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There is nothing new about sham marriages and if the numbers are rising as reported in the news today then I cannot pretend to be surprised by that either.
The next registrar that is surprised to find that a bride and groom who do not speak English, or even have a common language, and appear to have not previously met are standing in front of them waiting to be married will not be the first one.
As long as one of them (usually the bride) is a European citizen (usually eastern Europe) and is resident somewhere in this country then the wedding can take place. The law has been tried in court and the judges have ruled that it infringes the human rights of the couple if they have the correct paperwork and a marriage is denied them.
I am all for defending liberty. No matter what your politics are we should all agree on that, but as I said in the title: there is a difference between respecting liberty and taking a liberty.
I do believe that the British National Party immigration policy would provide a respectful solution to the problem with both parties being refused entry into the country.
