CNN: Melania Trump's parents' immigration status could be thanks to 'chain migration'

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Washington (CNN)The Slovenian parents of first lady Melania Trump are legal permanent residents of the United States, according to the lawyer representing them in the process -- raising questions about whether they are living in the US by the very means President Donald Trump has strongly criticized and sought to end.

Viktor and Amalija Knavs have been living in the United States with green cards and have been frequently spotted in Washington since their son-in-law assumed the presidency.

The Knavs' immigration attorney, Michael Wildes, told CNN that as of February, the couple are living in the US on green cards -- a status that allows them to live and work in the US indefinitely and paves the way for citizenship.

"I can confirm they are green card holders and legal permanent residents of the United States," he said. Wildes did not explain how they got those green cards, raising the prospect they were sponsored based on what Trump has called "chain migration."

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/politics/melania-trumps-parents-immigration-status/index.html

[awesomerwb1]

1. What an odious phrase "chain migration" is isn't it

we can thank the ultra right wing eugenics supporting anti-immigrant organizations like FAIR, NumbersUSA and CIS for that.

The correct term is family reunification.

And no doubt Melania's parents have green cards through her.

[spanone]

3. how else could they get them? ... did don himself call in a favor?

from the same article....

There are only a handful of ways that immigrants to the US can obtain green cards, and the largest share of them each year are given out based on familial connections. A smaller number go to immigrants based on their employment, and other categories include refugees and other special cases. Advocates for restricting legal immigration have pointed to the imbalance in favor of family connections as evidence of the need for reform, calling for a "merit-based" system that would choose immigrants based on need in the US.

[awesomerwb1]

4. Melania probably sponsored them as soon as

she got her US citizenship.

[sarah FAILIN]

5. No, she has had hers some time.

They're only supposed to have had greencard since February

[Angry Dragon]

2. Trump: BIGGEST HYPOCRITE

[marked50]

6. I don't think Trump holds Melania in any high regards, so what does he care? And this isn't a fault

of Melania. The "mistake" has no capacity for compassion/empathy/loyalty to others/or even the concept of love.