My staff obtained a copy of a "mailorder bride" catalog which contains pictures of a number of foreign women. short descriptions of each. and instructions on how to subscribe to the companys service. The company helps the client complete the necessary INS forms to get the woman into the United States. This sort of business is alien to our culture and there is a real possibility that the alien will never marry and end up as one of the 45percent alien fiancd(e)s unaccounted for. or marry for nothing other than the immigration benefits which can later be accorded. The bill that I am introducing today contains several provisions which would drastically reduce the incidence of marriage fraud in three ways. Instead of immediately receiving permanent resident status. the alien. under this bill. will be placed in a 1year conditional resident status before he or she !s given permanent residence. After this 1year conditional status. the alien will have to provide evidence of the following things before receiving his or her permanent resident status: First. that the marriage was not entered into for the purpose of procuring an aliens entry as an immigrant. Second. the marriage has not been Judicially annulled or terminated. other than through the death of a spouse. Third. that no fee or other considerationother than a lawyers feewas given for the filing of a petition under section 204(a) or 214(d). and Fourth. the parties to the marriage have maintained a bona fide marital relationship. as evidenced by cohabitation. ownership of property jointly. filing of Joint tax returns. or other relevant evidence during the previous period. This sends a strong signal to those who. either through complicity or deceit. intend to use marriage solely for immigration purposes. This will discourage those who use the current system as an easy way to get permanent resident status. Another beneficiary of this provision will be the INS.
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