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In reply to the discussion: Single seniors should marry DACA kids [View all]jberryhill
(62,444 posts)107. That was my wife's first husband, from what I understand
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Civil disobedience is normally intended as a protest against an unjust law.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Sep 2017
#63
Marriages of convenience are illegal if the "convenience" is the evasion of immigration laws.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Sep 2017
#66
Great idea, and states that value humanity and decency, blue states, will protect DACA
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#2
The marriages would be valid. They just can't be used to benefit their immigration status.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Sep 2017
#110
Why do you keep saying "kids"? As Rachel sometimes says, there is a real squick factor...
Hekate
Sep 2017
#119
People who enter into sham marriages to avoid immigration enforcement
The Velveteen Ocelot
Sep 2017
#7
They might check to see if you have children, and will interview neighbors
The Velveteen Ocelot
Sep 2017
#13
When they saw your big smile and the twinkle in your eye, they would understand what you get.
Shrike47
Sep 2017
#77
I know someone who (legitimatelly) married a citizen and became one without leaving the country
lunamagica
Sep 2017
#62
You clearly have never seen the processes used to vet marriages for immigration
Lee-Lee
Sep 2017
#36
That you can do, but you need to get a decent lawyer to advise & do paper work with birth parent(s)
Sunlei
Sep 2017
#95
The sentiment is good but the consequences are too severe. Don't forget, Trump is the person
stevenleser
Sep 2017
#47
Hard to argue with that. I guess the idea of an intent to defraud/subvert the immigration process
stevenleser
Sep 2017
#98
i logged in to rec you & your idea is EXCELLENT. 'married couples' would NEED legal help!
Sunlei
Sep 2017
#75
I understand & it really sucks because Republicans pile on the horrors on undocumented & 'work visa'
Sunlei
Sep 2017
#83
People who help others enter into sham marriages can end up in jail, too,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Sep 2017
#111
I was responding specifically to the suggestion that people entering into these marriages
Ms. Toad
Sep 2017
#121
Yes, I see that. There seems to be some confusion (not yours) on this thread
The Velveteen Ocelot
Sep 2017
#124
"the kids who pay for your social security"?? Like we seniors did NOT pay?? Yeah, don't EVEN.
WinkyDink
Sep 2017
#79
Old men marrying very young women, then they collect surviving spouse Soc Security for 50 years
L. Coyote
Sep 2017
#99
The marriages should be same sex and non Christian to really annoy Trump voters
Not Ruth
Sep 2017
#103
"PC" is the term the right-wingers use to excuse racial slurs and bigoted terminology.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Sep 2017
#116
When did I ever give you a hard time? I don't even remember your name.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Sep 2017
#125
"illegals" it isn't what we (other than right wingers) have always called them.
Ms. Toad
Sep 2017
#129
Then perhaps you need to find friends who are more respectful of the dignity of all people
Ms. Toad
Sep 2017
#138