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How to handle xenophobia from intimate partners

I've been married to an American for eight years but during arguments they still tell me to go back where I came from and I don't know how to recover from that.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Xenophobic aggression from intimate partners weaponizes immigration status in ways that can permanently damage trust and belonging.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Immigration & Cultural Transition?”

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