You obviously didn’t read my post closely. I’m married to a legal immigrant. I was pointing out the fallacy that many of the responders seem to be laboring under, to wit: that all those green cards were handed out to illegal aliens and jobseeking immigrants who have no interest in becoming part of the country. Yelling “treason” and talking about how the Zero has betrayed our country because a bunch of people’s green cards made it through the system on his watch is ridiculous.
Also, given your grandparents’ situation, I’m surprised you posted this article. It is obviously written solely to inflame the sentiments of anyone who has no understanding of the green card process. Since your grandparents were legal immigrants, I don’t see why you would have a problem with other people going through the same legal process, regardless of the current labor situation (again, note that the green card process is often long and arduous, and many of the recipients in this article likely started their process under W, possibly even during his first term).
No one yelled treason, and every president could have this happen under their watch. Enough is enough. Green cards ARE an avenue to immigration fraud. No matter whose family it is, whether yours or mine. That's what the thread was about. Please do not post to me anymore. Here's some examples:
Grandmother led big green-card scam
Snip: Camarillo, known as Cuca, found spouses for her children, her nieces, a nephew and even her three teenage grandchildren, all of whom lived within two blocks of each other.
The marriages were not only arranged, they were also lucrative. Since 1980, Camarillo arranged some 170 matches between more than a dozen of her relatives and foreigners willing to pay cash to marry Americans and get green cards. With fees of up to $12,000 per marriage, the scheme garnered more than $1 million, authorities estimate. Federal prosecutors describe it as one the largest green-card marriage scams in the country and say it was unique because it was a family enterprise. Authorities say the 72-year-old Camarillo and her family avoided detection through identity theft, document fraud and immigration system savvy.
Green card fraud marriage nightmare
Snip: e dated for about 8 months and then married in the year 2000. About a couple of months in the marriage the nightmare began. First he got laid-off from his job and immediately after that he kept making-up excuses for not finding another job. One of his most manipulating excuses for not finding a job was due to his immigration status. He never mentioned to me anything about his immigration status before we got married. I presumed that because he was well-educated, and was even attending San Jose State University for his Master's in Economics, that he had his permanent residency already established. Well no. It turned out that he only had a work visa, and he was trying to get permanent residency through political asylum. He convinced me to sponsor him through my U.S. citizenship to get his permanent residency or what is known as a “Green Card.”
Dozens caught in green card scam
Snip: The article reports on the arrest of more than 12 Caribbeans due to green card fraud scheme. The U.S. District Judge Lawrence M. McKenna has sentenced Beverly Mozer-Browne, along with her brother, Philip Browne, due to green card scam in Manhattan federal court and she was told to surrender her properties and $1 million worth of money. Aside from them, there were several Caribbean migrants who were charged including Kerry Rampersand, Tasleem Kudrath, and Mervin Trancoso.
Boston cop indicted for marriage green card immigration fraud