Rabbi Moshe Feinstein states the very marriage of a
gentile woman to a non observant Jew, is equivalent to an open
declaration that she will not observe the precepts. This is so, because
it is highly unlikely that the gentile member of such a union, will be
more committed to Judaism than her remiss Jewish husband (certainly when
they are living together prior to their marriage and throughout the "conversion" process.) Unlike mental or
tacit negations, explains Rav Feinstein, open declarations do invalidate
conversions. When such cases appear before a rabbinical court, its
members actually become witnesses to an acceptance declaration that is
not sincere. Therefore, it is no longer a tacit insincerity, but rather
an obvious one. (As such, they are forbidden to sanction the conversion. )
(Regardless of what this Jewish court may declare,) the conversion is
invalid and the person is not deemed a member of the Jewish nation - not l'chatchila and not b'dieved (NEVER). In
Iggros Moshe, Letters of Moshe (Yoreh De’ah, no. 157), he writes that
“According to the Law, it is certain that one who converts for the sake
of marriage, does not intend to keep the commandments, and is not a
proselyte at all.” "It is beyond my comprehension why any (legitimate) rabbi would want to include such people amongst the Jewish nation." (Language simplified and clarified for the vast majority of idiots among us)