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Literally the next paragraph: "The fact is, the government does tend to view certain types of unions as more “legitimate” and certain types of spouses more wor

Literally the next paragraph: "The fact is, the government does tend to view certain types of unions as more “legitimate” and certain types of spouses more worthy of citizenship. “Expectations of sexual intimacy are implicit in all of the laws around family reunification for [mixed-status] couples, and I think some couples try to make it explicit in order to demonstrate the legitimacy of their relationship,” said Jane Lilly López, a sociologist at Brigham Young University and the author of Unauthorized Love: Mixed-Citizenship Couples Negotiating Intimacy, Immigration, and the State. Is it any wonder that couples misread the subtext and send in NSFW stuff?"

incompatible 4y ago
Honestly, you'd think it would help.
bruceb 4y ago
"The fact is" ...with no actual facts presented. Just opinion.
- Dylan16807 4y ago
  It's not an opinion that many motivations for marriage are treated as illegitimate in circumstances like this, and it's not an opinion that marriage is expected to almost always involve sex.
- int_19h 4y ago
  That USCIS requires people to submit evidence that their marriage is "genuine", and can reject an application based on such evidence being insufficient, is a fact: "The burden is on the applicant to establish that he or she is in a valid marriage with his or her U.S. citizen spouse for the required period of time. A spouse of a U.S. citizen must submit with the naturalization application an official civil record to establish that the marriage is legal and valid. If an official civil record cannot be produced, secondary evidence may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. An officer has the right to request an original record if there is doubt as to the authenticity of the record." (https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-g-chapter-2 https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-g-chapter...) By definition this means that some marriages are treated differently from others.
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incompatible 4y ago

Honestly, you'd think it would help.

bruceb 4y ago

"The fact is" ...with no actual facts presented. Just opinion.

Dylan16807 4y ago
It's not an opinion that many motivations for marriage are treated as illegitimate in circumstances like this, and it's not an opinion that marriage is expected to almost always involve sex.
int_19h 4y ago
That USCIS requires people to submit evidence that their marriage is "genuine", and can reject an application based on such evidence being insufficient, is a fact: "The burden is on the applicant to establish that he or she is in a valid marriage with his or her U.S. citizen spouse for the required period of time. A spouse of a U.S. citizen must submit with the naturalization application an official civil record to establish that the marriage is legal and valid. If an official civil record cannot be produced, secondary evidence may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. An officer has the right to request an original record if there is doubt as to the authenticity of the record." (https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-g-chapter-2 https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-g-chapter...) By definition this means that some marriages are treated differently from others.

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