I'm reminded of the YouTube video that took a considered look at the mail-order bride industry. The conclusion was that it's expensive, you have to worry about

I'm reminded of the YouTube video that took a considered look at the mail-order bride industry. The conclusion was that it's expensive, you have to worry about companies scamming you out of your money, or less maliciously and more commonly, simply not doing their best to solve your problem and letting you rack up tens of thousands in fees, but for the most part, it's an avenue for real people with real problems to find a solution for them, and the outcomes are largely beneficial. What we need to do as a society is to protect the unsophisticated from scams that they are entirely unprepared to spot and avoid. Like bringing workers over from other countries, taking their passports, and basically turning them into slaves. Compared to that, this is far less wretched hive of scum and villainy. But even wretched hives are better than no hive at all.