@article{ref1,
title="Match-made in cyberspace: How best to regulate the international mail-order bride industry",
journal="Columbia journal of transnational law",
year="2007",
author="Del Vecchio, Christina",
volume="46",
number="1",
pages="177-216",
abstract="In 2006, Congress enacted the &quot;International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005&quot; (&quot;IMBRA') to address the growing concern over the incidence of domestic violence among mail-order brides. After providing an overview of the mail-order bride industry in the U.S. and a critical analysis of the legislation, this Note argues that IMBRA does not extend far enough to achieve its stated goal. While IMBRA embodies a bold attempt to combat domestic violence among mail-order brides, it fails to address the legally-sanctioned tool that fosters and perpetuates abusive relationships among immigrant women and their citizen husbands-the U.S. immigration laws.<p />",
language="",
issn="0010-1931",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}