President. this is a reasonable and fair approach to this problem. It does not allow the Government to overstep the bounds of personal liberties which the Constitution currently affords. During the June 1985 hearing the Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy held. one of the witnesses testified that: 0 0 � the United States should borrow something from the British. An alien marryIng a British subject is granted. upon application. a nonimmigrant visa good for 1 year the alien is allowed to work In the UK. to enter and leave the country. and. I year later to apply for permanent status if the marriage is still valid. (Emphasis is text.) If granted. the 1 year of nonimmigrant status can be counted toward naturalization. Neither the British subject nor the new spouse loses anything in this process but it must discourage abuse of the system and it certainly prevents any Briton from marrying an alien for money more than once a year. (Hearing on Immigration Marriage Fraud. Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy. Committee on the Judiciary. U.S.
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