Another Argument for NO Family Reunification

I've written before about the common use of marriage to someone from the 'Old Country' as a way of bringing in people with preferential visa issuances. It's one of the things that has more than one downside:

• The gene pool of that immigrant family is tainted by inbreeding.
• It lends itself to a system of pressure upon children (both male and female) to marry strangers. I've actually known several men who faced this pressure; unlike the women, the consequences of that marriage were less for the males. They seldom faced the threat of physical violence - either by family members eager to sponsor the newcomer, or by spouse. All were able to end the first marriage without problems. The women, on the other hand, often endured years of an oppressive living situation, and had the additional complication of children, as well. Coming from a culture in which the man has complete control over the children, American divorce laws and customs caused major conflicts. Several had to leave their children with their ex-husband in order to escape.
• The cultural assimilation (yes, I DO consider that a good thing) is slowed, if ever it exists. The natural American tendency to create cross-cultural families is mitigated, and adoption of American values is blocked.

Any future attempts to use the Family Reunification ploy should be ONLY for minor children - and, that only with DNA verification.

Yes, I do believe that some - too many - will use fraud to circumvent the rules.