Immigrants and Domestic Violence

Milagros, an undocumented migrant, is one of thousands of women with children who received help at the De Colores shelter in Phoenix this year - Photo: Valeria Fernández
Dwindling Resources for Battered Latinas.
The Phoenix metropolitan area is going through a drastic shortage of bilingual domestic violence shelters. Story by Valeria Fernández in Phoenix.
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St. Brigid's church in Brooklyn, where immigrants come for help.
A Problem Complicated by Immigration Status.
Domestic violence is a sensitive topic in any community, but immigrants face added challenges, say activists who work with these groups. Story by Jelena Kopanja in New York.
Sheriff Arpaio in Anaheim, California - Image: Pilar Marrero The badge that's part of an online campaign to remember Marcelo Lucero - Image: Long Island Wins. A 2008 campaign poster supporting President Evo Morales' changes to the Constitution - Photo: Chupacabras/Flickr
Arpaio Confronted in California.
The well-known Maricopa County Sheriff toured Southern California to support conservative sheriff candidates there, in a move that is certain to bring the immigration issue to the fore in those races.
> Remembering Marcelo Lucero.
A year ago this Sunday, a gang of teenagers attacked and killed Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero, as part of their “hobby” of “beaner jumping,” a slang term for attacking Latinos.
> Bolivians in U.S. Vote for 1st Time.
Bolivia will go to the polls on December 6 to elect a new president and, for the first time ever, expatriates will be able to cast their ballots in the general election.
RECENT RADIO PIECES:
Arizona Dairies and Immigration: Phoenix-based FI2W reporter Valeria Fernández produced a radio piece for NPR’s Latino USA on immigrants who work on the dairy industry and the farmers who hire them.

A Priest for Immigrants: FI2W reporter Aswini Anburajan produced a radio piece for NPR’s Latino USA on a priest who teaches his immigrant parishioners how to stand up for their civil rights.

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lish immigrants have historically shown more interest in elections in their home country than in U.S. politics.