Source: http://www.saharareporters.com/article/why-nigerians-america-come-home-marry

The United States Embassy has data indicating the number of Nigerians who come to join their spouses in the US every year. In this instance, no attempt was made to collect such data.

However, several trends were deduced from several exchanges that took place with friends and friends-of-friends and acquaintances in several enclaves in the US. Some of the patterns that emerged include the fact that no fewer than 310 folks embark on this voyage -- of which eighty percent are women. Of this, about two-third are Christians with post-secondary education; and two-third are between the ages of 25 and 37.Of the base number, eighty-five percent are from the southern region, with eighty-seven percent appearing to come from financially disadvantaged homes.

What is true of the US also seem to be true of Canada, the United Kingdom and various European Union nations. What’s more, the percentages of Nigerians who go overseas to join their spouses, fiancé and fiancée have increased twenty-five percent in the last two decades. It is instructive to note that the immigration process can be trying and costly. Frankly, it is a process that demands a lot of resourcefulness, wits and perseverance. It is a process that, more often than not, results in rejection and depression. Even so, many and many more are willing to undertake this mentally and physically draining exercise.

But why do Nigerians go though this tortuous immigration process? Why do Nigerian women, living in Nigeria, agree to marrying men they, in most cases, hardly know? And why do Nigerian men go home to marry instead of marrying the women they’ve romanced here in the US. After all, most of the women who are already in the US are well-educated, well-read and well-traveled; they are well mannered and have, in most cases, proven their trustworthiness. These are women of two worlds: they know Africa and also understand the Western society. But in spite of their advantages and pluses, the vast majority of these women are likely to lose their boyfriends to women back home.

In significant numbers, Nigerian men would rather go home to marry the “unknown and the greenhorn” rather than marry the proven and the reliable. Granted that a thousand men have a thousand reasons for going home to marry, there are common threads as to why they do what they do: (1) because they can; (2) most men are under the illusion that women back home are innocent, un-spoilt and virginal; (3) it is an ego-boosting exercise; (4) it allows some men to mask their shortcomings since the women who are already in the US can tell where these men stand on the social and economic ladder. Additionally, some men want their women to look up to them since it makes them appear more than what and who they really are. Other men go home to marry because, as some have stated, “Nigerian girls in the US are rotten, too exposed, too independent and/or too aggressive.”

I am reminded of a friend in Washington D.C, who once told me that there was nothing he could teach his girlfriend in terms of romance and sex and everyday reality. Sex, for instance, was awe inspiring and earthshaking. In the end though, he went home to marry a “village girl,” who pretended for a while before proving that “everything a Yankee can do, a Naija woman can also do.” Shortly thereafter, he also realized he was her one-way ticket out of the misery and poverty that have come to characterize Nigeria. In any case, the majority of such marriages start collapsing within 18-months. The American society has a way of Oprahlizing girls from Bauchi, Timbuktu and Aba.

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Well, seems like people on this thread are somewhat clueless. . .but I found a guy's opinion on SR and I thought to post it here to add some more perspective to the original post:

WATCH YOUR POCKET, EVEN THE AMERICAN ONES , CARRY THEM HOME
Submitted by WISE GUY (not verified) on November 30, 2010 - 23:07.

Guys,
Marriage in America is cheap, in Nigeria it is an expensive affair , then the Divorce is something else in America, very very expensive, even when the Lady is the Guilty party ,you will pay through the nose for her mistakes and she will enjoy your money with her new lover and dont expect any mercy from her Lawyer (and yours also) in front of an American Judge when your name is Yaro ; Chukwu or Dimeji and you have some good letters like M.D. ; PhD R.N. etc after your name.
And if she is heavy busted chest wise, you are in deeper soup especially when she comes to divorce court wearing a tight sweater/blouse close fitting and 2 sizes smaller with her fat nipple pre rubbed with "hot motion lotion" to keep it erect all day through the court proceedings day after day, everyday.
All the judge will see and remember most when he WRITES and delivers his "Judgement"(YOUR EXCECUTION WARRANT) are her erect fat nipple's throught the undersized blouse and see through Bra with correct uplift.Trust me , you are bleeped big time; and he will help her clean you out Nigerian or American woman it makes no difference.
Keep it simple and go to Nigeria with or without a prenup and you will thank me for this advice, even your American sweetheart, take her home to marry her in Nigeria, it is always easier to separate when it is contracted at home N300,000.00 LEGAL FEES VS $50,000 to $100,000 in the US.If pikin no dey involved no alimony in Nigeria.In America, even your pension is fair game.All the Judge will see is her "paw paw", AND HEY YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE THEY CAN MEET.When you pour water foward you will step on cool ground.
A word is enough for the wise.BYE and say bye bye to your money if you think I am wrong.Pay less up front or pay more on the way out.Choice is yours.

From WISE GUY.