Mr. Speaker. the alien who is In this country illegally cannot be deported if he entered fraudulently and subsequently achieved family status. In the case of Mexicans who cross the border as nonimmigrant visitors and then take a job. they can thumb their noses at the law if they marry an American citizen or another alien who is a legal resident or become a parent. Thus. the Mexican who is caught working illegally and who agrees to "voluntary departure." can continue to work. legally now. and go husbandorwifehunting. If he or she makes it to the altar fast enough. there is n6 way on earth that deportation can be carried out. This incredible state of affairs is the result of a ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act. This section. which was written either by a fool or a knave. is so loosely worded that it protects from deportation alimost any Illegal alien. provided he can pro-
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Mexicans will thumb their noses at the law and marry to avoid deportation.