The act did not help women who migrated because they do not meet the requirements of the waiver. This baffled me because it is ironic that it does not help the people that migrate but more so women that are socially, economically, or poltically privileged, meaning white women. Some of the requirements for the waiver were; “… can include, but is not limited to, reports and affidavits from police, medical personnel, psychologists, school officials, and social service agencies” (1248). These services are hard for women who are immergrants because of many obstacles. One, they do not even know they exist; two, there may be a language barrier making the services unavaible, three, they may know about everything, speak the language but fear for their life or the lives of their children. From violence towards with colour, to intersectionality, [author name] navigates to domestic violence tied with anti – racial
The act did not help women who migrated because they do not meet the requirements of the waiver. This baffled me because it is ironic that it does not help the people that migrate but more so women that are socially, economically, or poltically privileged, meaning white women. Some of the requirements for the waiver were; “… can include, but is not limited to, reports and affidavits from police, medical personnel, psychologists, school officials, and social service agencies” (1248). These services are hard for women who are immergrants because of many obstacles. One, they do not even know they exist; two, there may be a language barrier making the services unavaible, three, they may know about everything, speak the language but fear for their life or the lives of their children. From violence towards with colour, to intersectionality, [author name] navigates to domestic violence tied with anti – racial