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What are some general points to consider when talking about immigrant women and DV?
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Immigration status
Lack of knowledge (after all, they are not used to how this country works & what resources it provides)
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Racism
Language barrier
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Legal protections of immigrant women?
Provision within the Violence Against Women Act: if their husband is giving them legal status, they can keep & leave him.
Interventions for immigrant women of DV?
Shelters, counselors, legal professionals that...
A. Speak her language or use a suitable translator
B. Are culturally sensitive (e.g. to the unique internal or external barriers etc posed by her cultural values etc)
Language and culture
What is a unique aspect within the power and control wheel of immigrant women?
Threats, by the abuser, of deporting her.
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