I have the numbers, which maybe are not the latest, but they're up to March 2013, which is quite recent, showing major increases for families, also for spouses, also for parents and grandparents, but that's not the main topic of the day.
The main topic I got, and Ms. Mattoo mentioned it, is there's a huge dilemma here. If a woman is abused or in some sense hurt, if she brings this forward she risks deportation because this proves the marriage is not genuine, whether it's forced or a marriage of convenience or whatever the terminology might be.
I want each of the three of you to respond. First is a legal question.
If the woman can prove abuse, but the marriage originally was genuine, then she would not be deported, I assume. Under what circumstances is there a true risk of deportation because of a marriage that for whatever reason has gone bad?
Second, and more importantly, what can the government do about it? We are the committee that is supposed to make recommendations, so to me the crucial question of the hour is, what can we do to help in this critical dilemma that these women face?