Phil1111 1,183 #1 February 21, 2018 Melania Trump’s parents are permanent US residents, raising questions on ‘chain migration’ https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/21/melania-trumps-parents-are-legal-permanent-residents-raising-questions-on-chain-migration/ The parents of first lady Melania Trump have become legal permanent residents of the United States and are close to obtaining their citizenship, according to people familiar with their status, but their attorney declined to say how or when the couple gained their green cards. Immigration experts said Viktor and Amalija Knavs very likely relied on a family reunification process that President Donald Trump has derided as “chain migration” and proposed ending in such cases. The Knavses, formerly of Slovenia, are living in the country on green cards, according to Michael Wildes, a New York-based immigration attorney who represents the first lady and her family." Family Ties: Even Donald Trump Is A Product Of 'Chain Migration' https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2018/01/12/family-ties-even-donald-trump-is-a-product-of-chain-migration/#545862857da9 In 1930, Mary Anne MacLeod immigrated to America from Scotland as an unskilled 18-year-old to live with her married sister in Queens. Six years later, she met Fred Trump at a party, they married and had children, one of whom was Donald Trump. Columbia University historian Mae M. Ngai notes, “Donald Trump is a product of ‘chain migration.’” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #2 February 21, 2018 Takes one to know one.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #3 May 2, 2018 Naah, Trump would never allow chain migration on his watch. He said so! ======================= Melania Trump's parents arrive for hearing on U.S. citizenship in lower Manhattan By CHELSIA ROSE MARCIUS and LARRY MCSHANE | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | MAY 02, 2018 For President Trump, some immigrants are outlaws. And others are in-laws. The mother and father of First Lady Melania Trump arrived Wednesday morning in Lower Manhattan for a hearing on their pending applications for U.S. citizenship. . . . The Slovenian couple was already granted permanent resident status, most likely through sponsorship by daughter Melania — an American citizen. Adult U.S. citizens are currently permitted to petition for residency for their parents. President Trump, who made tightening the U.S. borders a key component of his administration, has denounced that process as a threat to U.S. security and called for its elimination. He would limit the process to allow American citizens to make such requests only for spouses and children under the age of 21. =========================== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #4 May 3, 2018 billvonNaah, Trump would never allow chain migration on his watch. He said so! ======================= Melania Trump's parents arrive for hearing on U.S. citizenship in lower Manhattan By CHELSIA ROSE MARCIUS and LARRY MCSHANE | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | MAY 02, 2018 For President Trump, some immigrants are outlaws. And others are in-laws. The mother and father of First Lady Melania Trump arrived Wednesday morning in Lower Manhattan for a hearing on their pending applications for U.S. citizenship. . . . The Slovenian couple was already granted permanent resident status, most likely through sponsorship by daughter Melania — an American citizen. Adult U.S. citizens are currently permitted to petition for residency for their parents. President Trump, who made tightening the U.S. borders a key component of his administration, has denounced that process as a threat to U.S. security and called for its elimination. He would limit the process to allow American citizens to make such requests only for spouses and children under the age of 21. =========================== To be fair the chain migration program was created to provide an advantageous path for Europeans to follow their relatives into the US. It didn't fall out of favor until the recipient's complexion started to get a little dark."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
