Thanks to some very brave Muslim women, Italy is now beginning to face up to the problem of polygamy among Muslim immigrants. Everytime I see an article like this one in the Los Angeles Times which has this lead-in:
A boom in the illegal marriages is a byproduct of voluminous immigration by Muslims. Authorities largely ignore the unions, leaving the women in a murky world with no recourse when things go wrong.
I am reminded that we are seeing the advance warnings for us— the United States. Already there are stories of such abuses of women among refugee communities here. See our previous posts on polygamy.
Also, I’ll bet some of those so-called family members, sisters(?), that have been found to not be related to the applicant through DNA testing are actually extra wives (or would-be wives) the refugee wants to bring to the US through the family reunification program.