REPEAL INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE BROKER LAW
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SUBJECT: REPEAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE BROKER LAW, H.R. 3402, P.L. No. 109-162, TITLE VIII, SUBTITLE D, WHICH VIOLATES MY FREE SPEECH AND FREE ASSOCIATION, PRIVACY RIGHTS, RIGHT TO COURT AND MARRY, AND LIMITS MY ROMANCE CHOICES ABROAD AND IS ANTI-MALE AND ANTI-COUPLE.
Dear Congressman, Congresslady and Senator:
I am a U.S. citizen gentlemen, and reside in the United States, or am a foreign national woman, or am a friend, supporter or ally. I have read and heard about the passage of "International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005" (IMBRA), H.R. 3402, Public Law No. 109-162, Title VIII, Subtitle D.
I am very concerned about the practical consequences of this law, which was passed with only a voice vote without any hearings or testimony or statistical evidence to support it, at the last minute just before the Holiday recess, after being tacked onto the back of other important legislation, namely, The Violence Against Women and Justice Dept. Reauthorization Act.
Did you vote for this International Marriage Broker law? Did you mean to vote for it?
As a single gentleman, foreign woman, or friend, supporter or ally, very interested in romance options outside my country for love, courtship and marriage, this law plainly violates the rights of U.S. citizens, and unfairly and improperly restricts my opportunities.
For me as a U.S. citizen gentleman, just to say "Hi" to a woman from another country through a legitimate romance agency or tour company, I am now forced to supply any legitimate romance agency or tour company all my police record information, domestic violence records, and much more (even if I have no such record). My free speech and privacy rights are being grossly violated, to say the least.
Why am I and other single American gentlemen being branded as "criminal abusers" under this law? Is there any supporting statistical or empirical evidence that incidences of serious abuse and death of foreign national women are any higher than that of domestic women, to justify this law?
This law requires that before "International Marriage Brokers" release a womans contact information to a person, they must provide her with a copy of the background collected on that person in her primary language, advise her of the rights and resources available to domestic violence victims in the U.S. in written form, and obtain her written consent to release her contact information.
It is obvious that romance companies, which have signed up a large volume of hundreds and even thousands of sincere women abroad seeking sincere and good-faith U.S. gentlemen spouses, will NOT be able to complete this kind of prohibitively costly and physically impossible commercial task. They will go out of business or go overseas or offshore. My choices as a U.S. citizen consumer or foreign woman consumer will be severely curtailed.
As a foreign woman interested in romance options with sincere U.S. citizen gentlemen, I know that there are thousands of happy and successful inter-cultural marriages, many among my friends, neighbors and even family. With the passage of this law, I and my friends and female family members will have even less options in my country, where there is higher domestic violence and a less desirable living condition and future.
If the purpose of the law is to provide some abuse protection for immigrant women, then that purpose is more than adequately served anyway by other less onerous and violative provisions of the law which say that the U.S. Embassy in the woman's home country will conduct an intensive criminal and domestic violence background check on the gentleman and supply her with all documentation available on him in her primary language, together with domestic violence protection information, BEFORE she secures a visa to visit the U.S.
The International Marriage Broker provisions are not necessary and only unjustifiably violate U.S. citizen rights of free speech and privacy, and a foreign woman's romance options and opportunities.
I urge you to re-consider this unnecessary and pernicious law as it pertains to International Marriage Brokers, and vote to repeal it.
Thank you.
Dear Congressman, Congresslady and Senator:
I am a U.S. citizen gentlemen, and reside in the United States, or am a foreign national woman, or am a friend, supporter or ally. I have read and heard about the passage of "International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005" (IMBRA), H.R. 3402, Public Law No. 109-162, Title VIII, Subtitle D.
I am very concerned about the practical consequences of this law, which was passed with only a voice vote without any hearings or testimony or statistical evidence to support it, at the last minute just before the Holiday recess, after being tacked onto the back of other important legislation, namely, The Violence Against Women and Justice Dept. Reauthorization Act.
Did you vote for this International Marriage Broker law? Did you mean to vote for it?
