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In reply to the discussion: APNewsBreak: US approved thousands of child bride requests [View all]ancianita
(36,023 posts)21. Confusing. Is this a national security risk by chain migration covered over by child marriage laws?
Just raising the age of consent inside and outside the U.S. would likely lower the much older immigration of "spouses," no?
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Not so much for Russia and Asian countries. They are heavily into bride matchmaking advertising.
keithbvadu2
Jan 2019
#5
Unbelievable. Just totally shocked. How can we find out how our legistaters voted ...
marble falls
Jan 2019
#9
That's exactly the problem. Its not specifically prohibited by law. This issue has my attention now.
marble falls
Jan 2019
#18
I remember one time when my trasmission went out in my car, and I had to stay over in a ...
SWBTATTReg
Jan 2019
#15
Was the child from a foreign country? (not that a US born child bride is acceptable) nt
karynnj
Jan 2019
#17
Of course we would approve those applications. Adolescent immigrants don't vote....
usaf-vet
Jan 2019
#19
Confusing. Is this a national security risk by chain migration covered over by child marriage laws?
ancianita
Jan 2019
#21
The problem may be the basic rules that specify that the marriage must be legal where they will live
karynnj
Jan 2019
#25
Sounds a lot like legal sex trafficking to me. What is statutory rape? I am confused.
allgood33
Jan 2019
#36