tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post6299957297928600208..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: InterpretationsFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-88998945184187358372018-11-01T00:01:52.172-04:002018-11-01T00:01:52.172-04:00Linda, I'm of two minds about your comment abo...Linda, I'm of two minds about your comment about foreign brides. My experience is that the US government *tries* to take a certain level of care with foreign wives. In order for my wife to apply for a green card (this was in 1996, if that matters), she had to travel to the embassy in Tokyo for an interview, even though there is a US consulate in Sapporo, where we lived. I've forgotten what I had to prove on the application, aside from showing that we already owned a house in Oregon, but at the time, it seemed extensive.<br />And then again, there's a guy here in Oregon who recently told me he had "married" a Brazilian woman several years ago who was already in the US and wanted to get a spouse visa. The system failed to catch that fraud.daniel_dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399665251275194585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-24454049792262698092018-10-31T23:15:54.865-04:002018-10-31T23:15:54.865-04:00Mark Levin is the final word on this matter as far...Mark Levin is the final word on this matter as far as I am concerned. The meaning of the amendment is explicitly defined by the writer of the amendment. The federal government changed the correct interpretation in the 1960's and the President as head of the government can go back to the true meaning of the amendment. No federal law or constitutional amending needed.Andy Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08930212556020086701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-51534085273105362982018-10-31T13:06:40.074-04:002018-10-31T13:06:40.074-04:00I'm against birth citizenship, in general. Som...I'm against birth citizenship, in general. Some of the people most often taking advantage of it are from Asia - South Koreans who want their kids to be able to avoid military service, Chinese citizens who want an escape if their government turns agains them, and Indians who use their money to get legal residency, and have their kids taking advantage of American citizenship for the purposes of college, but who, then, refuse to become part of this country, sending back to India for brides/husbands for their children.<br /><br />AS DO MANY OF THESE "KINDA-SORTA" RESIDENTS. I'm against it. If you want to marry someone from your home country - go back and live there with them, until they can qualify for a REGULAR visa - NOT an expedited one. That would do a LOT to reduce these marriage schemes.<br /><br />The same goes for Foreign Brides - they get NO extra advantage in emigration. And, any relatives have to wait in line.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-82430224694546592432018-10-31T12:01:31.162-04:002018-10-31T12:01:31.162-04:00There is apparently one other Supreme Court case t...There is apparently one other Supreme Court case that has been cited as having bearing on this issue. In that one, the Court was faced with the question of whether a public education could be denied to the children of those who came here illegally. The Court said "no," but their ruling relied on the "equal protection" clause of the 14th Amendment, which is <i>not</i> limited to citizens. So that case isn't on point either.Amy Bowersoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076323336759224116noreply@blogger.com