New program aids illegal alien abuse victims


BY MICHELLE BRADFORD

Posted on Monday, September 15, 2008



ROGERS — Veronica discovered her husband was having an affair shortly after she and her family came to Northwest Arkansas from Mexico in 1999.

She confronted him, he became aggressive and hit her while she was pregnant with the couple’s ninth child. The abuse continued until he kicked Veronica out of their home and she went to a women’s shelter for help.

“He knew I was scared because I didn’t have [residency ] papers,â€