'America is all that makes sense to them': Exploring the urgency of immigration reform
Some foreign children will age out of their status in a few years if green card reform isn't passed.
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All-female podcast team gives a voice to Muslim-Americans
A group of Muslim-American women have launched a podcast to talk about modern issues facing Muslim youth.
'It's Really Hard For A Younger Couple': Coronavirus, Policies Keep Families Apart
Coronavirus is complicating an already lengthy process for immigrants to the U.S. American consulates and embassies have curtailed operations. And last week President Trump, citing the pandemic, extended a freeze on green cards for new immigrants and suspended certain work visas for foreign workers.
Foreign tech workers are looking north for more opportunities
Citing easier immigration paths and more opportunities, tech hubs like Vancouver and Toronto are becoming home to more H1-B workers.
Advocacy groups are pushing for immigrant tax filers to receive tax credits
Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for a program called the CalEITC -- a supplement of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit program created in 2015 to refund low-income families. Several advocacy groups are fighting for their inclusion.
Changes in Indian law brings hope to local Kashmiri community
In August 2019, the Indian government stripped Kashmir of its special status by revoking a law known as Article 370. The move means a one refugee community has the chance to finally go home.
Some migrant children of foreign investors may have to leave U.S.
Children of E-2 visa investors have few paths to U.S. citizenship. Because of this, they're face "aging out" of their statues at 21. Visa holders like Dip Patel are fighting for a path to permanent residency.
H4 visa holders are fighting for the right to work — again.
Sashi Maniraju lives in the United States on an H4 visa —a category reserved for the dependents of H1-B foreign workers, most of whom are employed in technical and STEM-related fields. Dependents originally were not allowed any form of employment, even as minor unpaid internships or remote work outside the United States.
After much campaigning, they won the right to work in 2015, when then-President Barack Obama authorized the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to approve special work permits officially known as the H4 Employment Authorization Document or H4 EAD. Under President Trump, they may lose it.
Finding Home: How Third Culture Kids navigate identity and belonging through the arts
How Third Culture Kids navigate identity and belonging through the arts
Erin O'Brien's home is crammed with books. They spill out of every corner, stacked on shelves, bursting out of drawers - a wide collection that spans academica, queer literature, feminism and cooking.
The reason behind the multitude of her collection is simple.
"Books were one thing I wasn't allowed to keep when we moved as a kid," she said.
