International Marriage Broker Regulation Act

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Cantwell Legislation to Protect Thousands of Mail Order Brides from Abuse Becomes Law

Cantwell applauds renewal of Violence Against Women Act as president signs bill to guard against exploitation and domestic violence

Thursday, January 05,2006

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) applauded the president’s signing of the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act Thursday as part of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 2005. The new regulations, based on a bill sponsored by Cantwell, will help provide foreign fiancées with additional resources and will help them decide for themselves whether they are entering into a safe situation. VAWA includes additional safeguards for survivors of domestic violence.

“This law builds on past lessons, putting in place vital safeguards to protect women from abuse and exploitation,” said Cantwell. “Foreign-born fiancées deserve to know about their rights here in the United States, and need information about whether their potential spouse has a history of violent crime.”

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[LostInIllinois 1]

Listen up guys,

this new law will give us fits for the next year or so while USCIS tries to sort it all out.....

USC must now have a criminal background check. I think this will slow things down even more...

[aussiewench 9]

Listen up guys,

this new law will give us fits for the next year or so while USCIS tries to sort it all out.....

USC must now have a criminal background check. I think this will slow things down even more...

USC as well as attorney and anyone else that has anything to do with the petition is subject to a security check just as the alien is. All names are entered into the system for IBIS eg and if a hit results from any of the names it has to be resolved. I dont think the USC having a background check is going to slow down the process much, if at all. What people are forgetting is that this new law in most part only applies to those meeting through a Marriage Broker, hence the name of the Act.

[Satisfaction 1]

It is a good thing. It may also reduce the numbers of victims of human trafficking by allowing them to speak out. Progress in this area remains to be seen though, not just in the US but worldwide. I would also like to see, at the same time, some progress being made in protecting asylum seekers and refugees, instead of a twist in the law to expedite their trip back home. One step at a time. Maybe this is heading a bit more in the right direction.

[Satisfaction 1]

Criminals are getting better at using the Internet, not just by spreading viruses and stealing people's credit card number. People who track them down are gettting better too. Marriage brokerage is a big business for criminals and organized crime.

"The trafficking of women for sexual exploitation is an international, organized, criminal phenomenon that has grave consequences for the safety, welfare and human rights of its victims.

Trafficking in women is a criminal phenomenon that violates basic human rights, and totally destroying victims' lives. Countries are affected in various ways. Some see their young women being lured to leave their home country and ending up in the sex industry abroad. Other countries act mainly as transit countries, while several other receive foreign women who become victims of sexual exploitation. "

Soure: interpol

[sheila526 2]

It's a good thing and probably the best thing to do

Sheila

[MrTudo 0]

Not only is it a sell out to the big corporations like yahoo, match.com etc who are exempt from this but it's not going to do a thing to slow down any exploitation of women.

Further, to suggest that ANY law is a good law that is signed into law by the president or any other leader of a country without so much as a discussion and debate is unbelievable.

There are already laws on the books. Enforce them. But to suggest that American men are abusers, and foreign women are poor lowly waifs who will anything just to get out of their homelands including be abused by those mean old Americans who will now have to submit to an invasion of privacy before even saying hellow is outrageous.

Too late though, the king has spoken

[aussiewench 9]

Not only is it a sell out to the big corporations like yahoo, match.com etc who are exempt from this but it's not going to do a thing to slow down any exploitation of women.

Further, to suggest that ANY law is a good law that is signed into law by the president or any other leader of a country without so much as a discussion and debate is unbelievable.

There are already laws on the books. Enforce them. But to suggest that American men are abusers, and foreign women are poor lowly waifs who will anything just to get out of their homelands including be abused by those mean old Americans who will now have to submit to an invasion of privacy before even saying hellow is outrageous.

Too late though, the king has spoken

If it protects the ones that may face abuse then I cant see how its a bad thing.

[MrTudo 0]

Not only is it a sell out to the big corporations like yahoo, match.com etc who are exempt from this but it's not going to do a thing to slow down any exploitation of women.

