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- Title
Breaking the Law to be Within the Law.
- Authors
Lernatovych, Anya
- Abstract
The author reflects on the problem of sham marriages or fake marriage contracted for the sole purpose of obtaining legal status by the immigrants in the U.S. Topics discussed include the history of sham marriages in the U.S, congressional attempts to limit sham marriages and to improve the immigration system along with the implementation of the Immigration and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) and the Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986 (IMFA).
- Subjects
UNITED States; MARRIAGES of convenience; UNITED States. Immigration Reform &; Control Act of 1986; MARRIAGE law; IMMIGRATION law; IMMIGRATION status
- Publication
Duquesne Law Review, 2014, Vol 52, Issue 1, p209
- ISSN
0093-3058
- Publication type
Opinion