Some wedding bells ring for a green card - Increasing numbers of non-Cuban Hispanic immigrants are marrying Cuban immigrants, which speeds delivery of green cards for the non-Cubans.

“Either by chance or by design, a growing number of Venezuelans — more than 2,000 since 2002 — are marrying Cuban refugees on the fast track for green cards, and drawing scrutiny from U.S. immigration officials.

The escalation coincides with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s increasing ties to Cubas Fidel Castro, which have prompted thousands of Venezuelans to flee and then overstay their visas in the United States. In South Florida, attorneys say marriages between Cuban refugees and Venezuelan immigrants top the list of non-Cubans marrying Cubans, followed by Colombians and Mexicans.”

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