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Golden Gate University School of Law

Immigration and nationality act of 1952

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The Marriage Myth: Why Mixed-Status Marriages Need An Immigration Remedy, Julie Mercer Oct 2010

The Marriage Myth: Why Mixed-Status Marriages Need An Immigration Remedy, Julie Mercer

Golden Gate University Law Review

Part I of this Comment reviews the history of adjustment of status, the expired 245(i) remedy, the three or ten year bar, and the extreme hardship waiver. Part II illustrates how current immigration law runs counter to United States pro-marriage policy, promotes separation of spouses in mixed-status marriages, and has a negative economic impact. Part III recommends reinstating a narrow version of the 245(i) remedy only for U.S. citizens' unauthorized spouses and creating a marriage fraud enforcement division. Finally, Part IV concludes that creating a remedy for U.S. citizens would avoid the harmful impacts of the current law while generating …


Immigration Law - Butros V. Ins: The Folly Of Finality As An Absolute Bar To Seeking §212(C) Relief From Deportation, Mark Figueiredo Sep 2010

Immigration Law - Butros V. Ins: The Folly Of Finality As An Absolute Bar To Seeking §212(C) Relief From Deportation, Mark Figueiredo

Golden Gate University Law Review

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