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 · 14 answers · asked by ECS 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
There is a marriage certificate from the first marriage, but she absolutely denies that it happened. But even if it did, it plainly shows her age to be 12 years old, which would nullify it anyway. In the Philippines, you can not get married at 12, even if your parents allow it.
2006-11-19 15:43:09 · update #1
she is illegal, but there are more important things that need to be done, such as deporting welfare-dependent Mexicans
2006-11-19 07:37:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Obeying the law has very little to do with "fairness" as you are defining it. Being law-abiding, paying taxes and bearing children do not provide proof that a person in the the US legally, or obtained their immigration benefits legally.
I suspect that there are very good reasons to believe that your friend's wife was married in the Philippines and, since divorce is illegal there, is still married under Philippine law. Neither the US not the Philippine governments has any reason to be making that up.
2006-11-19 05:50:40 · answer #2 · answered by dognhorsemom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are they still married? IF not did they get a divorse after she came to the states. These could be some facotrs which it means other issues are involved that you are not being told. I find it hard to belive they would deport someone who is married has a family for 15 pluss years. But with the gov today you never know
Also my wife was married before was granted to come to the the states because she was able to get her first marrige annuled. This is all your fiend will have to do if she was married.
2006-11-20 09:32:43 · answer #3 · answered by mplimp2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 19:48:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something just don't add up. She could not possibly have entered the US legally if the process was not entirely completed yet. Yet, I don't think she could have gotten here without valid entry papers.
Now, if she had received entry papers before based on a marriage or intended marriage to a US citizen, and used them to enter the US, then that's fraud. The fact that her current marital status may be qualifying... OH WELL, like I said, something doesn't add up.
Get a lawyer.
2006-11-19 05:57:49 · answer #5 · answered by snvffy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I can't think of any one who would think this is fair, and had she been black and from the Islands or Africa they would have welcomed her with open arms welfare check ready and signed,oh yeah food stamps and subsidized housing to go with the check, but , since she is probable well educated and a good wife and she and her husband pays taxes she is not worth a ****,
the Philippines have been our allies for many decades but, our political bosses want to make it bad for Filipinos, even tho the little people had nothing to do with the political squabble . nor do they want to blow us up.
2006-11-19 05:56:52 · answer #6 · answered by jim ex marine offi, 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
she should be ok if she explains it to an Immigration Judge, they are extreemely liberal, and cave in on sympathy cases such as this. She should apply to nullify the previous marriage though.
2006-11-19 05:46:18 · answer #7 · answered by Thin Ice 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
she shouldn't be deported only if she came here legally, but if she came here illegally DEPORT IMMEDIATELY. I live in california and there are a whole lot of undocumented peoples and they destroy america. they over populate los angeles, they go and mess up schools, kill people, take up peoples job, make gangs, they take money and give it back to their home country, they dont pay taxes, they dont speak english, they dont value education, pretty much they ruin america.
2006-11-19 06:08:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your friend needs to hire a good immigration lawyer to work this out.
2006-11-19 05:52:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No I dont think she should be deported. If she came here legally then she has the right to be here. I hope they get it worked out.
2006-11-19 05:46:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have never met a Phillipino in America that waved a Phillipine flag here, or that didnt know english and our history~ let her stay!!
2006-11-19 05:49:14 · answer #11 · answered by Coke&TVdinner 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