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Preventing partner violence in refugee and immigrant communities

October 17, 2011

posted in: prevention

he October 2011 issue of Forced Migration Review has an article titled Preventing partner violence in refugee and immigrant communities that discusses some of the promising practices that are part of Robert Wood Johnson Foundations’ Preventing Partner Violence in Immigrant Communities: Strengthening What Works Initiative. The promising practices are: Engage young people whose attitudes are

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Tool Kit: U-Visas and Law Enforcement

March 31, 2011

posted in: CALCASA

Legal Momentum and the Vera Institute of Justice have created an advocacy tool kit focusing on law enforcement’s use of the U-Visas. Sameera Hafiz, Senior Staff Attorney at Legal Momentum says: This tool-kit provides law enforcement with legal information, model policies, FAQs, a flow chart and other relevant information in developing U-visa certification policies.  We

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Arizona’s introduction of SB 1611 and its effect on women

February 25, 2011

posted in: CALCASA

It’s difficult not to have at least an idea of the harsh anti-immigrant  sentiment throughout the Nation these last couple of years.  With the passage of SB 1070 in Arizona back in April 2010, which fundamentally allows AZ police to detain anyone they “suspect” is undocumented and arrest those who cannot “prove” they are documented residents

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What is not spelled out: immigration and women

July 23, 2010

posted in: campus,Education

Earlier this week, a colleague forwarded me “Surprise! Immigration is a Woman’s Issue” written by Gloria Steinem and Pramila Jayapal with the Women’s Media Center.  Steinam and Pramila argue that immigration is a woman’s issue because women and children are severely impacted by workplace discrimination, gender-based/sexual violence, a backlogged immigration system, and ineligibility for various

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