Several years ago I was involved in a bitter divorce. The woman I married was from a foreign country. We were married a year and a half. She was in the U.S. six mouths before I filed for divorce.

Little did I realize I was one of thousands of American men and woman who find out to late they where used as a tool to gain entry into the United States. This woman stole every legal and financial document from my home. I don’t even have a copy of my marriage certificate or the wedding video I paid for.

I foolishly give her thousands dollars in her home country, equivalent to ten years wages and a car valued at $12.000. Not including the legal fees bringing her to the U.S.

She did a very effective job convincing everyone she was the poor victim of an abusive husband. Despite the fact I filed for divorce without prejudice and refused the advice of my attorney to file a Protective order.

Claiming spousal abuse affects a woman’s visa status. A foreign woman can make any claim, even if false to the Immigration service and a man has no right to know or defend himself from these claims unless a criminal charge is filed.

Did my local, state and national government come to my aid, quite the opposite! In a tape recorded conversation with a Kansas City representative of Kansas Senator Brownback I was told “Maybe when she gets married again she’ll like this one betterâ€