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.

5131 Signatures

  • anthony d
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    • this is races to us men.read the law before you singh it
  • William L
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    • Please stop infringing on men's rights at the behest of radical feminist special interest groups.
  • Brian C
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    • Why does Congress continue to do the bidding of radical feminists?
  • James H
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    • I am embarASSED IN MY GOVERNMENT
  • Ron T
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    • I am happily married to a wonderful woman from East Eruope who I met with the help of an internet marage broker. I would not have been able to meet her if this law had existed when I was looking for her. I thought I was suppose to be inicient untill proven guilty?
  • Michael M
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  • Paul C
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    • there are more than enough family violence laws on the books to protect foreign women in this country- this law is unfairly aimed at putting honest businesses out of busines.
  • Brian M
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    • I am not subject to a criminal background check if I ask an American lady for her phone number in the USA, what protects her from domestic violence? NOTHING! Obtaining a phone number does not imply that you are a stalker or predator. A woman has the choice to respond however she likes regardless of where she may be from. Under this law it would be illegal for a phone company to let you obtain a phone number of a person in Vancouver BC so they can join you for lunch!? It be illegal for you to email anyone outside the USA because you did not meet them in person first? Think about it! The government already is reading your emails and listening to your phonecalls "for our protection". Now they have the ability to limit who you can call or email. It will do nothing to curb any felonious act as it implies. It only infringes on our privacy, rights and liberties.
  • Brian M
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    • I am not subject to a criminal background check if I ask an American lady for her phone number in the USA, what protects her from domestic violence? NOTHING! Obtaining a phone number does not imply that you are a stalker or predator. A woman has the choice to respond however she likes regardless of where she may be from. Under this law it would be illegal for a phone company to let you obtain a phone number of a person in Vancouver BC so they can join you for lunch!? It be illegal for you to email anyone outside the USA because you did not meet them in person first? Think about it! The government already is reading your emails and listening to your phonecalls "for our protection". Now they have the ability to limit who you can call or email. It will do nothing to curb any felonious act as it implies. It only infringes on our privacy, rights and liberties.
  • Brian M
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    • I am not subject to a criminal background check if I ask an American lady for her phone number in the USA, what protects her from domestic violence? NOTHING! Obtaining a phone number does not imply that you are a stalker or predator. A woman has the choice to respond however she likes regardless of where she may be from. Under this law it would be illegal for a phone company to let you obtain a phone number of a person in Vancouver BC so they can join you for lunch!? It be illegal for you to email anyone outside the USA because you did not meet them in person first? Think about it! The government already is reading your emails and listening to your phonecalls "for our protection". Now they have the ability to limit who you can call or email. It will do nothing to curb any felonious act as it implies. It only infringes on our privacy, rights and liberties.
  • Larry G
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    • Men, take a moment from your busy schedule to stop what you are doing and go to your Senators, the ACLU, the Media, and any other public forum where you can be heard and explain to the world that this is an unjust biased law that denys your basic freedom of speech, & your right to "Life Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness". The US government needs to stay OUT of the romance and marriage business, it is NONE of their business WHO you marry, How you communicate with someone,or How you meet. Who gives the US government ANY right to dicate to us about LOVE and communication with the opposite sex? Where is our freedom of speech? Why are we all now treated as criminals and assumed guilty until proven innocent? Just go to your senators and lawmakers and the media and tell them "I am mad as hell about this new law and I am not going to take it!" You need to DEMAND to have this law changed so that it is fair to ALL parties. If you don't do it now, who knows what will be next? Don't put up with this stupid law, fight it!
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  • Robert S
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    • This infrenges on my right to free speech.
  • Duncan R. M
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    • I endorse the repeal of this unneccessary and discriminatory legislation.
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  • Robert T
  • Andrew G
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    • This is a very bad law!
  • John S
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  • Stephen M
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    • I have recently married a woman from Ukraine and we are extreemly happy. That this should be illegal or impossible is a horrible injustice!
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  • Kim M
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    • This law like many others passed in the past several years here in the US is totally hardened against the citizens of this country. Why does congress always think it has the right to tell people how to live. Fortunately, I already have a very loving relationship with my wife who is foreign national and don't have to put up with the restrictions setup in this pathetic law, but I sympathize with those who would follow in my footsteps in attempting to find a good wife that happens to live somewhere other than the US and now has to open up their life story to public ridicule. It's NONE of congress's business. Stay out of our lives!! Next you'll be telling us we have no choice but to marry only US women~! This is nothing more than another step in what's become a quick decent recently towards facists America!! All HAIL George Butch...for he will tell you how to live RIGHTEOUSLY!!
  • Micheal P F
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    • The intent of this law is good, yet seriously flawed. I also wonder if this law violates the National Privacy Act of 1975.
  • Fred B
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  • Farley B
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    • This is not a just law
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  • Jeffrey B
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    • I believe this unjust bill to be the product of American women who resent American men choosing relationships with foreign women, who conduct themselves like women, rather than attempting be in continual competition with men. Femininity is not a bad word. I tire of women who cannot get beyond their own case of penis envy. This is a Bill written and sponsored by American women. We (American men) have the right to say NO to them and choose a mate with whom we feel we can have a happy, successful relationship.
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  • william j p
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    • this law serves no purpose
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  • Robert C
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    • Did you even read this before you signed
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  • Keith S
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    • This is nothing more than an attempt to discourage or prevent American men from marrying foreign women. It must be repealed.
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  • Richard H
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    • I am married to a "mail order bride"