Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Here comes the unwilling bride...

From the Daily News:

Some 300 girls and women in New York State reported being forced into marriage in just two years - and two who refused said they almost paid with their life.

That's according to a new survey of immigrant and women's service providers that sought to quantify the extent of the practice here and in other states.

Advocates say the problem cuts across cultural borders and is so widespread - 3,000 cases nationwide - that the U.S. needs stronger laws to stop it from happening.

"Some women who do say 'No' suffer very dire consequences," said Archana Pyati, a lawyer for the New York City-based Sanctuary for Families.

Forced marriage is different from arranged marriage because it happens without consent and can involve an underage victim.

Some city teens fly to their parents' homeland for what they think is a vacation and wind up stuck in a marriage against their will. Others face beatings or worse if they refuse a wedding here - sometimes by parents who stand to gain financially by the union.

6 comments:

Deke DaSilva said...

Advocates say the problem cuts across cultural borders and is so widespread - 3,000 cases nationwide - that the U.S. needs stronger laws to stop it from happening.

More media nonsense!

Does this problem happen with Scandinavians in Wisconsin, Chinese in San Francisco, or Irish Catholics?

Absolutely NOT!

It only occurs among the vibrant and extremely diverse, as identified in the article - West Africans, Pakistanis, Iraqis, primarily moslems AKA "the religion of peace".

So remind me again - Why exactly are we importing these people and their associated problems into OUR country?

Don't we have enough problems of our own?

Invade the world (Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya),
Invite the world (import foreigners from vibrant countries with forced marriage!),
in debt to the world (China)!

Anonymous said...

Here's an idea-- enforce immigration laws. How about we try that? Thanks.

Anonymous said...

...cuts across cultural borders... -- not against mine

Anonymous said...

a sonnet against illegal immigration in the U.S.

I'M ALABAMY BOUND , AIN'T GOT NO ILLEGAL ALIENS ROUND"

Anonymous said...

Ironic that the French built New Orleans LA and Mobile AL for slave trading.

Anonymous said...

i see a dept. of forced marrige emerging in obama's administration, with billions of taxpayer funding. al the sharpie will be it's czar in charge.