Jazz Shaw:
There are quite a few of us who have made more than one trip down the wedding aisle. (Hey… sometimes things don’t work out.) Such is the case with Oregon First Lady Cylvia Hayes, currently planning her fourth set of nuptials to Democrat Governor John Kitzhaber. Nothing illegal about that of course… except that she failed to mention marriage number three to the Governor (or anyone else) until reporters brought it to light this month. The reason for the secrecy becomes readily apparent when you hear that her brief marriage was to an 18 year old immigrant who needed a green card and paid her for the honor of her hand.
Oregon first lady Cylvia Hayes admitted Thursday she illegally married an Ethiopian immigrant because she needed money and he needed help to stay in the United States.
Hayes said she married 18-year-old Abraham Abraham in 1997 during a “difficult and unstable period in my life.” She said she was ashamed and embarrassed by the marriage, and for that reason, she never disclosed it to her current fiance Gov. John Kitzhaber.
“This is the most painful part for me,” she said. “John Kitzhaber deserved to know the history of the person he was forming a relationship with. The fact that I did not disclose this to him meant that he has learned about this in the most public and unpleasant way.”
It seems that this took place in 1997, so the statute of limitations has run out on this particular crime, but her “husband” (until their “divorce” in 2002) may still have his status revoked and be sent back to Ethiopia, assuming anyone in Immigration can be bothered to look into it.
Now, I can predict what some critics may say when they first hear of this story. Why is this news? It’s not the Governor who did this, he allegedly didn’t even know about it until this week, and why are we chasing after wives or girlfriends anyway? In response, Mark Krikorian at National Review points out that the First Lady isn’t just a fiancee.. she’s a player in the political game of thrones in her own right.
Cylvia Hayes, Oregon’s “First Lady” (Democrat governor John Kitzhaber’s girlfriend), has confessed to engaging in immigration fraud by entering into a sham marriage, for money, with an Ethiopian teenager in 1997 to enable him to get a green card. Hayes isn’t just the governor’s squeeze; she’s a political consultant who’s “taken an active role in . . . developing the governor’s energy and environmental policy.”
She traded a marriage on paper for $5,000.
Perfect for a new-era political spouse.
Marriage can mean anything or nothing to them.
Soo she married starven Marvin for money, hum she said she was desperate, hum, I’ve heard of other instances where college coeds sought other professions to earn money. Hum.
People, committing crimes while supporting the cause of illegal immigration is not a crime, it is a badge of honor and integrity. Well, that’s not exactly true; people who help white illegal aliens will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. We must maintain a certain standard on this attack of immigration law or there might be a complete breakdown of the rule of law.