Complaints
from international marriage brokers:
Law H.R. 3402, the "International
Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005"
As with any new law,
there are many open questions under this law,
including some serious legal weaknesses which
may eventually be raised in federal court in
a legal challenge.
*The law is unfair in business practices
because large companies like E-Harmony.com and
Date.com do not have to comply with these new
laws. Most of their clients are American
and the American women can afford to pay for
these services where foreign women can not.
The law violates "Your right to privacy -
freedom from unwarranted government intrusion
into your personal and private affairs."
*The law discriminates against poor minorities
from other countries. International introductions
are separated from American dating because the
poor men and women can not pay the same fees
as American clients.
*The law was based on false information made
by feminist groups. These same groups
that gave false and misleading information sponsored
the bill.
*The law creates unfair competition for American
businesses because Foreign owned introduction
agencies do not have to do background checks
on the men. American men will just bypass the
American companies and go straight to the foreign
company without restriction.
*The law requires Marriage Brokers to post private background
information including crimal records that violates privacy
rights. This law requires Marriage Brokers to
break the law to comply.
