How it Dehumanizes People When Officers Question Their Romantic Union
<p>I remember feeling numb as I sat before the immigration officer. Her job was to determine whether my marriage was legitimate. The government had granted her that power, and there was nothing I could do but comply.</p>
<p>The temperature dropped fifteen degrees when she entered the room. There was no hint of a smile, no tilt of the head, no whispered “hello.” She didn’t even make eye contact. It was as if she didn’t care to recognize the presence of other human beings.</p>
<p>The officer clutched a disorganized stack of papers to her chest, and these got needlessly slammed down on the table as if to punish them. She pulled back the chair with a screech. Then threw herself into it before finally looking up at us.</p>
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