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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...
Sanjana Kakanur
Apr 27, 20214 min read
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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...
Karenna Warden
Apr 26, 20213 min read
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Biden’s Plans for DACA
DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, was created in 2012 under the Obama administration. It aimed to protect...
Sanjana Kakanur
Apr 25, 20214 min read
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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,...
Karenna Warden
Apr 22, 20214 min read
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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...
Sanjana Kakanur
Apr 22, 20213 min read
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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...
Karenna Warden
Apr 8, 20214 min read
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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 6, 20212 min read
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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....
Sanjana Kakanur
Apr 1, 20212 min read
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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...
Karenna Warden
Mar 30, 20214 min read
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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, 20211 min read
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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
Jan 8, 20211 min read
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Stuck
Everyone, at one point in their lives or another, has been stuck. But for immigrants across the nation, “stuck” can describe their entire...
Sophie Pribus
Dec 8, 20202 min read
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