My friend was stationed in the Philippines and married a Filipino in 1991. They went through all the procedures to have her come to the US legally, got permission to marry from the US government and everything else. Because of the volcano eruption, they had to leave the Philippines early before the entire process was completed. She entered the US legally, but then the INS and philippine govt. Believed that she had already been married to someone else and her marriage to my friend was not legitimate and she was to be deported. Even if she was really married, she would have only been 12 and it would have been null and void. It was INS' and Philippine governments mistake because she was never married, but she is still having problems with staying in the US. She is law-abiding, pays taxes, and has 2 children that are US citizens and she does not want to leave them nor does she want to bring them to the philippines. Do you think that it is fair?
2006-11-19
05:43:05
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