Was Melania Trump an Illegal Alien? Her "Genius Visa" allowed her Parents to Immigrate using "Chain Migration"

The Associated Press has found documentation showing that Melania Trump broke immigration law when she first came to the US in 1996 — by entering the country on a tourist visa and then working as a professional model.

It’s an ironic twist for a presidential campaign that’s marked itself by casting aspersions on immigrants in general, and “illegal” immigrants in particular, for the past 17 months.

https://www.vox.com/2016/11/5/13533816/melania-trump-illegal-immigrant

HOW DID MELANIA TRUMP SECURE ‘GENIUS VISA’ FOR ‘EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY’ WHILE DATING THE FUTURE PRESIDENT?

http://www.newsweek.com/melania-trump-genius-visa-einstein-826431

The first lady’s ability to get a green card also enabled her to sponsor her parents Viktor and Amalija Knavs for legal residency and put them on the path to U.S. citizenship. The president has also vowed to end such sponsorship of immediate family, called “chain migration.” In a November tweet, Trump wrote: “Some people come in, and they bring their whole family with them, who can be truly evil.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43256318

Mrs Trump came to the US in 1996, first on a tourist visa then later a string of working visas for skilled immigrants, according to her lawyer. She was working as a model in New York when she met Mr Trump at a party in 1998, a relationship that considerably raised her celebrity profile.

Before applying for a green card - which grants permanent residency - she had worked as a runway model in Europe and featured to a limited extent in UK and US magazines. She appeared on the cover of British GQ on a fur rug in Mr Trump's private jet, and in the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated in the US. She was not a top international model.

To obtain an EB-1 for extraordinary ability, an immigrant has to provide evidence of a major award or meet three of 10 criteria proving excellence in their field. The criteria include coverage of the applicant in major publications, original and significant contributions to a field, and work displayed at artistic exhibitions.