2. main aim (goal): to prevent immigration marriage fraud
client: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
To prevent immigration
marriage fraud
Timely enforcement of bad
actors involved in marriage
fraud
Identification of policy and
practices allowing for marriage
fraud
Revisit definition and purpose of
marriage fraud statutes
Accurate identification of
marriage fraud
What makes marriage fraud
important
3. Theory Development – Variable Relationship
Model
Prevent
immigration
marriage fraud
Marriage is
only
Immigration
option
single scope
admin
enforcement
Immigration
Court Actions
previous fraud
marriage
marriage to
gain status
marriage for
lucrative gains marriage is
illegal (USCIS)
conspiracy/group
action full
enforcement