Gender Disparity, Domestic Abuse, and the Mail-Order Bride Industry
7 Alb. Govt. L. Rev. 167 (2014)
Victoria I. Kusel
This paper describes the history of the mail-order bride
industry and gender stereotypes that have made the market for
foreign brides what it is today. It explores the notion of women as
property, as perpetuated by the mail-order bride industry, as well
as describes and analyzes attempts by the United States
government to regulate and punish persons involved in the
industry’s exploitation of women. It also presents recommendations for increased regulation and oversight
suggested by other authors, explores the potential drawbacks of
some of these recommendations, and suggests alternative
approaches to increasing protection of mail-order brides in the
United States.