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pnwmom

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8. It's a person becoming a citizen and then being able to sponsor other family members

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 23, 2018, 02:48 AM

Jan 2018

for Green Cards and, eventually, citizenship. Something that has been part of our system forever.

"Chain immigration" is a term that the R's have been using lately to make it sound like something bad and unfamiliar.

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I can't find the answer. Who can be the FIRST to dig up information on the citizenship status [View all] pnwmom Jan 2018 OP

I read during the election they only spend half the time in US and speak little English which I lunasun Jan 2018 #1

Exactly. It is the hypocrisy -- AND the racism. DT's fine with white Europeans coming in through pnwmom Jan 2018 #2

He may bully them and remind them about their shithole homeland too who knows lunasun Jan 2018 #6

I believe that people should resolve family issues... dchill Jan 2018 #12

The whole WH needs to be flushed out with a hose lunasun Jan 2018 #14

I do know Melania did not become a citizen until after she married Drumpf. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2018 #3

Right, that is how. But how did her PARENTS and her sister get their citizenship? Or do they just pnwmom Jan 2018 #4

If you have enough money Retrograde Jan 2018 #5

I haven't found anything that suggests that's a possibility. It looks like they've lived here pnwmom Jan 2018 #9

That is what I read they do , or have like a ten year visa but must keep leaving they used to lunasun Jan 2018 #10

I'm confused...what is "chain migration"? CTyankee Jan 2018 #7

It's a person becoming a citizen and then being able to sponsor other family members pnwmom Jan 2018 #8

Ugh. That is a bad term to use for these people.. CTyankee Jan 2018 #11

Also racist in implementation. dchill Jan 2018 #13

The USA and the EU have a recent new reciprocal agreement DFW Jan 2018 #15