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A Modest Proposal For Obama: How To Fix Housing AND Immigration In One Masterstroke

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Did this actual 2007 Craigslist ad provide the inspiration for President Obama's forthcoming solution to America's languishing economy by killing (not literally) two birds with one stone?

 

 

h/t @RudyHavenstein

 

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Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:19 | 5471718 franzpick
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All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for a few good congressmen to do nothing.

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 21:26 | 5471919 Bangalore Equit...
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Listen Zero's.

Obama's Masterstroke. Karma Suture for the USSA sheeple's bunghole.

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:46 | 5471776 FuzzyDunlop21
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Obama-home.

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 05:41 | 5472955 TheRedScourge
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No such thing. That's how I know the US is fucked.

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 07:25 | 5473034 doctor10
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MEh. That doesn't serve Fed.gov at all. They want more dependents for the Federal Teat.

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:19 | 5471719 Pool Shark
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If they had $600,000.00 cash, they wouldn't need to sneak into the USA.

[or marry an ugly Gringo, for that matter...]

 

 

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:20 | 5471726 Tucson Tom
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If you`re chinese,you get in via the state department now.show me the money, baby

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:59 | 5471818 reset71
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Do you really think it is easy to buy your way into this country? We kick out PHD students by the thousands. Well off chinese come here to birth anchor babies. Our immigration policies are full tard. We don't let in the rich and smart, but we do let the illegals stay. Somebody with $600,000 would either have to wait in line or sneak across, so yes, a well off person might respond to the ad.

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 21:56 | 5472047 Matt
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It is that easy. If you buy $100,000 in municipal bonds, you get expedited treatment right away.

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 19:14 | 5475320 reset71
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Good on rich people. I welcome rich people from around the world. That is the kind of diversity I like. I'm not forgiving government for debauching the entire bond market. But I am saying that if a person has $100,000 dollars to burn on becoming American, then they probably are welcome at my BBQ- as long as they aren't a FUCKING SOCIALIST!

 

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 21:05 | 5471831 Harbanger
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Why would she have to pay to marry him if she can get amnesty on her own?  She only needs an airline ticket.  She can still marry him if he wants, she can later divorce him and keep the house and get some Alimony.  That's the way we roll.

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 05:42 | 5472960 TheRedScourge
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I guess he's taking his chances in the hopes that he can unload that house. Nobody living outside he US right now in their right mind with an extra $600,000 right now would want to get it tangled up with the IRS.

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 21:23 | 5471907 ebworthen
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I'm sure there is a wealthy drug dealer with a hot Daughter who'd like her to be able to join the fantasy of New Rome.

She can go to college and get hired by the State.  The family will have the protection of the U.S. Police State.

Dad can still run his drug business over the Internets.

Bet he has a taker already.

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:20 | 5471723 cifo
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Is this even legal?

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:32 | 5471742 A Lunatic
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Not anymore illegal than granting them executive amnesty.....

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 21:04 | 5471811 Paveway IV
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Five years in prison for an American convicted of a fraudulent marriage to a foreign national for the purpose of obtaining residency. Permanent loss of residency and expulsion for the spouse.

The foreign national (technically a non-resident alien) would only qualify for provisional residency (a temporary green card) through marriage. That changes to permanent residency (permanent green card) after a year, I think.

Citizenship has nothing to do with the marriage. Once a foreign national has obtained legal, permanent residency for a year through any means, they can apply for U.S. citizenship and take the test. They have to have a green card, but citizenship is a different department, different application and different process.

The local Immigration Office and federal prosecutors would undoubtedly keep Gabe's public statement of Intent to Commit Immigration Fraud handy for a quick conviction. 

Go for it, Gabe... Don't let those fed bastards push you around!

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 21:07 | 5471844 A Lunatic
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That is so yesterday......

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 03:01 | 5472853 James-Morrison
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Maybe we don't fully understand Executive Amnesty.

I thought it ment they were all invited to live and work at the Whitehouse.

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:48 | 5471783 kaiserhoff
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No.  Sham marriages are a form of fraud, but rarely prosecuted,

  and now it's dwarfed by Barry's crimes and high treason.

 

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:55 | 5471799 nmewn
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Fraud you say, kinda like invoking "prosecutorial discretion" of a favored individual or group who has and continues to break the laws.

Like, a senators son or Corzine...or illegal aliens ;-)

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:20 | 5471724 loonyleft
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Bet he was surprised when Jose and Carlos showed up to take him up on his offer. 

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:59 | 5471816 Sub MOA
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Nah just turned em down waitin on jesus (hey zeus) not to be confused with the character of mythology

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:23 | 5471727 SickDollar
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Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:27 | 5471730 LetThemEatRand
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Fucking Zero Drudge.  Can we have an article or two about how free immigration is staunchly supported by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and oligarchs everywhere?  I'll take just one.

