hearsay and fearmongering. Oh, the weasel words.
15 posted on 02/21/2018 3:02:59 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: posterchild

Yes on Secret Service just like Trump’s first two wives. I would be worried if they got FBI protection


16 posted on 02/21/2018 3:04:37 PM PST by Kozy (new age haruspex; "Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.")
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To: SMGFan

Admitting parents of a legal immigrant or children of a legal immigrant is one thing, admitting 3rd cousins twice removed is something else.


17 posted on 02/21/2018 3:05:29 PM PST by libertylover (Kurt Schlicter: "They wonder why they got Trump. They are why they got Trump")
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To: DoodleDawg

Why not?

Besides, the proposed chain migration change would still allow parents. Again, non story.


18 posted on 02/21/2018 3:08:38 PM PST by Not A Snowbird (A year in Arizona... and I haven't burst into flames yet.)
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To: SMGFan

oh for crying out loud. It’s the President’s mother and father in law and special circumstances apply for security reasons. The left never complained about Obama’s numerous aunts and uncles.


19 posted on 02/21/2018 3:09:41 PM PST by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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"...according to people familiar with their status..."

That's enough for me, I'm out.

20 posted on 02/21/2018 3:10:46 PM PST by skimbell
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