Perhaps they did not arrive illegally...I would assume most of them are on expired K-1s...aka fiance visa.
I’m not sure about that. As long as they got married while here on a visa, it would be fine. The visa only lapses if the marriage doesn’t happen within the time frame.
East Coast resort aeas bring in hundreds of Eastern European college students to work in shops, restaurants, super-markets, hotels, etc. for the Summer. Around here they return at end of Summer. A few have married locals, one I know of got into a nearby college/
there are insufficient citizens available to fill jobs