Dear Editor:
I generally agree with your editorial supporting overhaul of "family" admissions, with the following exception: green card holders who marry after they obtain their green card, then expect to bring their spouses with them immediately. If the "family" did not exist before the green card was issued, it can hardly be said that our laws are breaking it up. Furthermore, there are those who purposely return to their home countries to obtain spouses after obtaining green cards, showing that they have no intention of even trying to assimilate to the US. In fact, the green card even has a monetary value in obtaining a bride and a dowry in some countries. Finally, our existing marriage-based process is already subject to large amounts of fraud as US citizens sell their services or lend them out of a desire to help another secure a life in the US. Imagine the problems if green card holders could now do the same.
Ali Alexander
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