Well, over the years, I never concerned myself with race. Citizenship, yes. I guess that came from being stationed in the Philippines. I never wanted to be a means for someone to gain citizenship, to bring their family here. How could you ever trust the reason or permanence of the relationship?
I understand. For religious reasons, I’d be upset if any of my daughters married someone not Jewish. Well, they’ve all married Jewish men.
Of the six, one married a Sepharidic guy who parents were from Bagdad and another married a Jewish guy whose mother was Ashkenazi and father a black American convert (who also happened to be a doctor). Grandkids are kind of khaki.
The one I like the least is straight from the former Soviet Union, and blue eyed and black hair. Women swoon over him, which I told my daughter would be trouble. Hasn’t happened yet, but I have my eye on him.
Was always told that if you marry a Filipina, you marry her entire family, pay to bring them here, and become their richest family member.