It only works if they stay there. If they come back she gets her green card and then dumps his ass.

America is a society where women work. Around the globe traditional society where men wield economic and social power over women erodes as cost of living forces women into the work force. They begin making money and having independence.

Poor people have always worked. Only in the 50s-70s did America’s middle class women get to choose between working and staying home. Single income households have become more scarce and even the “traditional” countries have women working at increasing rates.