I soon realized he was referring to the effects of the Great Recession, which had greatly altered his perception of America. The financial meltdown, a paralyzed capital in a polarized nation, the economic downturn — it was all adding up to paint a dismal picture. Twenty years ago, just before a crisis brewing in the Persian Gulf led to war, I became eligible for permanent residency in this country. My green card came through family sponsorship, not a lottery. Nevertheless, it felt as if I had hit the jackpot.
The Immigrant Magazine May-June 2011 A magazine of entertainment, culture and resources
Tuesday and Thursday nights in July, TCM host Robert Osborne will be joined by internationally acclaimed professor, author and Middle East media consultant Dr. Jack G. Shaheen to introduce a wide range of films and provide extensive insight into Hollywood’s ever-changing attitude toward Arab people.
This is a country that offers opportunities to anyone who is willing to work hard and prosper. There are tons and tons of resources available to support anyone who wants to take advantage of them for their own self-improvement.
A poster child for hard work and dedication, Rozenblat has spent decades building a life for himself and his family in the United States that he can be proud of. After immigrating as a refugee to New York City in 1976 at the age of 18, Rozenblat’s compelling journey has carried him through thick and thin – from factory worker to taxi driver to scientist to small business owner. Rozenblat’s story is an unparalleled example of how persistence and hard work can pay off.
Work visas such as the H, L, O and E visas are routinely used by companies to bring foreign national employees to the United States. These visas allow individuals with US job offers to live and work in the United States for a number of years at a time. Too often individuals pursuing these visas and their would-be employers do not find learn the details about bringing the spouse and kids to the US and often this lack of prior planning can have serious consequences.
But that’s what we see in the trailer for “The Return,” a film by Costa Rica-born, San Francisco-based director Hernán Jiménez. The story of a young man who goes home to Costa Rica after a decade of living in the United States, the film shows a returning immigrant’s “head-on collision with underdevelopment, bureaucracy, crime, friends he barely remembers, streets he doesn't recognize, and a family in crisis.”
The immigration reform President Obama just presented does not feature many new proposals, but it includes basically everything that was known and necessary. What is different than before is that the president raised this issue’s priority in his agenda with a trip and a speech. Does this mean still more rhetoric and no action? Yes, unless someone interested in comprehensive immigration reform gets involved—someone like the private sector.
WASHINGTON, D.C. --“Don’t we already have something like that?” This is the question Sam Eskenazi says he hears most often about his dream to build the National Museum of the American People. And his somewhat surprising answer is, “No.”
