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The House’s Immigrant Betrayal With New Violence Against Women Act
Mony Ruiz-Velasco, director of legal services at the National Immigrant Justice Center, has been representing immigrant victims of domestic violence for 15 years. In all of the hundreds of cases she has worked on, she says, “I’ve never had a case where the abuser did not use his immigration status as a tool.”
Often an abusive American citizen or permanent resident with an immigrant wife will threaten her with deportation, which could separate her from her American children. Or he’ll begin the paperwork to sponsor his spouse for a green card but threaten to withdraw it. “You have no rights in this country,” an abuser will tell his victim, says Ruiz-Velasco…
The Violence Against Women Act offers these women some protection. But on Wednesday, House Republicans passed a reauthorization bill that significantly weakens it, claiming that VAWA facilitates immigration fraud.
“For those of us who’ve been in the antiviolence movement for the last 30 years, some of the biggest victories are being completely turned on their head by what’s going on,” says Mallika Dutt, president and CEO of Breakthrough, a human-rights organization that has worked closely with immigrant victims of violence.
So wrong and absolutely cruel.
Closest to heaven that i'll ever be.: Surprise Matthew Macfadyen appearance in the Russell Crowe Robin Hood movie
Matthew Macfadyen, I love ya, but I just gotta ask, what is with the hair?
I mean seriously.
And it’s not just in this one either, you’re Three Musketeers hair is lookin’ pretty crazy too.
I mean maybe you’re trying for historical…
Happy Birthday Malcolm X
On this day, May 19th, 1925, Malcolm X was born. Where would humanity be without such men and women with valour, courage and nobility fighting for equality and justice. Arguably one of the most misrepresented and misunderstood men in history, that’s why he is as widely taught about or spoken of in the mainstream in comparison to others. I’d encourage anyone to read more on this man to understand the dynamics of this world and how it came to be this way.
Folding for Peace is a white paper garden in Nagasaki, Japan, realized by Swiss designer Anouk Vogel. The patch of faux flowers are aligned in a circular bed, angelically standing tall and vibrant against a naturally viridescent backdrop. The piece was commissioned by the Gardening World Cup and awarded the Silver Medal and Judges’ Special Award at the Festival of Flowers and World Peace.
An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish, such as long life or recovery from illness or injury. Inspired by this popular belief, the garden Folding For Peace is the physical remain of a wish for world peace. All the plants that compose the garden are folded out of white paper.
Seriously, USA?: Life's Lowest Difficulty Setting
Submitted by Sarah!
Check this out. “Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is” by John Scalzi.
This is a pretty awesome, short explanation of the privileges white people, and primarily straight white males, have under current social structure. If you’ve ever played or…
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Reblog if you have met someone online that you would love to hang with but they live far away.
Marlon has a derpface.
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“If I were given the chance to live my life over again, I would be certain of only two things. One is that at a very young age I would be come an actress. The other is that at a not much later age I would marry Laurence Olivier, and do the proposing myself if necessary.”
- Vivien Leigh
