# Children of ‘passport bros’ and mail-order brides reveal disturbing tactics ‘sex-pat’ fathers use to lure submissive foreign women to America… and why they’ll never forgive their mothers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/children-of-passport-bros-and-mail-order-brides-reveal-disturbing-tactics-sex-pat-fathers-use-to-lure-submissive-foreign-women-to-america-and-why-theyll-never-forgive-their-mothers/
- Published: 2026-11-03T01:16:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T01:52:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16227001/passport-bro-mail-order-bride.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Asia, World

## Key points

- Adult children describe how unequal relationships affected their childhoods.
- Immigration sponsorship and money feature in their accounts.
- One woman recounts neglect, custody disputes and abuse.

## Summary

Adult children of American men and foreign partners describe childhoods shaped by money, immigration status and unequal relationships, as the “passport bro” trend brings renewed attention to men seeking partners abroad. Their accounts warn that promises of financial security or a route to the US can leave women and children dependent on men who hold power over their immigration status.

Agustina, 36, says she experienced neglect, custody disputes and abuse after her parents met in Panama, and is now estranged from both. Katya, whose memoir *Ungrateful Immigrant Daughter* was published on 29 September, says her mother moved from Moscow to Mexico in 1997 and later pursued US sponsors through marriages; she recounts abuse and repeated failures to secure immigration papers. The article also notes that US servicemen have married women they met overseas for decades, including hundreds of thousands of post-war “war brides”.

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