Protect immigrant women from violence - CNN.com

  http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/16/opinion/anderson-hybels-vawa/index.html

  Source: CNN.com

By Leith Anderson and Lynne Hybels, Special to CNN

updated 8:08 AM EDT, Wed May 16, 2012

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Leith Anderson, Lynn Hybels: House mulling new version of Violence Against Women Act
• They say new version changes protections for immigrant women trafficked and abused
• Plan makes U visa, which protects women victims who come forward, temporary
• Writers: Abusers are empowered in new version of act; House should reject it

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Leith Anderson and Lynne Hybels say a new bill could undermine protections for immigrant victims
of sex trafficking