Yesterday, A republican-drafted modification with this Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) finished up being passed down the house floors with a vote this is certainly mostly partisan. It absolutely was an event that is uncommon Typically, reauthorization from the bill, which funds safety and solutions for target of domestic violence that is physical enjoys bipartisan help and passes effectively. That’s just exactly exactly what occurred that is last the Senate, which reauthorized the bill in its present type month. But House Republicans objected to a few conditions of VAWA, specifically one that enables mistreated females which are immigrant self-petition for protected immigration status. Continue Reading
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