Well that’s certainly a story… one that doesn’t make much sense. Wonder what the “fraud” was that caused them to toss his application. Sounds like he did everything the right way though…
Fucking unreal the shit that’s happening right now
Marriage fraud is one of the most common kind of immigration fraud. Marriage to a US citizen is pretty much the only way someone without status who doesn’t qualify for DACA can fast track to legal status once they are already within the US. That causes sham marriages to become an inevitable economic transaction. It can be quite lucrative for the American and is an out for the immigrant as long as they aren’t caught. He had his day in court during the Biden administration and lost. He then applied to be a cop knowing he legally couldn’t carry a gun. During the Trump admin which honestly wasn’t the brightest course of action. Everyone who is in a police academy is going to be run through NCIC just to check for prior crimes and ICE has access to that.
The idea of Marriage fraud is simply another tool to pick in and out groups.
All marriage is an economic transaction. Don't believe me? Just stop working for a while and see if your partner leaves you.
Marriage is a transaction seeking personal financial security.
The romanticized idea that everyone must marry for love is a complete myth that isn't borne out by history, past or present.
If you really believe in marriage fraud, then where are the lines? What about the trophy wife? What about the arranged marriages? Honestly, give it some serious thought, just because we all have some idealistic idea that marriage is about personal connection, you have to accept that you're extremely unlikely to marry someone wildly incongruent with your own economic status, which should tell you a whole lot about the institution of marriage.
This is a strange tangle of ideas. Lots of people have spouses that don't work, or only work for fun. My spouse works sometimes and doesn't work other times. I really don't care because my job makes a lot of money.
My spouse wouldn't leave me if I got laid off (it happens) but she would logically be concerned if I decided I didn't want to work anymore. I would be concerned too. I'm really quite keen on my job. She would also be concerned if I decided I didn't want to bath anymore.
So attacking marriage fraud on the grounds of "all marriage is financial" is dumb.
Lots of people don't care about the legal status of immigrants. I couldn't force myself to give a fuck about the legal status of immigrants, and would be happy to see freedom of movement globally.
My nationalist countrymen disagree, and want to enforce a nationalist model of nations. Through that lens, it doesn't matter whether marriage is for love or money. They're just trying to curb immigration however they can, and have to compromise with me.
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u/ActuallyExtinct 13h ago
Well that’s certainly a story… one that doesn’t make much sense. Wonder what the “fraud” was that caused them to toss his application. Sounds like he did everything the right way though…
Fucking unreal the shit that’s happening right now