Will You Accept This Green Card?

Reality shows are bringing people together for "love" all the time -- now there's one that's doing it for a real reason: citizenship.


A new show called "Who Wants to Marry a U.S. Citizen" (which may or may not be real), is giving three lucky immigrants the chance to marry a perfectly lovely American for the chance at love, happiness and to live in this country legally.

Take that, Trista and Ryan!

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91. Fake -- if it isn't, I'm sure that Citizenship and Immigration Services will be shutting it down real fast...

Posted at 6:16AM on Nov 30th 2007 by Carolyn Wu

92. Now, now, now. Here we go again, picking on the "mexicans." Who is saying these contestants are ONLY mexican? Get real and get a life. How insulting. But on a more serious note, yes, I agree that it seems like an easy invitation for some terrorist to con his way into an american citizenship. Plus, I feel "game" would be illegal because immigration laws are set up to promote family unity. They are meant for bringing and keeping the family unit together. Not to be played around with.

Posted at 7:26AM on Nov 30th 2007 by Joytoy_ohboy

93. Jeeez ... we don't need more trash coming into this country... we already have enough as it is. Go ahead and marry the loser you dumb beotch. Be ready to go to work and support him while he macs on other stupid women that like greasy lowlife trash.

Posted at 8:59AM on Nov 30th 2007 by dude

94. I think one of the reasons why hispanics (especially from Mexico) are targeted when discussing illegal immigration can be broken down into this: when you call a business what does the voice say? Press 1 for English or Press 2 for Spanish. What about all the other cultures? Why not press 3 for Russian?, or Press 4 for Japanese? or Press 5 for Farzi? When I drive down the street in the San Fernando Valley (CA) why are there billboards in Spanish? Why not Japanese? Chinese? Russian? etc etc. My parents immigrated to America and during that process they had to learn English and the history of America but todays illegal immigrant has NO loyalty to America. They come here only for the money and to take advantage of "free services" (not really free since the taxpayers have to pay). They do not learn the language, they do not abide by the laws and they refuse to assimilate. They use hospital emergency rooms for all their medical care (since by law they cannot be turned away) and then never pay the bills. Do you know in the past 5 years over 4 emergency rooms were forced to close their doors due to nonpayment of bills? They don't drive with licenses or insurance and if they get into an accident, 9 out of 10 of them simply run away and abandon the car, leaving the victim on the side of the road to die. They bring their gangs and drugs here and destroy neighborhoods. Look at the San Fernando Valley. 15 years ago it was considered a beautiful, middle class suburb, now it is infested with gangs, drugs, and illegals lining the street corners. Its disgusting. I don't care what race you are. If you are here illegally, you should be deported. Period. Maybe we should follow Mexico's immigration laws (google those and get a good read).

Posted at 9:04AM on Nov 30th 2007 by Kate

95. TMZ has used the correct form of "ACCEPT"? Will you "accept" this green card...meaning will you take this card voluntarily?

Will you "EXCEPT" this green card has no meaning.
Everyone is going "EXCEPT" Joe and Denise.

Posted at 9:10AM on Nov 30th 2007 by Run2Me

96. What a slap in the face this show is, all these so called contestants should be DEPORTED!!

Posted at 9:36AM on Nov 30th 2007 by TimTom

97. The show should be called "Who Wants to Marry a Canadian Citizen". Why would anyone want to live in America? Bush is a power hungry doofus and you guys don't have universal health care yet. How sad.

Posted at 7:48PM on Dec 2nd 2007 by John

98. Anyone who participates in this is breaking the law. I hope whoever is "dumb" enough to do this goes to jail including the american. How desperate could these illegals be? How deperate could the American be? They are only marrying the person for citizenship.

Posted at 10:17AM on Nov 30th 2007 by dee

99. I hope that this show is actually a sting operation that will attract the illegals, who will then arrested and deported.

Posted at 10:07AM on Nov 30th 2007 by unbelieveable

100. If this is real, the "wedding" won't be legally binding (i.e., it is performed by someone with about as much power invested in them to do so as I have -- meaning zilch).

My husband is a Brit, and trust me, the laws re: establishing permanent residency via marriage to a citizen are crystal clear. Marrying a citizen doesn't automatically grant you the right to stay here. There are hoops you gotta jump through, paperwork ya gotta file, and time you gotta let pass. As the citizen, I had to sign stuff swearing I would be financially and legally responsible for hubby during the first two years of the marriage. After two years, you file more paperwork, probably have to go through another interview, before the Feds will take the training wheels off the green card.

There is no way this could be legally binding. The contestants and even the show's producers would be breaking the law if it was.

Posted at 10:56AM on Nov 30th 2007 by Jaxie Waxie

101. I was born and raised in this country and I pay my taxes and earn my keep just like every other American. I am 3/4's Mexican, and I find this to be the dumbest of the reality shows these days....Although I have to say, I could NOT stop laughing when I read this!!!!!!

Posted at 12:39PM on Dec 3rd 2007 by Cyndi

102. John,

LET them go to Canada !!!!!!! We don't want illegals, and that says a lot about Canadians if you do. As far as National Healthcare, I have friends who left Canada because it SUCKED. They came HERE to get their surgeries. They would rather pay the US than take Canadian freebies that are killing your people.

And why people are bashing Bush and how the Presidential Candidates act like they are running against him cracks me up. Hello ? He can't run again !!!!!

The job of a Demorat (yes, rat) is to spend ALL the taxpayers money by giving it away in Social Services and creating a US full of veal calves who can't support themselves. Look at Hillary ....... she wants to give $4,000 to every child born in America if she becomes President ? It's not HER money ........... it's OURS !!!!! Look at that idiot who runs San Francisco .... he just ok'd "ID's" for illegals to make it easier for them to get government services and welfare. I could go on, but this blog doesn't have enough room.

The Republicans job is to rein in the Demorats.

Hannity, Rush & Savage ........... ROCK !!!!!!! Let them educate you !!!!! See the truth !!!!! Ya bunch of veal calves !!!!!

Posted at 11:31AM on Nov 30th 2007 by ProudToBeAnAmerican

103. How asinine is that?

Posted at 11:48AM on Nov 30th 2007 by GrannyJ

104. #60 B~

Unless you are Native American, this was never originally "yours"!!! Take a few HIstory classes, dont google your "facts".

Posted at 12:12PM on Nov 30th 2007 by Laura Abril

105. So....the first bundle of comments where: uneducated, irratic, and hateful.

Im sure you kids think you're good people. But get with it. You're a racist posting discriminating garbage.

Put yourself in their shoes. (Now thats not hard to do because they are schooling, living, and loving just like all of us.)
You want to live in Slovakia, Greece, Italy.....jaajaajaja
But you cant gain citizenship for whatever reason.
A Gameshow gives you the opportunity to make your dream citizenship come to life.
You're stoked.

Now, you get to Lithuania, and the people say;
GET THE F! OUT!
YOU DONT BELONG HERE
GO MAKE ME SOME OVERSATURATED AMERICAN FOOD.

aaaand....your feelings are hurt and you cry home to mommy.

Here's the difference.
THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS!
You. Do nothing but feed a machine, never the human cause.
Always for yourself, and never think about how your actions and words will affect your kid's narrow minded existance.

I digress.

Take time for empathy. It could save your life.

-Glenn P.

Posted at 4:06PM on Nov 30th 2007 by Glenn Propst

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