Marriage Migration, Citizenship, and Vulnerability: The International Marriage Broker Regulation Act (IMBRA)

In 2005, following the deaths of several marriage migrants known as â mail-order bridesâ , the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act was created. Designed to regulate the international matchmaking industry and provide women with the information to make informed, safe decisions about their f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pennington, Laura Anne
Other Authors: Political Science
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32035
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04292010-073322/