"America has had the opportunity to grow and thrive because we have attracted and welcomed the most talented and the hardest working people to our shores. The U.S. Chamber has collaborated with a variety of odd bedfellows including faith organizations, law enforcement, and ethnic groups to build a movement for commonsense immigration reform that strengthens border security, expands the number of visas for high- and lesser-skilled workers, makes improvements to the federal employment verification system, and provides an earned lawful status for the undocumented with no future bar to citizenship. The door to the American dream must always remain open."  

https://www.uschamber.com/immigration

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:35 | 5471750 ACP
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But that would make for a boring article.

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:42 | 5471766 A Lunatic
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Not if there were complimentary cat pics.....

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 21:16 | 5471871 Paveway IV
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That's why you use your offshore team to write pro-immigration articles. 

You may want to steer the assignment away from your South China team. The complimentary cat pics would probably turn out to be cat's heads bobbing around in a bowl of soup.

The Swiss of all people are known to be cat snackers, too. I'm sure the preparation involves deep frying and chocolate, like all Swiss food.

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 21:58 | 5472058 A Lunatic
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I like cats, but I can never seem to eat a whole one......

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:44 | 5471772 Oldwood
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No one is seeking a "solution" that does not benefit them. As a matter of fact the only reason to do anything is self serving. If our government was about real solutions we wouldn't have all the problems today that they were instrumental in creating.

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 21:28 | 5471935 LetThemEatRand
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If there were no government, there would be no immigration law for Obama to fuck with.  

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 04:35 | 5472918 zhandax
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For that matter, if there were no government, obama would just be another hood rat.

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 05:47 | 5472961 TheRedScourge
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While easing immigration standards is normally one of the building blocks of a free society, clearly it makes no sense in a welfare state. Easing immigration standards right now is about three things:

- priming the growth pump, as immigrants have more kids

- more Democrat sympathizers to farm for votes

- drive a stake further through the heart of the formerly freedom loving culture of the US by pulling in people who are used to living under tyranny and are fine with being only slightly more free

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:27 | 5471733 Duc888
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Meh, here in FFLD county you can marry a friggin smokin hot Brazilian chick in her early 20's.  You get to wheeze her for two years until your crank gets whittled into a pencil  (then she becomes a shitizen), you get 20K and away she goes... divorce.

 

I hear the same gig is being run by Russians in Flatbush too.

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:37 | 5471757 p00k1e
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2oK is a little light.  I would do it for 50K.  Send me the link!

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 21:04 | 5471836 Sub MOA
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to late for a link they're all on the way here for free now you'll just have to pay them ...same as it ever was

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:51 | 5471792 EBT excepted
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dem yung chicks get carryun da chillens fo' jus whisper d'word sperm in dey ear...

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:56 | 5471805 Davidoff
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For a long time now... Nothing to be surprised about. We, russians are very creative when it comes to facilitating scarsity. We even can manage to do it several times on a roll, still flies with USCIS. I personally know guys that made over 100K just by getting married and divorcing. In other words, if faced with a rigged game - might as well use rigged rules to your advantage.

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 04:47 | 5472926 zhandax
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"You can marry more money in 15 minutes than you can make in 15 years."

Howard Stern

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:37 | 5471753 p00k1e
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Awesome!  So if we personally profit, it’s all good.  LOL

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:39 | 5471759 Truther
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Juanita..... Here I come baby.

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:49 | 5471786 Sub MOA
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Hey meester ya wanna rent my seester?

now where have i heard this b4 ????

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:51 | 5471791 Danno Anderson
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Over 50% of all hispanic immigrants are on food stamps.  Hello 

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:53 | 5471796 Sub MOA
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 50% wheres the chart porn on these stats ;)

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 21:59 | 5472060 combatsnoopy
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And realtors in Santa Barbara county have still managed to get ARMs for them to buy houses they can't afford to prop up the real estate market.  True story.

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 22:32 | 5472216 Turin Turambar
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So, it's a bit late for me to add 3 more zeroes on to the offer I already accepted?  :-O

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 00:21 | 5472600 Panic Mode
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The modern slave trade.

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 03:45 | 5472888 zipit
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Now THAT sounds like a good idea (for the house seller), but it's illegal, right?  Or??  

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 07:29 | 5473038 GoldIsMoney
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I don't think so. But let's image this offer comes from a wife. In Germany is the man usually who get's burned after a divorce. I'm quite sure it's nearly the same in the US....

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 04:04 | 5472901 Peter Pan
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This is citizenship in stages and will stand Hillary in good stead when the next elections arrive. The Democrats will be the beneficiaries of this act of kindness. Or am I being cynical?

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 07:28 | 5473036 GoldIsMoney
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That would imply I'd like to get the US citizenship. Well I do not want to sound too harsh, but no thanks.... I should change  bad state with worse one? I should get a citizenship every bank world-wide shied upon to even just open an account? How desparate must one be to marry into a despotic, fascistic state?

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 16:22 | 5474801 kote
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They're already doing this in Spain.

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