Usa, Melania's parents become American citizens. Thanks to a law that Trump attacks every day
Viktor and Amalija Knavs took their oath yesterday in New York. It is not possible to know thanks to what requisites they had the Green Card. It would be a case of family reunification such as those that the president harshly opposes
NEW YORK - Virtually hardly a day goes by without Donald Trump thundering on migration issues, asking not only tougher border controls but also increasingly strict rules for those who want to apply for citizenship. Well, now the very rules so reviled by the president are applied in his closest family circle. His in-laws, in fact, that is the parents of first lady Melania Trump, have been American citizens in all respects since yesterday.
The ceremony - complete with an oath - which bring Viktor and Amalija Knavs, father and mother of Mrs. Trump, fully into the "American dream" was held Thursday in New York, as their lawyer announced. As communicated by the Immigration Service staff to the Associated Press, citizenship deeds usually take place on Fridays, but apparently an exception has been made for the parents of the lady president.
It was not known under what specific prerogatives Messrs Knavs obtained citizenship. "My clients are not part of the government, and therefore deserve their privacy," said attorney Michael Waldes. He also specified that the presidential in-laws would have submitted their regular application on their own, without any special treatment. The lawyer did not give any clues, however, on when Melania's parents applied and how long it took to complete the entire process for obtaining citizenship.
Melania, 48, arrived in the United States as a model and has been an American citizen since 2006. Her parents had a permanent residence permit last February, but it is not known what requirements they have obtained the Green Card: the media Americans speculate that they obtained it as the parents of a migrant who in turn had citizenship. If this hypothesis is true, it would be a form of family reunification of the kind that the president no longer intends to allow, as part of his reform of immigration laws, and indeed opposes in all possible ways.
Viktor Knavs was formerly a car salesman in his native Slovenia, while his wife Amalija worked in a textile factory. They are both over 70, retired, and spend much of their time in the United States to be closer to their daughter and grandson Barron.
