Since the wave of immigration from Africa to the United States spiked in the early 1990s, there has been an upsurge in the demand for spouses for the upwardly mobile African immigrants. For this reason, it is a well-documented fact that many marriage-minded immigrants have been looking back to their continent to marry a spouse that will suit the delicate taste of such immigrants. The practice of immigrants returning to Africa to marry and then file with immigration services to relocate their spouses to America has given rise to those who are now regarded as “imported” wives and husbands. African Abroad-USA has no grudge with immigrants going out of their way to marry complete strangers in a rush wedding only to result in disaster on these shores.
Where do we begin? There are instances where such spouses have turned out to be incompatible with the expatriate African, who ends up holding the short end of the stick and getting hurt while losing their home to such spouses from hell. If it were an isolated case, we would not have bothered. But report after report have shown us that incidents of imported spouses using African immigrants only for a visa to America, only to dump them on a whim, has become wide-spread.
The truth is that unless a man or woman is your sweetheart in Africa, such arranged marriages are a big risk.
Why do immigrants go home to Africa to marry? Some say it is because the ladies and men here have had their fling and so they are not worthy of becoming their spouse. Good. What about the guys and girls who have been imported to become wives and husbands in America? Have they not had their flings? In some cases, their history would make the strippers of Times Square go green with envy.
So trust us, there are many eligible African professionals here in the United States ready to enrich your home with happiness, fun and liquidity. An imported wife or husband could set you back $10,000 and, if the marriage fails, you may experience countless heartaches and pain that cannot be quantified in dollar terms. So for the wise,African Abroad-USA says: Marry here, forget imported spouses!
