Chef Byron Gomez | From Costa Rica to “Top Chef”: A DREAMERS story
Born in Costa Rica, Chef Byron Gomez migrated to the United States when he was 8 years old. His interest in culinary arts started at a young age and after several years
Read More »Alessandra La Vaccara – The Missing Migrants Project
Alessandra La Vaccara , Program Manager of the Missing Migrants Project from ICMP joins the podcast. Dr. La Vaccara has been working on missing persons-related issues since
Read More »Steve Yale-Loehr | 35 Years in Immigration Law
Steve Yale-Loehr has practiced immigration law for over 35 years. He is co-author of Immigration Law and Procedure, the leading 21-volume treatise on U.S. immigration law. He
Read More »Charles Wheeler | Child Status Protection Act EXPLAINED
Charles Wheeler is Director of Training and Legal Support for Catholic Legal Immigration Network and Author of the most seminal books addressing the inner workings and legal
Read More »Javier Miranda | Immigration and Entrepreneurship in the United States
Javier Miranda, Co-author of the National Bureau of Economic Research’s paper “Immigration and Entrepreneurship in the United States” joins Immigration
Read More »Ira Kurzban | An Unlikely Path to Creating THE “Sourcebook”
Since the release of the first edition in 1990, Kurzban’s Immigration Law Sourcebook has been the go-to legal reference on U.S. immigration law. It cuts out
Read More »Jeanne Batalova and Kate Hooper | COVID-19 and the State of Global Mobility in 2020
The year 2020 marked a sudden break in mobility across international borders. The COVID-19 pandemic decimated tourism and business travel; cut the lion’s share of seasonal
Read More »Ron Wada | Author of EB2 & EB3 Degree Equivalency Tells His Story
Ron Wada is Senior Counsel for TafaPolsky & Smith LLP and is a nationally recognized expert in US immigration law. He is the co-editor of the leading national immigration
Read More »Megan Essaheb | AAJC : Asian American Congressional Advocacy and #StopAsianHate Campaign
Director of Immigration Advocacy at Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, Megan Horn Essaheb joins. We discuss: Reuniting Families Act provisions and how others
Read More »Jon Wasden | USCIS Reopen H-1B Petitions and Litigating Trump-Era Policies
On March 12th, USCIS announced it would consider reopening select nonimmigrant petitions that were previously denied based upon three rescinded policy memos. Jon Wasden
Read More »Jon Baselice | U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Policy Outlook on Capitol Hill
Today we have a special guest, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director of Immigration Policy, Jon Baselice. We explore key legislative and regulatory policies the
Read More »This Week in Immigration: Proclamation 10014 Revoked and 2008 Naturalization Test
Today is a short recap of immigration news from the past week. Namely the suspension of Proclamation 10014, and who that will affect, and also address the reasons why the
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