IMMIGRATION/MELANIA: “Melania Trump’s parents were briskly sworn in as citizens of the United States in New York on Thursday [8-8-18]. Viktor and Amalija Knavs, formerly of Slovenia, wore suits and sunglasses as they entered 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan just before noon, flanked by their lawyer and federal police. As they left the building after the 20-minute private naturalization ceremony, their lawyer, Michael Wildes, spoke briefly to a group of reporters who had gathered outside. ‘We just thank everybody for their attention to this very important dialogue that we’re having on immigration,’ said Mr. Wildes, who pointed out that his father had represented John Lennon in his immigration case. ‘This is a very important example of it going right.’ In a phone call after the ceremony, Mr. Wildes described the process by which the first lady’s parents had become U.S. citizens. ‘They had gotten sponsored by their daughter and then once they had the green card, they then applied for citizenship when they were eligible,’ he said. Mrs. Trump became a citizen in 2006 after obtaining a green card.”
–Annie Correal and Emily Cochrane, “Melania Trump’s Parents Become U.S. Citizens, Using ‘Chain Migration’ Trump Hates,” The New York Times online, August 9, 2018