by Kate Brown | Jan 18, 2023 | Immigration to the US, T Visa, visas
In the previous blog post we described some frequently encountered abuses involving temporary visas that tie workers to one company or person, which can lead to exploitation by an unscrupulous employer. Many instances of human trafficking, however, involve... 
by Solow Hartnett and Galvan | Sep 17, 2022 | green card, immigration & culture, Immigration & Race, Immigration to the US, U visa
Warning, major spoilers ahead! Let’s imagine that Mo were to marry Maria and apply for permanent resident status through the marriage. We know that their relationship is genuine, but would Mo face any obstacles to getting a green card because of inadmissibility... 
by Solow Hartnett and Galvan | Sep 17, 2022 | immigration & culture, Immigration & Race, Immigration to the US
Warning, major spoilers ahead! “This story is uniquely mine, it’s an immigrant refugee story, but there’s many out there, there’s many people out there that feel the way I feel, or can relate to the story… This is a story about belonging, about feeling equal to... 
by Nick Urick | Sep 1, 2022 | Immigration to the US
Angel Island Immigration Facility (Creative Commons Licensed) The US public education system teaches our early immigration history with near explicit reference to Ellis Island—the treasured, New York-based home of early arrivals to the States. Its West Coast... 
by Nick Urick | Aug 3, 2022 | Cuba, Immigration to the US
Timeline illustrating Cuban Immigration to the US Symbols of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Havana, Cuba (Photo Credit: Adam Solow) Stories of Cuban immigration to the United States have sprawled the front pages of American newspapers for nearly 75 years. Just last... 
by Nick Urick | Jun 26, 2022 | immigration & culture, Immigration & Race, Immigration to the US
Meet Ribhia Abdelhady, my grandmother: a Palestinian-American whose migration narrative taps into the nuanced history of the Arab movement from the Middle East to the United States. On the eve of the 1967 Six-Day War, the Israeli military forced Abdelhady out of her...