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				Originally posted by TheEpitome1920  
Would you marry someone just so they could become an  American citizen?? 
			
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 No, but I think people think it's automatic and instantaneous that you give citizenship to someone when you marry them.  All you get or can get for a foreigner is the ability to apply for permanent resident status within 90 days of marriage.  Then they have to wait 3 years or so to get naturalized.  It's a 3+ year commitment and they do treat this process seriously.  Kind of funny since recent reports show over 10 million illegal immigrants are working and living in this country.  So I guess the question is why bother getting citizenship?