I'm not familiar with how the federal government prioritizes this problem, but I know in my organization abused women account for a large number of the immigrant women we see. Actually, in almost all of the cases they're coming because they have absolutely no idea how they're going to get on their feet, because they never had financial independence when they were in their relationship. It's a huge problem; it's a huge crisis.
As I was saying before, a lot of parental burden falls on these women, so it's not just the women, it's the children who are suffering as well. It's something that needs to really be looked at, again, in a culturally sensitive way. We cannot take a western approach to dealing with these women. There are many women who would never go to a shelter, but they'll come to us because we're able to really sit with them and explain their rights—as you were saying, a lot of them don't know their rights—in a way that they're able to understand, whether it's through language or just that we have the time to do that and we're able to offer this ongoing support.
I hope that answers your question in some way.