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U Visa Gives Immigrant Women Victims a New Chance

New America Media, News Feature, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Sep 20, 2007

Editor’s Note: Even as federal deportations of undocumented immigrants continue to increase, a new visa grants temporary legal status to victims of certain crimes – many of whom are women. Viji Sundaram is an editor at New America Media.

SAN FRANCISCO – When 37-year-old Bertha heard last week about the imminent availability of a long-awaited visa, which would allow crime victims like her to stay in the United States, she could barely contain her joy.

“I haven’t seen my family in five years,â€