JenyEliza
Princess of Rhetoric
cause she is preggors? they want to get her married....
That'd be my guess.
She's Hispanic, so very likely Catholic (as am I) and her parents are likely quite horrified that their daughter is pregnant outside of marriage (no matter her age, this is not something *any* Catholic parent would cope well with for their daughter). Abortion is not an option to Catholics, to marriage would be the way they would go. At least they would in Mexico (or wherever their home country is).
They obviously don't know the law in the US...which frowns on men getting 12 year olds pregnant, nevermind letting 12 year olds get married.
Hope all involved in this girls life give her the support she needs, but I'm guessing the lot will be deported and she'll be married off in her home country before her baby arrives.
Did it say she was illegal in the article?
Does it say ANYONE in this pitiful family is LEGAL? AT ALL?
No, no it doesn't. YOU"RE ASSUMING they are.
As a general rule, Americans understand you can't marry 12 year olds. Yeah. I think that's a pretty good tip off that at least her parents and the 27 year old man who knocked the kid up are not in this country legally.