As a single gentleman, foreign woman, or friend, supporter or ally, very interested in romance options outside my country for love, courtship and marriage, this law plainly violates the rights of U.S. citizens, and unfairly and improperly restricts my opportunities.
For me as a U.S. citizen gentleman, just to say "Hi" to a woman from another country through a legitimate romance agency or tour company, I am now forced to supply any legitimate romance agency or tour company all my police record information, domestic violence records, and much more (even if I have no such record). My free speech and privacy rights are being grossly violated, to say the least.
Why am I and other single American gentlemen being branded as "criminal abusers" under this law? Is there any supporting statistical or empirical evidence that incidences of serious abuse and death of foreign national women are any higher than that of domestic women, to justify this law?
This law requires that before "International Marriage Brokers" release a womans contact information to a person, they must provide her with a copy of the background collected on that person in her primary language, advise her of the rights and resources available to domestic violence victims in the U.S. in written form, and obtain her written consent to release her contact information.
It is obvious that romance companies, which have signed up a large volume of hundreds and even thousands of sincere women abroad seeking sincere and good-faith U.S. gentlemen spouses, will NOT be able to complete this kind of prohibitively costly and physically impossible commercial task. They will go out of business or go overseas or offshore. My choices as a U.S. citizen consumer or foreign woman consumer will be severely curtailed.
As a foreign woman interested in romance options with sincere U.S. citizen gentlemen, I know that there are thousands of happy and successful inter-cultural marriages, many among my friends, neighbors and even family. With the passage of this law, I and my friends and female family members will have even less options in my country, where there is higher domestic violence and a less desirable living condition and future.
If the purpose of the law is to provide some abuse protection for immigrant women, then that purpose is more than adequately served anyway by other less onerous and violative provisions of the law which say that the U.S. Embassy in the woman's home country will conduct an intensive criminal and domestic violence background check on the gentleman and supply her with all documentation available on him in her primary language, together with domestic violence protection information, BEFORE she secures a visa to visit the U.S.
The International Marriage Broker provisions are not necessary and only unjustifiably violate U.S. citizen rights of free speech and privacy, and a foreign woman's romance options and opportunities.
I urge you to re-consider this unnecessary and pernicious law as it pertains to International Marriage Brokers, and vote to repeal it.
Thank you.
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Ray H
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Christian B. O
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mark i
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- while I approve of checking men with felony criminal records that might look to prey on ill informed women, this law goes too extreme and is a violation of privacy laws and I feel it says all American men are assumed wife beaters/ child molesters .Even as something as little a drunk driving charge, temporary restringing order, or misdemeanor charge comes off to make the American man a assumed rape/ wife killer.
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Jeffrey R
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- What ever happened to presumed innocent
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Jerold M. G
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- Arrest records do not have to be provided in the USA to employers for very good reasons.
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Karriem A
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Marc S
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Paul L
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andrew m
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Dave T
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- I have contacted my representatives and senators on this, we'll see how much they even listen
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Cary G
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- We have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This law restricts liberty and the pursuit of happiness and is therefore unconstitutional.
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Arthur T Williams I
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- This law really pisses me off! Those fat schmuck Congressmen don't live in the same world that average American men do and the congresswomen don't want the competition.
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arthur t williams I
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- I'm highly pissed of at this new law. Why can't you people use some commen sense. Why are you killing a who industry and penelizing hundreds of honest Americans like me just because of something a very few bad guys have done? And not only that....what's with this crap about letting the 'big guys' (i.e. the big agencies in this business) continue as before? This is the reason I voted Libertarian last year and plan on voting that way again this year. There's not a dime's worth of difference between any of you bums. You might have a slight chance of getting my vote in the future if I saw a little more hard work and understanding for average people like me.
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dr. tim v
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Nelson G
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- I endorse and support any actions that will help fight Violence against women. This law allows people to communicate with each other if they use a billion dollar corp. as match.com but not if they use a smaller entity such as latinintro.com. This law does not protect women and needs to be carefully revised.