Further, to suggest that ANY law is a good law that is signed into law by the president or any other leader of a country without so much as a discussion and debate is unbelievable.

There are already laws on the books. Enforce them. But to suggest that American men are abusers, and foreign women are poor lowly waifs who will anything just to get out of their homelands including be abused by those mean old Americans who will now have to submit to an invasion of privacy before even saying hellow is outrageous.

Too late though, the king has spoken

If it protects the ones that may face abuse then I cant see how its a bad thing.

A) it doesn't do that , B) it greatly limits even the possibility of the bonding of hearts across the oceans and C) it greatly robs property from small business owners

Which of course goes against not only the letter but the spirit of the Constitution.

But of course never mind that old thing

[bly 0]

Not only is it a sell out to the big corporations like yahoo, match.com etc who are exempt from this but it's not going to do a thing to slow down any exploitation of women.

Further, to suggest that ANY law is a good law that is signed into law by the president or any other leader of a country without so much as a discussion and debate is unbelievable.

There are already laws on the books. Enforce them. But to suggest that American men are abusers, and foreign women are poor lowly waifs who will anything just to get out of their homelands including be abused by those mean old Americans who will now have to submit to an invasion of privacy before even saying hellow is outrageous.

Too late though, the king has spoken

If it protects the ones that may face abuse then I cant see how its a bad thing.

If it protects while violating someone's civil rights, then it can't be a good thing.

I bet this law is one day found unconstitutional. It requires a US citizen to disclose their entire criminal history PRIOR to ever even talking to a foreigner via an international broker.

This would be like making a law that says every peson that comes up to you in a bar has to declare his entire criminal history to you before conversing with you.

I have zero criminal history.. so the law would have little affect on me, however, I still have to disagree with it 100%.

[MrTudo 0]

Not only is it a sell out to the big corporations like yahoo, match.com etc who are exempt from this but it's not going to do a thing to slow down any exploitation of women.

Further, to suggest that ANY law is a good law that is signed into law by the president or any other leader of a country without so much as a discussion and debate is unbelievable.

There are already laws on the books. Enforce them. But to suggest that American men are abusers, and foreign women are poor lowly waifs who will anything just to get out of their homelands including be abused by those mean old Americans who will now have to submit to an invasion of privacy before even saying hellow is outrageous.

Too late though, the king has spoken

If it protects the ones that may face abuse then I cant see how its a bad thing.

If it protects while violating someone's civil rights, then it can't be a good thing.

I bet this law is one day found unconstitutional. It requires a US citizen to disclose their entire criminal history PRIOR to ever even talking to a foreigner via an international broker.

This would be like making a law that says every peson that comes up to you in a bar has to declare his entire criminal history to you before conversing with you.

I have zero criminal history.. so the law would have little affect on me, however, I still have to disagree with it 100%.

Yes and it only prevents American men from communicating with "foreign" women, unless of course the American man is using Yahoo Personals, Match.com, E-Harmony. They are exempt from this law.

This law is the ultimate discriminatory law against American men, and Foreign Women not to mention how it caters to big business while destroying the little people.

I'm waiting for bush to claim he was unaware........

Edited February 23, 2006 by MrTudo

[aussiewench 9]

Below is a link to the law

http://usaimmigrationattorney.com/images/IMBRA2005.pdf

[pax 0]

This document leads me to believe that all K-1 applications are subject to the new law, not just those resulting from a pairing through an international marriage broker:

http://www.gop.gov/Committeecentral/bills/hr3402.asp

[aussiewench 9]

This document leads me to believe that all K-1 applications are subject to the new law, not just those resulting from a pairing through an international marriage broker:

http://www.gop.gov/Committeecentral/bills/hr3402.asp

Correct. The first lot of info that was available was focused on the section regarding marriage brokers which is why I think many, including myself, didnt realise at first that there was implications right across the board. I sat and read the whole thing a couple of weeks ago and I was a lil shocked at the extent of it.

[MrTudo 0]

And yahoo personals, match.com and of course american singles are EXEMPT from this law.

All done without so much as a discussion in congress.

american wo-man should be overjoyed.