European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 17 modern living illicit Green card marriages by Andree Brooks new York times the financial plight and emotional needs of women who Are raising children alone have made them a popular target for the grow ing number of foreigners seeking a partner for a Green card according to leaders of single Parent organizations and the immigration and naturalization such arrangements permit foreigners to become per manent residents of the United states through marriage to an american marriages of this sort Are illegal if they Are intended solely to bypass the immigration normally this Means a marriage that would involve a fee and an agreement to dissolve the Union after about six that is the time it normally takes a foreigner to obtain a Green card from the immigration service and thus become a permanent divorce does not eliminate permanent residency stat which can be withdrawn Only if government officials prove that the marriage took place solely to achieve residence in the United in according to the foreigners were granted residency through a such marriages have doubled in the last 10 years and Many Are but officials of the service say Ille Gal marriages Are its reaching epidemic according to John assistant District director for investigations with the new Orleans office of the a ring of professional marriage arrangers was recently uncovered in the new Orleans it involved single Parent mothers who were both victims and organizers earn ing Small sums of Money by bringing in no exact figures Are available on How Many marriages of americans to foreigners Are officials be cause such when they Are Are not statistically separated from other fraud in such illegal a foreigner May pay an american from to to marry final payment is usually not made until the Green card is Martin assistant District director for investigations at the office of the department of immigration and said fraud in marriage was not easy to prove in an age when alternative living styles Are single Parent government officials and lawyers who have been involved in these cases say their concern goes beyond possible criminal prosecution of the Mother if the marriage is found to be a Sham by the Greenfield has for that it is common for a foreign partner to refuse to pay the final install ment on the marriage that the moment she comes into our office in asking us to go after the he Charles past president of the american Immi Gration lawyers who practices in said some women who have come to him seemed unaware that they could lose part of an such As a upon divorce As a result of new Laws on equitable they often do not he that with marriage they assume the statutory obligations of a which could include responsibility for some of the husbands he said they were also often surprised that they might face rigorous questioning by department of Immi Gration a regular part of the immigration procedure that Many americans do not know a Long interview with both partners is required in every Case before the Green card is suddenly its not As simple As it he he told of one woman who also found her self saddled with the foreign partners who moved into her House for the two had agreed to live under the same roof because they thought that would preclude the possibility of being charged with she was afraid to Tell anyone because she knew that what she was doing was according to Joanne a former assistant attorney now in private practice in there arc a Host of other the foreign partner sometimes disappears and that partners Signa Ture is needed for a marriage can also make a single Mother ineligible for support payments or Alimony from a former officials say the illicit nature of these unions generally comes to their attention when the women involved find themselves in deeper difficulties than they had imagined could sometimes such unions arc investigated As the result of an Anonymous tip or because the immigration department interview after the marriage raises on May Federal officials indicted Abdul an egyptian who had been living in this coun try since on fraud and conspiracy accusing him of arranging 15 Green card marriages in the new Orleans area either directly or they also indicted Gloria a single Mother who worked As his sales clerk in the doughnut shop he ran in la the foreigners involved in the from Kun Jordan and were All engineering students at the nearby University of southwestern Loui according to seven of the 15 marriages were to single Parent one of whom was said to have married and divorced two single Parent groups say the pressure to agree to such marriages is is so demeaning and Ginnie director of Public affairs for parents without and these women want to do right by their parents without partners is a National organization with colourful from shirts to shoes by Bernadine Morris the new York times prints have exploded All Over the fashion imparting a liveliness to clothes for sum Mer leaving their Mark on All kinds of apparel from shirts to they have met with considerable approval from women Assem bling their War weather i was pleasantly surprised when i checked out the stores Best Sellers and found so Many styles were in Bright prints and cheerful said Anita vice president and fashion merchandising director of Alt Man especially Flower Are Blooming there on everything from bikinis to from Short skirts to Long a similar trend is reported at other new York Ralph Laurens nostalgic wallpaper prints Are among Bloomingdale current Best according to Kalman vice president for fashion direct abstract designs As Well As Floral patterns decorate a Host of popular fashion items at Saks fifth ranging from sexy Short evening dresses to re ports Ellin senior vice the popularity of printed patterns lends a special Erma Bombeck All the cliches that work for every Mother never worked for every time id Chew one of the kids i was the one who ended up with egg on my face begging their remember when a child was late for dinner and the Mother always whats the matter get hit by a truck mine a track ran a red Light and it nipped the Back of his bicycle and threw him for a few and if that Doest make you feel like the sweetheart who bought roller skates for tiny nothing take my mothers Day speech of it was one of the most eloquent speeches of sacrifice and dedication Ever delivered to a group of ungrateful bums who a gaiety to Basic play including shorts and Camp As Well As to beaded blouses and Dressy according to retail there Haven been so Many prints around in a very Long time and the customer is obviously attracted to Gallo the gaiety of the styles is what has proved attractive to women looking ahead to summer weekends and she the fact that they look different from the clothes available a year ago is also an important Factor in their she prints Are part of other recognizable including the widespread acceptance of oversized jump suits and very Short they also transcend All Price a pal print silk Blouse by Yves Saint Laurent at is Selling at Pale Flowers Deco rate a Cotton jump suit at by a French ready Tower which is popular at a Short skirt with a Sarong drape by Anne Klein is Selling at Stark Black and White fashions complement the printed styles in what Saltzman identifies As the clean another significant Selling a White silk Chemise dress by Oscar de la Renta at decorated by Only four Black buttons at the neckline is an exam geared As i was getting to the Good stuff about How the doctor had always said i was too Short for would never Wear pleated skirts and now All you Ever think about Are the door Bell rang and a Large bouquet was delivered with Moth ers Day greetings from my a neighbor of mine could make her kids feel absolutely Rotten with the old you forgot to pick up my you  forget to would you i was always afraid to try that i what kind of boy would skip Church and got i was putting out a Brush fire near the Orpha that leave food on your plate while children in Slob Ovia to which he Slob Ovia is a mythical place out of the lil Abner if you really want to Send this asparagus where White Cotton shirts and White Linen pants Are Short Black cocktail dresses Are in demand at Bloo often with snugly draped bodices and Stra Pless they tend to have flaring or harem skirts and Are priced from to similar shapes turn up in prints As among the interesting fashion items that Are showing up in the Selling reports Are a Short Black leather skirt made in Turkey and available at Bloomingdale it can be worn with White shirts for the Stark look and flow ered blouses As part of the print trend and a Short printed wrap skirt by Flora Kung at Saks fifth Avenue at the clothes that women Are buying for summer Wear Point to a Lively fashion scene in the City As Well As at their cheerful look is an indication of a demand for clothes that lift the As flowered hats were said to do decades the diversity in styles As Well As materials indicates that fashion has moved a Long Way from women Are choosing different styles for different but a lighthearted feeling underlies them it will do the most try any of the West african nations which Are underdeveloped and being subsidized by Grain and other foods from All Over the my son is teaching school in another he has not written in three at great i called person person and barked into the phone a cliche i had been dying to Why Haven you written is your Arm broken he i  believe after All these years i had hit pay its my he its been in a cast for three that i admit c los angles times Syndicate