not explain what is going on. Therefore, the police are not able to do anything to the husband because they do not really know what the problem is. Also, the man usually threatens the wife with things such as to call immigration, come after her when he gets out of prison and kill her, or stop the legalization papers for her and their children. In addition, Latina women grow up with the thought that a women is nothing without a man; for this reason, they are afraid to be by themselves. The women do not feel able to support their family without a man besides them. In the Latin culture, the man has exclusive control over all money and household financial matters, the woman is not allowed in the decision-making process at home. Because of this, women do not have any experience in how to run the house, get the money, and use the freedom they would get as soon as they start being away of their husbands. There are a lot of consequences of domestic violence, but one of the worst is that boys who witness their fathers abusing their mothers are more likely to inflict severe violence as adults. This situation becomes a cycle that is going to last until the people involved in it want to change and break it. Finally, there are few local bilingual programs for either victims or batterers, leaving what authorities say is an already isolated group vulnerable in a time of extreme crisis. Presently, there are no local Spanish programs for victims or batterers. Only a handful in the women's advocacy system, and even fewer in the legal system, understand cultural differences that could fuel some household violence and leave women reluctant to seek help. ...
