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Jerseygirl Jul 27th 2011 3:43 am

Re: does the embassy help with cost to get home - stuck in the US with no help
 

Originally Posted by sir_eccles (Post 9521378)
Smart arse :-)

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Domestic_violence

It's a very rough outline right now and I would appreciate it if people could contribute names or organizations, websites, help lines etc.

Excellent. :thumbsup:

Leslie Jul 27th 2011 3:53 am

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Originally Posted by Bob (Post 9521527)
Great start!

Added the link Leslie posted :)

Thanks Bob :wub:

Genesis is a completely professional and confidential shelter for battered women. And they do not ever, under any circumstance, concern themselves with immigration status.

moneypenny20 Jul 27th 2011 4:00 am

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Originally Posted by Leslie (Post 9521545)
Thanks Bob :wub:

Genesis is a completely professional and confidential shelter for battered women. And they do not ever, under any circumstance, concern themselves with immigration status.

Must be a complete life line for many women. Thank heavens for places like that.

Jerseygirl Jul 27th 2011 4:06 am

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Originally Posted by moneypenny20 (Post 9521555)
Must be a complete life line for many women. Thank heavens for places like that.

Especially if you're living in a foreign country and your husband is threatening you with deportation. I'm not saying that's happening in this case but we have had members who have been in that situation.

sir_eccles Jul 27th 2011 5:30 am

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Thanks Bob, Leslie and everyone else.

Leslie Jul 27th 2011 2:16 pm

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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 9521562)
Especially if you're living in a foreign country and your husband is threatening you with deportation. I'm not saying that's happening in this case but we have had members who have been in that situation.

Women in abusive relationships feel isolated even without the cloud of deportation, so I can only imagine how foreign born women must feel.

Being in a border state, obviously, what often happens is that both the abuser and the victim will be illegal and the abuser uses this fact to further isolate and control the victim. The victim is afraid to go to authorities because they're afraid they themselves will be arrested and deported.

It's not just Mexicans though, frequently men working over here on legitimate visas, whose wives who are completely dependant on them for everything, use similar tactics.

It's pretty sick.

lyonsden1193 Jul 27th 2011 2:22 pm

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http://www.baddteddy.com/abuse/abuse...tennessee.html

Given that we don't know the location in this case hope this helps and can be posted where you are trying to set up your help page.

BellaE Jul 27th 2011 5:40 pm

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Originally Posted by lyonsden1193 (Post 9522579)
http://www.baddteddy.com/abuse/abuse...tennessee.html

Given that we don't know the location in this case hope this helps and can be posted where you are trying to set up your help page.

Added PA Domestic Violence resources to the Wiki


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