Re: Marrying An Illegal Alien

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On 10/19/07, Law office of Patrick Waters 210-524-7778 wrote:
> On 7/04/07, Ray wrote:
>> On 7/03/07, Leti wrote:
>>> My daughter has recently moved to Texas to be with her
>>> boyfriend. He is here illegally from Mexico. They want
>>> to get married but have no idea what the law says
>>> regarding this. How do they get married? Stupid question
>>> I know but can they just go down to city hall and get
>>> married? Please help!
>>
>> It depends on how he entered the country. If he entered the
>> country without a visa i.e. snuck across the border he will
>> probably not be able to adjust his status and eventually
>> become legal. If he entered on a visa and overstayed the
>> time permitted on the visa he has a chance. You need to go
>> to an immigration attorney to figure out what can be done. I
>> would get advice from an immigration attorney before going to
>> get married. Be wary of notarios who are not licensed to
>> give legal advice but have no problem dispencing it and
>> charging you money for it.

Tell your daughter to run for the hills and stay away from that
trouble. For an American citizen to marry an illegal is asking
for trouble. Let's say they get married and then get divorced
and he files for state aid, she will then be responsible for
paying the monies he receives since she basically said that she
will take care of him financially.