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RICK
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- This is another scam we face again when will enuff be enuff
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Kerby P
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- I am an American man. I have good family values and intentions. I am attracted to latin ladies,and it is my intention to try to meet the right lady, and someday form a loving family with her. This new law is making my efforts more difficult. The feminists movement has once again ruined something that has been a viable option for men like myself. We should not be unduly hindered in our pursuit for love and marriage with a foreign lady. Thank you for your consideration.
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Kerby P
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- I am an American man. I have good family values and intentions. I am attracted to latin ladies,and it is my intention to try to meet the right lady, and someday form a loving family with her. This new law is making my efforts more difficult. The feminists movement has once again ruined something that has been a viable option for men like myself. We should not be unduly hindered in our pursuit for love and marriage with a foreign lady. Thank you for your consideration.
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mark h
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- as an american citizend i feel this law will be unconstitutional and infringe on my civil rights.
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Timothy Dale M
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- To me, I think it is sexest. I know that their are some men that are abusers BUT, their are also women that have sexually, physically, and mentally abused children. They have even abused men. I am seeing very day that mens rights are slowly being taken away. It is sad that one day if this keeps on, I would have to have a policeman our policewoman present just for me to kiss, touch, speak, our evening make love to my wife, to make sure that I don't do anything wrong. That would also include loving my children. I am all for protecting women. But, their is no reason why I have to be treated like a criminal. If a background investigation has to be done, then both sides should have to do it. Not only foreign women and American men but, American men and American women. We men need to know if we are marrying a criminal too.
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Adam W
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- I understand wanting to protect the women in other countries from predatory men, but I do believe this punishes the masses for the acts of a few. I also belive that a true predator will find a way to get to his prey if he really wants to so I don't think this will be very effective in the long run anyway.
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Diego B
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- do not need no more new laws. it is not broken, dont repair. it is just fine the way its been. thanks.
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shawn martin s
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- I am a U.S. war veteran and I am appalled with this judgement without a vote or asking the U.S. citizens.
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Brian V
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Nick R
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Joseph Paul E
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John B
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Michae Hixon, M
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Lawrence A G
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- Prior restraint on my first amendment rights to simply write a letter goes to far!!
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Robert C
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- Again lawyers in Congress are acting more as politicians than responsible citizens.How else do you explain the underhanded and secret attempts to pass an un fair and pregidical act by "attaching" it to another piece of legislation.If it was a good piece it would have stood on its own.
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J.R. K
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- Thank you for portraying me as a criminal to the women of the world. Thank you for broadly labeling American males as sexual predators. And thank you for blindly accepting the word of agenda-laden feminist groups at the expense of your blind-sided male constituency.
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Fred B
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- How do such laws like this that effect people's rights get endorsed without any public input or debate
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Allen W. R
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- As a Christian Gentleman, Businessman and Fiancйe to a wonderful foreign lady whose I-129 visa has been approved I wholeheartedly back and endorse this petition. After fully reviewing this new law and the provisions addressed by this petition, it is very apparent that certain anti-family, anti- freedom of marriage special interest groups who have a very sad, warped, insidious, dark, misguided and cynical agenda have slipped in some obviously very un-necessary and Un-Constitutional provisions to a much needed law. To severely restrict the freedoms of Men here and foreign Women in this manner is wrong and grossly Un-Constitutional. Another issue that you have to address is this; the Marriage Brokers are not going to go out of business. They will not become policing agencies for the U.S Government, nor should they. They will invent ways around this law that you can not even begin to dream of, nor can even begin to police, but will add greatly and un-fairly to the expense of sincerely courting and marrying a
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Gary L
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- Think about the ladys that want a good life and a good man to love them in the USA.
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Stuart O
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Bennie Stoves I
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Jason A
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Michael C
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Todd E. Pullen L
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- The people who wrote this law obviously do not understand the people whose civil rights will be restricted by this law.
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Mark D. G
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Anthony A
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- This reason for this law is matriarchal control over men. American women want sole ownership of their men's resources. They want to be the only game in town. Without competition from foreign women, Amer women do not have to change character or personality, they can continue to use and abuse men (it is actually lawful for them to do so in several areas). Please call feminists (like Cantwell) out for what they really are. This is the issue of male hatred and disposibility.
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Michael S
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- American men are liberators not victimizers
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kevin H
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