Krish O’Mara Vignarajah | Assisting Refugees During A Crisis
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service is a non-profit organization that welcomes and supports refugees and migrants entering the United States. It
Read More »Kahn Branch | Black History Month: Exporting Black Expression Abroad
Kahn Branch is a Corporate Immigration Legal writer for Erickson Immigration Group. This year we wanted to take an outward-facing scope during black history month, in
Read More »Doris Meissner | Biden’s Year in Review: Immigration Record Assessment
Doris Meissner is the former Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) under President Bill Clinton, heading the program from 1993 to 2000. And
Read More »Masha Rumer | Parenting with an Accent
Today we are joined by Masha Rumer, Author of the new book “Parenting with an Accent”. This book encapsulates many things, it’s part memoir, part interview series,
Read More »Evan Taparata | Refugee Policy Pre and Post WWII
Evan Taparata is a postdoctoral fellow at the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History at Harvard University. Evan is currently authoring his latest book
Read More »Thank You Jerry Erickson
Thank you Jerry for the opportunities you provided all of us, the joy and leadership you brought to the company. We will carry on the legacy you worked so hard to build. You
Read More »Martin Russell | Novak Djokovic Australian Covid Saga
Welcome to Immigration Nerds, this week’s episode centers around the rapidly evolving visa saga between Tennis star Novak Djokovic and Australia, in advance
Read More »Bilal Zouheir | Immigrant Led Stories in Film: An Expert’s Guide
Happy New Year, we’re kicking off the year with a light conversation. Namely Immigrant led stories in film, and where we can find them. Luckily, Bilal Zouheir joins to
Read More »(Revisited) Nils Kinuani | Build Back Better – Immigration Reform (12/10/21)
As the Build Back Better Act approaches its deadline, we like to recap its status till now, with a previous episode from our catalog, to refresh what’s at stake. Enjoy
Read More »Kent Weber | Chinese Exclusion and U.S. Empire in Cuba and Hawaiʻi
After our Build Back Better episode, we find it important to reflect back to our history of US immigration and how it affects sentiments on migration today. Namely, examining
Read More »Nils Kinuani | Build Back Better – Immigration Reform (12/10/21)
Today we examine the Biden administration’s Build Back Better Act, $100 billion dollars of which is sought to be allocated to immigration reform. Please note that this
Read More »Sarah Amendola | USCIS Automatic Work Authorizations Policy Change
On November 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security entered into a settlement with plaintiffs, significantly changing USCIS policy regarding work authorization for
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