Every year thousands of Americans are victimized by a swindle known as the “immigrant abuse scam.” What’s amazing is this shake-down is paid for by the U.S. taxpayer under the guise of stopping domestic violence.
One of those persons was Roger Knudson, 64, of Arizona. When he discovered his wife was having an affair, he filed for divorce. Fearing the judge would learn her visa had expired and order her back to Mexico, she fell into a rage and attacked him.
But the DA refused to prosecute the assault. Then the illegal went to a local woman’s shelter that provided her pro bono legal services and told her to accuse her husband of the very crime that she herself had committed. “I have spent thousands of dollars since 2002 clearing myself of the accusations,” Knudson wrote sadly.
So here’s how the scam works: A woman makes an accusation of abuse. The laws define domestic violence so loosely that she doesn’t need to provide a scrap of evidence — she only needs to scream “abuse!” So the judge issues a let’s-play-it-safe order.
That restraining order becomes the gold-plated meal ticket that entitles her to preferential treatment by immigration authorities, free legal services, and a generous helping of welfare services. And anyone who questions the swindle is accused of being “soft on domestic violence.”
Elizabeth Howard of Arizona recounts how the wife of her father trapped him in the bedroom and threatened to kill him. When he called for help, the police arrested both of them. As soon as she got out of jail, she marched over to the domestic violence shelter to have him kicked out of his home. Then she began to hold yard sales to sell his car and tools.
“A friend at work whose family migrated here from Mexico told me it’s common knowledge that if a woman marries a U.S. citizen and it doesn’t work out, she can claim abuse and get the resources she needs,” Howard sadly explains. “I believe the Violence Against Women Act should be called the ‘Women Get What They Want Act.’”
In two cases, the extortion tactics continue to this day, forcing my informants to protect their identities.
One woman’s close friend was falsely accused of abuse by his immigrant wife. The courtroom hearing resembled a kangaroo court more than the even-handed administration of justice: “We were not allowed to present a case, ask questions, look at the evidence that the accusing party submitted, two of our witnesses were cut off after two minutes, and the third was not allowed to testify at all,” she revealed.
“As a victim of abuse previously myself, I am sensitive to real victims of abuse. But those who commit fraud and claim abuse where none exists endanger us all,” the woman confides.
In 2001, Bob planned to marry a woman from the Caribbean. Shortly before the ceremony, she informed him she was an illegal alien. But he loved her so he went ahead with the wedding, knowing he could sponsor her for a work permit.
Then the relationship went sour and she threatened to abduct their newborn daughter if he didn’t accede to her demands. One day she surprised him with this news: “I have my baby – I don’t need you anymore!” Bob grew fearful of the intimidation tactics, so he filed for divorce and withdrew her work permit application, believing the immigration service would protect his daughter, a newborn U.S. citizen.
Turning the tables, she requested amnesty under the Violence Against Women Act, even though she didn’t produce an iota of police or medical proof of violence. This filing prohibited him from submitting any evidence of immigration fraud or even appearing in the courtroom during her hearing.
“In the end, she got everything she could have hoped for: A work permit, VAWA amnesty, $750 tax-free dollars per month, and bragging rights on her cleverness on screwing over a stupid American fool in his own stupid country,” Bob bitterly notes.
The abuse rip-off has become so accepted that its proponents openly instruct women how to fleece their boyfriends and husbands. One group instructs gold diggers to view restraining orders “as a tool for economic justice.” Simply accuse your man of violence, and you can force him to pay your attorney’s fees, medical expenses, punitive damages, use of his house and car, and much, much more. It’s really that simple!
That advice comes to us from the Washington, DC-based Center for Survivor Agency and Justice, which receives generous support from the U.S. taxpayer by way of the Department of Justice. The Center offers no advice to help American taxpayers deal with false accusations of domestic violence by immigrant women.
Big shooter said,
September 13, 2007 at 7:59 am
mruffolo said,
Though she is patient, kind and dependable traditional wife, I have printed a copy of this article to give to him.
In some South American countries, America is known for woman worship by our government and men.
The word is out - women notice the preferred treatment, however, men are like sheep to slaughter.
September 13, 2007 at 11:05 am
GreatMRNI said,
Feminists come in all shapes and sizes, Democrat, Republican, Independent, Christian, Muslim, Jew, Buddhist, Hindu, Wicca, Atheist and Agnostic, professionals, and housewives. The common denominator is their views, and attitudes.
If it benefits females, and benefits males they are for it.
If it hurts males, but benefits females, they are for it.
If it benefits males, and hurts females they are against it.
If it hurts males and females, then they are against it.
The first and last statements are the ones that confuse many. A feminist is sometimes seen as suggesting that a particular law or ruling is bad because it will hurt men, but if you look deeper you see that it will also hurt women. The same can be said about a law or ruling that benefits men. These are the reasons they sometimes look as though they are pro-male on some issues.
Know the enemy! Hoist the Jib!
September 13, 2007 at 11:13 am
christianj said,
It’s disgusting, it’s dishonest and it’s is a travesty of justice…
We have feminism to thank for it.
September 13, 2007 at 3:29 pm
mruffolo said,
The guy had a family court restraining order against him.
The wife refused his request for his tools.
The lawyer quoted him about $1,500 to $2,000 in legal fees to get his tools from his home.
I’ve heard similar stores from other men, though I have never read or heard a similar story in a main stream media.
September 13, 2007 at 7:18 pm
fourthwire said,
The false rape scam, the false domestic violence and abuse scams - are all simply tools used to deprive individual men of rights in order to provide women with more entitlements and privileges.
Don’t marry. Don’t co-habit. Don’t procreate. Those men who do are at the mercy of a system that is dedicated to fleecing them.
September 13, 2007 at 10:47 pm
GreatMRNI said,
Case in point, a man gets killed, but a woman is affected (widowed) this society concentrates on her issues, because she claims to be the victim. The fact that a man was killed is the after thought, not the main concern. This illogical and irrational response to violence committed against men is indicative of a feminized society.
If we apply this same logic further, it could be argued that the widow should be killed, because the emotional pain is greater than the life. Therefore, by killing her she suffers less.
September 14, 2007 at 9:59 am
Ex-Patriot said,
September 15, 2007 at 7:25 am
tonysprout said,
October 10, 2007 at 7:53 am