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Abused Immigrants Trapped in Limbonew
In early 2006, President George W. Bush signed legislation reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, which contained a provision protecting undocumented immigrant women, children, and men who are victims of domestic violence. Yet late last year, Bush's own administration began to systematically ignore the law, according to immigration lawyers familiar with the process.
The Texas Observer |
Melissa del Bosque |
03-10-2008 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
