Immigrants and Domestic Violence

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.

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.

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.

TOPICS See our posts on: · Illegal immigration. · Criminalization of immigration. · Immigrants and elections. · The 2008 presidential campaign. · Immigrants and the economy. · Immigration policy. · Obama and immigration. · Ethnic media. · Foreign policy. · Hate crimes. · Health care. · Latinos. · Latino politicians. · Latino voters. · Brazilian-Americans. · Haitian-Americans. · Indian-Americans. · Polish-Americans.

LATEST POSTS: For Battered Latina Immigrants: Dwindling Resources, But Also Hope Domestic Violence In Immigrant Communities: Often Triggered by Stress and Complicated by Immigration Status Pro-Immigrant Demonstrators and Hispanic Media Confront Sheriff Arpaio on Visit to Southern California Activists Push for Immigration Reform on Anniversary of Long Island Hate Crime In Bolivia’s Upcoming Presidential Election, Migrants Won’t Just Watch From the Sidelines Liu Becomes First Asian Elected to Citywide Office in New York Supreme Court Asks White House to Take a Stance on State Immigration Laws Held in the Midst of Greenwich Village, Immigrants Lack Access to Counsel, Complain About Threats Immigration Reform Confrontation To Begin in Earnest: The Tea Parties Are Coming Obama Official: Immigration Reform Will Be Introduced Once Votes to Pass It Are Assured After Arpaio is Stripped of Immigration Powers, Conservatives Counter With A New Anti-Immigrant Bill Workplace Immigration Enforcement Trampled On Workers’ Rights, Report Says New York Congressman Urges President Obama to Go Forward with Immigration Reform Coming from the Home of Lou Dobbs, CNN’s “Latinos in America” Irks Many in Target Audience Reporter’s Notebook: Behind the Headlines About Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Immigration Sweeps Under the Microscope: Academics Seek to put a Human Face on Undocumented Hispanic Immigrants Guest Columnist: The Scars Left by Typhoon Ketsana/Ondoy on My Family in the Philippines A Rogue Sheriff Roams in Arizona: FI2W’s Valeria Fernández on The Takeaway Raid Expected in Phoenix Raises Questions About Local Enforcement of Immigration Laws Senator’s Proposal to Not Count Undocumented Immigrants Rejected by Census Bureau Activists March on DC to Demand Immigration Reform and a Stop to the Separation of Families In the Streets and on Twitter, Activists Demonstrate Tuesday for Immigration Reform Some Immigrants Going Back to Their Home Countries To Get Affordable Health Care Looking for Reelection, Mayor Bloomberg Courts Ethnic Press and Immigrant Voters Census Reversal: Republican Senator Wants Bureau to Boycott Immigrants

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