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SALLY SANTIAGO FOUNDER AND ORGANIZER OF WAASS

abused Sally

A "plucky", petite Philippine woman who has the "guts" to keep fighting for almost five years trying to deport her abusive sponsored ex-spouse. Married in Philippine, she sponsored him and shortly after his arrival in Canada he started to abuse her. Together they have a very pretty and intelligent five-year-old girl. She left her ex-spouse after he attempt to kill her. She lay charges and he was convicted of assault. She became adamant to deport her ex-spouse and was told by the Canadian Immigration of Canada that they cannot deport him on the grounds of spousal assault.

She is the founder of Women Against Abusive Sponsored Spouse (WAASS) and has approximately 100 members in her organization. She wants reform the sponsorship policy. She refuses to be responsible for ten years under the sponsorship undertaking of the individual who abusive, used her as a passport and almost killed her.

On August 31st 2005, METRO News featured her story and September 13th 2005, CTV fired her story in the whistleblower.

WHISTLEBLOWER - CTV.CA

Abused wife wants reform of sponsorship process
Kathy Tomlinson and Margo Harper, CTV News

Article by CTV.CA - 13 September 2005

 

WORKPERMIT.COM

Canadian woman argues for changes to sponsorship rules
15 September 2005

Article by WORKPERMIT - 15 September 2005

 

The Asian Pacific Post

Article - Battered victims twice over - December 21 2005
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Women Against Abusive Sponsored Spouses

 
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