Absolut Vodka Boycott

This is too crazy to be true, but it is true - that an anti-illegal alien group sent the word to their troops to boycott a prominent Swedish vodka brand.

Americans for Legal Immigration PAC President William Gheen went berserk over Absolut vodka - they ran an advertisement in Mexico. And it's not on anymore, he says it shows the alcohol manufacturer is "peddling products to a group of people actively seeking to claim U.S. territory in the name of Mexico".

No way!

Here's what happened. An 1830s map of Mexico was shown and the United States where most of what we have here in the USA was still part of Mexico. The ad headline was "In an Absolut World."

Right away, Absolut officials said they had no intent to make any immigration-related message with the ad; they said they're sorry.

But that's not enough for Gheen.

"On the one hand, we are boycotting Absolut. On the other hand, we want to thank them for getting caught" placing such an outrageous ad, Gheen said.

"We have a growing uprising here in America," Gheen said, warning that Mexicans and other illegal immigrants are trying to take over the southern U.S. — an area Gheen said is not too different from the map used in the Absolut ad.

But Absolut Spirits Co. spokesman Jeffrey Moran said the company does not plan to fire any advertising agencies or employees in the matter.

"Where we stand now is we are firm in our apology. The situation is not one that is positive for us as a company who has been so active in our marking over the years. And we issued a sincere apology," Moran said, speaking to FOXNews.com by phone from France. He added: "We are truly sorry. ... There was no ulterior motive behind that ad."

What do you think?

Fake Marriage for Citizenship

We've heard some are looking for volunteers to help with a thing called the Immigration Marriage Fraud, and seems like the group is taking root. From time-to-time, they have meetings, and protests. As international marriages have become a social issue, the state tries to cope with these new issues through changing the laws and policies. Utilizing several government statistics, a nationwide questionnaire survey of nearly 1000 foreign brides with various nationalities, which was conducted in May and June 2005, and some interviewed data of foreign wives and government personnel, this paper analyzes (1) patterns and trends of marriage migration to Korea; (2) the issues and problems of foreign brides, such as their status and citizenship, economic situation, access to social security and 'fake marriages' issues; and (3) recent changes in governmental policies towards them.

If these people live around other people from Polish community - they may eventually find somebody like them and form a "pseudo-marriage" which gives some stability in their lives and help cope with the lack of real family. Sometimes these fake marriages lead to the a complete loss of even a weak bound with their real families at home in Poland and to the divorce. The laws regarding dual citizenship by birth can get quite filigreed, depending on whether both parents are Americans, if they are married, and which parent is the foreign national. I don't condone fake marriages, but could a 'real' wife really get her ex deported if she got pissed enough and just claim a fake- even though it wasn't?

In marriages of convenience that aren't discovered, the couple divorces when the spouse receives permanent residency. Sometimes they marry someone else back home to sponsor them. There are illegal aliens who sneaked across the border and got into fake marriages, and are still getting naturalized. An exception ought to be made for cases like this. On the other hand, what if you meet 'the one' or perhaps something else occurs and because you're married, you aren't able to deal with the situation? This is VERY serious and needs lots of thought put into it.

In all cases, they were already pretty committed and likely to get married anyway, and then visa problems would just force the issue. I don't think any of them have gone looking for a divorce yet. They never lived with the men nor consummated the marriages. They forged their husbands' names on immigration documents and vouched for each other to get citizenship and jobs. But if a person says they are married and they come here to the country, and you find out they are not married, they should be able to depart without having a big trial. You can try them, as I did, and convict them and send them to jail, or give them a probationary sentence for filing a false claim to the Government or false document to the Government or false claim for entry into the United States.