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Sanjana Kakanur

Apr 27, 2021
4 min

Fears Beyond the Vaccine

As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes readily available to more groups, populations- such as immigrants- are wary of receiving it due to not...

Migrant Smuggling and False Promises on Social Media

Karenna Warden

Apr 26, 2021
3 min

Migrant Smuggling and False Promises on Social Media

“Travel to Mexico to the United States. Costs $8,000. 100 percent safe.” Facebook is rampant with smugglers and coyotes spreading the...

Sanjana Kakanur

Apr 25, 2021
4 min

Biden’s Plans for DACA

DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, was created in 2012 under the Obama administration. It aimed to protect...

Undocumented Immigrants in the United States and COVID-19

Karenna Warden

Apr 22, 2021
4 min

Undocumented Immigrants in the United States and COVID-19

The population of undocumented or unauthorized immigrants in the United States had continued to decline over the last decade. In 2019,...

Sanjana Kakanur

Apr 22, 2021
3 min

The Battle for Foreign Talent

Upon his first day in office, President Biden introduced the comprehensive legislation known as the “U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021.” As a...

Karenna Warden

Apr 8, 2021
4 min

The Evolution of “Kids in Cages”

Overcrowding of families at Border Patrol’s McAllen, Texas, station June 10, 2019: NBC News “Kids in cages” was a catchall phrase for the...

Sanjana Kakanur

Apr 6, 2021
2 min

Rising Racism and Unemployment

The pandemic brought upon much more than a rampant disease and a strike to the American economy; it also fostered vehement racism....

Sanjana Kakanur

Apr 1, 2021
2 min

The Lump of Labor Fallacy

The leading argument for anti-immigration in the United States has been the prospect of natives losing their jobs to said immigrants....

Biden Revokes Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” Policy, But Is It Too Late? (Written 3/22)

Karenna Warden

Mar 30, 2021
4 min

Biden Revokes Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” Policy, But Is It Too Late? (Written 3/22)

After traveling from their home country of El Salvador to the southern border of the United States in hopes of seeking asylum, a family...

Occupational Mismatch: What it is and What to do

Sophie Pribus

Jan 8, 2021
1 min

Occupational Mismatch: What it is and What to do

Curious to learn more about occupational mismatch? Watch the Ted Talk from our founder below to learn all about it!

Sophie Pribus

Jan 8, 2021
1 min

Where is your doctor from?

Today’s politicians like to argue over the value and necessity of immigrants in our population, and what they contribute to the...

Sophie Pribus

Dec 8, 2020
2 min

Stuck

Everyone, at one point in their lives or another, has been stuck. But for immigrants across the nation, “stuck” can describe their entire...

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