Archive for February 19th, 2010

The Violence Against Women Act & Immigration Fraud “The time for reform is NOW” Immigration marriage fraud has long been a problem. In 1986, Congress passed the Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments (IMFA) to protect American citizens from marriage fraud and to protect the integrity of the US immigration system. But eight years later the... »

Determining the Primary Aggressor On July 1, 1997, Virginia law enforcement officers, upon finding probable cause an assault and battery against a family/ household member has occurred, must arrest the primary aggressor and include in the written report how the primary aggressor was determined. The primary aggressor is the party posing the most serious... »

How many examples of alarmist language, one-sided claims, distortions of fact, and outright falsehoods can you find in this statement by the United Nations Development Fund for Women, also known as UNIFEM? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Violence against Women Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread violations of human rights. It can include... »

Don’t Bother to Ask Questions: Just Arrest the Man In 2001 the U.S. Department of Justice instituted a little-noticed change in its funding requirements for grants awarded under the Violence Against Women Act. As a result, the federal government awards millions of dollars each year to states that have instituted so-called “predominant aggressor” policies.... »

I-VAWA: A Failed Experiment $1 Billion to Imprison the Innocent The International Violence against Women Act (I-VAWA) was recently introduced in the Senate (S.2982) and House (H.R.4594) with the purported goal of stopping domestic violence around the world. India and other countries have had extensive experience with such abuse-reduction laws, which have had a... »